Simmons Adaptive - Interim Leveraged Finance Lawyer in City of London

About Us

Simmons & Simmons Adaptive provides flexible resourcing solutions to meet the changing demands of the marketplace. We have always been willing to adapt and embrace new forms of service delivery to meet client demands. Simmons Adaptive is a flexible resourcing solution that maintains the high quality expected from Simmons & Simmons. We place great emphasis on recruiting and retaining staff who meet our high standards.

As an Adaptive consultant, you will be fully supported by the Simmons & Simmons team with a sponsoring Partner and a client team with whom we encourage regular engagement. You will have access to the firm's resources and know-how and have the opportunity to be involved in training and development at the Firm.

Main purpose of the role:

Simmons Adaptive is keen to hear from leveraged finance lawyers interested in supporting a key client at Simmons & Simmons. This is expected to be a full-time (with three days in the London office) transactional role for 6 months.

Person specification:

• You are a qualified lawyer in England or another common law jurisdiction, with experience practising in the UK.
• You have experience in leveraged finance, with knowledge of other lending structures (e.g., private credit, unitranche, infrastructure deals), gained either in-house or in private practice.
• You have familiarity with LMA documentation.
• You are a problem solver and offer a collaborative approach.
• You are able to work in a dynamic and fast-moving environment.
• You can work quickly and effectively to tight deadlines.
• You have excellent organisation skills with the ability to effectively prioritise workloads.
• You can work autonomously but also collaborate as part of the wider team.

You will be required to hold the relevant right to work in the UK (visa sponsorship is not available).

Why you should join Simmons Adaptive:

• You will have access to high-quality roles and work within Simmons & Simmons’ market-leading clients.
• You’ll have support from a Simmons & Simmons ‘sponsor Partner’ whilst on external assignment.
• You will be given access to the Firms’ resources and know-how when on assignment.
• We will invite you to our in-person and virtual networking events exclusively for Adaptive consultants, along with firmwide webinars and events.
• You will have the backing of a leading international law firm.

Equal opportunities:

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to equal opportunities in employment. We believe in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment.

At Simmons & Simmons, we seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work. We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and encourage you to discuss this with us if you are interested.

Background screening:

All recruits of Simmons & Simmons will be required to go through our background screening process. Depending on the position you apply for, this may include a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) certificate. We undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a DBS certificate on the basis of a conviction or other information revealed. The firm’s policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders is available on request.