Legal Counsel – Banking & Finance Lawyer
BBVA
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Advising, structuring, drafting, reviewing and negotiating facility agreements, intercreditor agreements, commitment/mandate letters, term sheets, confidentiality agreements and reliance letters
- Supporting transaction execution from end-to-end followed by post-closing amendments/waivers
- Managing legal risk and ensuring transactions comply with internal policy and market standards
- Developing and maintaining banking and finance internal precedents and know-how resources
- Providing guidance to non-legal teams on finance documentation and legal risk
- Providing English law advice on wholesale banking matters in the UK
- Analyzing and advising on all relevant UK regulatory matters
- Supporting the legal team as required on trade finance matters and certain global markets matters
- Working closely, collaboratively and directly with business units and other legal team members
Requirements
- Qualified solicitor in England and Wales
- 4+ years post-qualification experience (PQE) working in a top international law firm
- Experience in an in-house legal department (helpful but not a prerequisite)
- Background in banking and finance law required
- Strong technical foundations in relevant law
- Strong understanding of LMA documentation, intercreditor arrangements, security structuring, and cross-border financing
- Experience of drafting, negotiating and leading on English law governed facility agreements without external counsel support
- Excellent stakeholder management skills
- High commercial awareness
- Ability to distil complex legal concepts into clear, actionable advice
- Robust and thorough approach to drafting and reviewing documentation
- Strong ability to work effectively in multi-cultural, geographically dispersed, virtual teams
- Ability to manage a high workload consisting of multiple competing tasks
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
facility agreementsintercreditor agreementscommitment lettersterm sheetsconfidentiality agreementsreliance lettersLMA documentationsecurity structuringcross-border financingEnglish law
Soft Skills
stakeholder managementcommercial awarenessclear communicationdrafting skillsreviewing skillscollaborationmulticultural teamworkworkload managementlegal risk managementadvisory skills
Certifications
qualified solicitor in England and Wales