Job TitleAssociate, GLGM (SSTAR)LocationLondonDescriptionAt Ashurst Perkins Coie, we're helping shape the future economy.
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Witha global team of more than 3,500 legal professionals across 52offices, we partner with leading organisations to solve complexchallenges across a diverse range of industries, with a distinctstrength in technology, energy & infrastructure, and financialservices.
Our people work on market-leading matters that driveinnovation, growth, and transformation around the world.
For AshurstPerkins Coie, innovation is our tradition. What makes Ashurst Perkins Coie a great place to work? Career advancement
- client secondment opportunities, globalopportunities, and award-winning Learning & Development programsFamily & caring
- 26 weeks paid parental leaveHealth and wellbeing benefits, gym membership and discountedcorporate health plansFlexible work optionsOverview of the team: Ashurst Perkins Coie finance practice isrecognised by its clients to be one of the most innovative andsolution orientated legal practices in the city today. As the challenges to our clients haveincreased over the last few years,we have stayed true to our core offeringof legal technical excellence wrapped in commercial awareness.
Thishas enabled Ashurst Perkins Coie to continue to fulfil the role ofbeing a trusted advisor to our clients and strengthened our close relationships.
Ashurst Perkins Coie's growing SSTAR practice forms part of a wider structuredfinance team, as well as specialist across the firm and in ourinternational network.
We are sector agnostic, advisingborrowers, issuers, sponsors, asset managers, and credit funds inrespect of asset-backed financing solutions for a wide variety ofasset classes, including: Consumer credit (eg personal loans, credit cards, point of sale)Autos (auto loans, lease receivables,hire purchase, PCP and residual values)FintechSME lendingMortgages (bridging, BTL, development,second charge, HELOC and equity release)CREFund financeThe Opportunity: We are looking for someone with excellenttechnical ability coupled with a growth mindset and ability to applylearnings across transactions.
You will work primarily with partners inLondon who specialise in various types of structured financetransactions across different asset classes.
You can expect tolook at corporate lends, warehouses and private and publicsecuritisations, and various forms of mezzanine transactions. You will be willing to be flexible andshould be enthusiastic about working on new structures withpartner and team support.
The job offers exposure to multipledifferent clients, sectors, and associated financing techniques,and is an excellent platform for an entrepreneurial, ambitiousprivate credit lawyer.
Our clients demand a broad understanding ofthe financing landscape and our team's ability to look at diverseand innovative financing structures is key to its strength.
Inaddition to strong technical skills, you should be able todemonstrate an enthusiasm for business development and stronginterpersonal skills as there will be significant client contact,in both the work and business development context. The role will offer the opportunity towork with sponsors, debt investors, speciality finance corporates,banks and others. You would typically act on all elementsof a financing from structuring and term sheet stage, through toclosing and post-closing.
Your primary areas of responsibilitywill be to draft and negotiate / responsibility for securitydocuments, ancillary documents and depending on personalexperience and transaction complexity, intercreditor arrangementsand facilities agreements / debt instruments, ensuring a smoothprocess to transaction close.
We would also expect you tocontribute to the business development side of the business, whichcan take many different forms: know-how and market updates,entertainment, networks, and more.
The role will also involve workingclosely with other groups within Ashurst Perkins Coie , includingcorporate, restructuring, banking, financial regulatory and tax.
This is a full-time, permanent role based in our London office withhybrid working.
More information can be found in the job description attached tothe role on our careers siteAbout you: Experience of advising on structuredfinance transactions and securitisations preferred. xohmjla Proactive, and willing to own clients,workstreams and processesExperience of drafting documents,gradually increasing in complexityGood organisational skills andexperience in transaction managementAdaptable and client friendly; excellentclient relationship skills, and the ability to understand andrespond effectively to client needs and experience of business developmentGrowing confidence in conductingcommercial negotiations with counterpartiesA collegiate team-player who workseffectively with colleagues at all levels.#LI-HYBRID
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At Ashurst Perkins Coie, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration. Our London office provides flexible working options, comprehensive health and wellbeing benefits, and numerous opportunities for career advancement through global exposure and award-winning learning programmes. Join us to be part of a forward-thinking team that is shaping the future economy with cutting-edge technology solutions.
