The Department

We have built a transactional banking department to meet the needs of ambitious deal makers. We work with one of London's largest, most diverse, and most complete property teams and our corporate and private-client teams, whose clients span the worlds of corporate and private wealth.

For deal makers seeking like-minded business partners, it means we can offer more insightful perspectives on the market when it comes to future deals and partnerships. Whether they are publicly quoted companies, private businesses or entrepreneurs, high net worth individuals or large farms and landed estates, these deal makers recognise how this insight informs more agile and forward-thinking action.

We also drive opportunities through our understanding of the complex policy landscape, the leading role we play in shaping industry discussion on regulation and technological change, and by harnessing the power of technology.

Our use of tech, from automation and visualisation tools to AI and structured databases, allows us to work faster and more efficiently, enabling our clients to make decisions in real time, use data more intelligently and ultimately extract the maximum possible value from their assets.

We supplement all this by drawing on expertise from the firm's other specialist departments and our global network of connections in search of the best ways to bring people, capital and opportunities together. Everything is geared to finding practical, commercial solutions that get deals done.

The Team

Our specialist team of finance lawyers advises on how to structure financing, either to provide maximum security, as the lender, or maximum certainty as the borrower. We work with major banks and other leading property lenders, on a senior and mezzanine basis.

Whilst we work on all sorts of real estate financings, the strength of the firm's Real Estate team means we have a particular strength in Real Estate Finance, advising some of the industry's highest profile property investment and development borrowers.

We have engaged with a new wave of real estate investors and funders who are emerging as key players in the property market. Consequently, we know how to look beyond the traditional areas of property finance and to embrace new technology in an ever-changing banking market.

Whatever the underlying asset on a particular financing, we are well placed to both protect our clients' businesses and to help them to capitalise on the opportunities that are available. We are only doing our job if we become a key component of a client's team and play an active role in every aspect of a transaction. We are here to facilitate deals through the introduction of people and finance and find practical commercial solutions to issues along the way.

We bring the same know-how to multi-jurisdictional finance transactions. This experience, allied to long-standing links with overseas practices, means we can meet the needs of an increasingly international client base.

Financial institutions, private equity funds, hedge funds, institutional funds, developers, and investors rely on our advice across all aspects of transactions including:

• Bilateral, syndicated, club, structured, senior and mezzanine finance
• Bridging finance
• Debt restructurings and re-financings
• Security enforcements and receiverships

Our banking and finance teams are supported by strong corporate, funds, real estate, tax, and regulatory offerings, resulting in a seamless client service.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Acting for lenders and borrowers on a variety of finance transactions (which will predominantly be real estate finance transactions).
• Co-ordinating conditions precedent process.
• Drafting and negotiating finance documents. It should be noted that the team also works on other types of finance transactions from time to time, including corporate-based financings, art financing and sports financing.
• Exercise high standards of client care in a professional manner at all times.
• To ensure that all client work is progressed in a timely fashion and that the client is kept regularly informed on progress and costs.
• To ensure the confidentiality and security of all of the Firm's client documentation and information.
• To play a key role in the success of both the team and the wider firm.
• Development of client relationships as well as relationships with contacts in the industry.
• Be responsible for achieving agreed levels of billing and time recording.

Skills/Experience

• The ideal candidate will be at least 2 years PQE, will have completed a banking/finance seat during their training contract and/or have practiced in this area since qualification.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain complex information clearly and concisely.
• Excellent writing and drafting skills.
• Strong technical knowledge and analytical skills.
• Commercial and driven with an interest in business development and marketing activities.
• Excellent attention to detail, listening skills and organisational skills.
• Ability to effectively manage own workload.
• Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels and develop strong relationships both with clients and colleagues across the firm.
• Personable and confident, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Resilient and calm under pressure.
• Demonstrates a pragmatic and flexible approach.

Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.

About The Mishcon de Reya Group

TheMishcon de ReyaGroup is an independent international professional service business with law at its heart, employing over 1450 people with close to 670 lawyers. It includes the law firm Mishcon de Reya LLP and a collection of leading consultancy businesses that complement the firm's legal services. We have grown rapidly in recent years, showing more than 40% revenue growth in the past five years alone.

Based in London, Cambridge, Oxford, and Singapore, with an association with Karas So LLPin Hong Kong, the firm services an international community of clients and provides advice in situations where the constraints of geography often do not apply. The work we undertake is cross-border, multi-jurisdictional and complex, spanning six core practice areas: Corporate; Dispute Resolution; Employment; Innovation; Private; and Real Estate.

In times of such far-reaching and profound change we want to be the law firm that enables our clients - and our own people - to shape the world's possibilities. We are here to help our clients benefit from new economies, new geographic centres of wealth, the new global movement of people and capital, and the impact of new technologies and new knowledge. Through Mishcon Future, we work to shape a better world through innovation, creating value for clients at every stage of the innovation life cycle and for society.

Our purpose remains rooted in our founding values. We take pride in the diverse range of people who make up the firm and are proactive in driving change and continuous improvement across the spectrum of equality, diversity and inclusion. Mishcon Academy , our in-house place of learning, development and new thinking for our people, clients and contacts and our innovative impact strategy, including a commitment to be a net zero carbon business , also play a central strategic role in the direction of the firm. In 2020 we launched Mishcon Purpose , a first-of-its-kind sustainability practice providing Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) advice and purpose-driven insight to clients.

The Mishcon de Reya Group comprises standalone businesses MDR Brand Management , MDR Cyber , MDR Discover , MDRi , MDR Lab , MDR One , MDR Mayfair (in London, Singapore and Dubai) and MDRx . Earlier this year, the Group announced its first strategic acquisition in the alternative legal services market, flexible legal resourcing business Flex Legal. It also acquired a majority stake in Somos, a global group actions management business.

We strive to create a fully diverse and inclusive workplace where all our people are empowered to fulfil their potential. We are proud of our agile working culture and are always happy to talk flexible working.

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