Leveraged Finance Lawyer in London

We are currently seeking a Leveraged Finance Lawyer to work with Axiom's clients across a variety of industries. In this role, you will provide practical, business-focused legal advice on complex leveraged and acquisition finance transactions. You will work closely with lenders, borrowers, private equity sponsors, and financial institutions to support high-value domestic and cross-border deals while delivering commercially pragmatic legal solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Provide legal advice and support on leveraged finance and acquisition finance transactions, acting for lenders, borrowers, and private equity sponsors on complex financing arrangements.
• Advise on leveraged buyouts (LBOs), sponsor-backed financings, and recapitalisations, including both syndicated and bilateral loan structures.
• Draft, negotiate, and review financing documentation including facility agreements, commitment letters, intercreditor agreements, security documentation, and other leveraged finance documentation.
• Support multi-jurisdictional leveraged finance transactions, coordinating with lenders, sponsors, arrangers, and external counsel as required.
• Provide commercially focused advice on debt structuring, covenant packages, and financing terms while ensuring alignment with regulatory and market standards.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Qualified lawyer eligible to practice in the UK with the right to work in the UK.
• Demonstrated experience advising on leveraged finance, acquisition finance, or sponsor-backed transactions within a Banking & Finance or Leveraged Finance team.
• Experience drafting and negotiating LMA-based facility agreements, intercreditor agreements, and security documentation in leveraged finance transactions.
• Experience gained at leading law firms or high-quality in-house legal teams, ideally with exposure to private equity-backed transactions.
• Strong commercial awareness, excellent negotiation and stakeholder management skills, and the ability to deliver pragmatic, business-focused legal advice in fast-paced transaction environments.

Compensation, Benefits & Location:

This role offers a highly competitive compensation and benefits package in the alternative legal services marketplace, that includes health benefits, pension and more. Axiomites also get access to professional development resources and learning and development programs. Axiom provides the opportunity to work remotely, onsite or hybrid, depending on client requirements.

Axiom is the global leader in high-calibre, on-demand legal talent. Covering North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC, we enable legal departments to drive efficiency and growth and meet the demands of today's business landscape with best in breed alternative legal services.

Axiom is a leader in diversity, inclusion, and social engagement. Diversity is core to our values and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Axiom ensures equal employment opportunity in recruitment and employment, without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religious creed or belief, political opinion, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, age, disability, alienage or citizenship status, marital (or civil or other partnership recognized by law) status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, sexual orientation, military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Accommodation for Individuals with Disabilities: Upon request and consistent with applicable laws, Axiom will provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities who require an accommodation to participate in each stage of the recruitment process.