VP Legal

Project managing a wide range of tasks relating to the Association's in-house legal work, documentation projects and regulatory activities.

Key Tasks:

• Assisting the Executive and other senior members of the LMA team with the project management and maintenance of LMA documents across a range of sectors, loan products and jurisdictions as well as other key legal and regulatory projects.
• Monitoring associated loan market issues from both a legal, regulatory and commercial perspective and reporting on such issues to other members of the team. Work may also extend to review of relevant regulatory consultations and horizon scanning.
• Involvement in the production of LMA content for members: this may include production of conference summaries; blogs; proof-reading of third-party content; and updates to existing LMA publications.
• Sourcing and reviewing appropriate legal and regulatory content relevant to the Association’s work across all areas of the loan market.
• Assisting the Executive and senior members of the team with LMA promotional activity as needed. An element of in-house legal work may be required in association with the role, depending on the needs of the business.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

The individual will:

• Have an excellent understanding of LMA loan documentation.
• Have worked, or be working either as a qualified lawyer (3 years+ PQE) in a banking and finance team, either in private practice, as a PSL or in-house (qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales).
• Have a strong academic record including a law degree with a grade of at least 2.1 (or equivalent post-graduate qualification) as well as the LPC (or equivalent).
• Have excellent attention to detail reviewing all types of written content.
• Have excellent written communication skills, including an ability to summarise large amounts of information quickly and succinctly.
• Have confident PC skills, to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Have a 'can-do' and flexible attitude.
• Have an ability and willingness to work within a small team.
• Have very strong oral communication and interpersonal skills.
• Have excellent organisational and project management skills.
• Have an enquiring mind and a positive attitude.
• Have excellent research skills and ability to work independently.
• Have an ability to multi-task and work to tight timetables.

Given the broad geographical focus of the LMA's work, whilst language skills or legal qualifications/experience in other EMEA jurisdictions are not necessary, experience of banking and finance work in other non-UK jurisdictions could be advantageous. The relevance of this experience will be assessed on a case by case basis.

Special Features:

• This role is ideally suited to someone who would like to move outside the high pressure demands of private practice into a broader, non-transaction based role.
• The successful candidate will be involved in some very high profile work and will gain an unrivalled insight into the workings of the LMA, its documentation (which is widely used across the loan market) and the loan market generally.
• He or she will be given the opportunity to work alongside senior loan market professionals.
• The successful candidate will have a much greater ability to manage their own time, this being one of the key benefits of a non-transaction based role.
• The key feature of the role is integration into a small and highly productive team, and so a flexible and open-minded attitude and willingness to become involved in all aspects of the Association, when required, is essential.

Closing date for applications: 17 April 2025

Application details: Send your CV to amelia.slocombe@lma.eu.com. Selected applicants will be invited to attend an interview. Interviews will take place at our offices at 10 Upper Bank Street.

Location: We are based in Clifford Chance's offices in Canary Wharf.