Bates Wells

Impact Finance Associate

Bates Wells

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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About the role

  • An excellent opportunity for an experienced debt finance lawyer to join our market-leading impact finance team.
  • Advising banking, finance and impact investing clients including ethical lenders, banks, UK and international impact investors, DFIs, social enterprises and charities.
  • The role offers significant client contact, with responsibility for leading transactions, developing client relationships and supervising junior team members.

Requirements

  • You will be a UK-qualified solicitor 3-7 years PQE (with some flexibility).
  • Experience of LMA-based secured and unsecured complex lending transactions.
Benefits
  • **Impact-Driven Purpose**: We align profit with social purpose to create lasting positive impact for our people, communities, and planet.
  • **Committed to the Climate:** Through our Climate & Nature Group, we reduce environmental impact and drive a just transition to net zero.
  • **Championing Inclusion:** We foster a diverse, inclusive culture**where creativity and innovation thrive.
  • **Flexible and Hybrid Working:** Our hybrid model**supports balance, with part-time options and at least two office days weekly.
  • **Progressive Benefits:** We offer sustainable pensions, IVF**support, private healthcare, and more for your well-being and growth.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
debt financeLMA-based secured lendingLMA-based unsecured lendingcomplex lending transactions
Soft skills
client relationship developmentteam supervisiontransaction leadership
Certifications
UK-qualified solicitor