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Are you a Banking Solicitor looking to take the next step in your career? This Legal Counsel opportunity in Leeds offers the chance to work on complex lending and bridge finance transactions within a highly respected in house legal team, providing commercially focused advice that supports strategic business decisions. Client Details Our client is a European private credit and alternative investment manager with operations across multiple international markets and approximately €125 billion of assets under management. The business has built a reputation for delivering innovative investment, lending and asset management solutions. Employees enjoy a entrepreneurial culture where commercial thinking is encouraged, professional development is supported and individuals are empowered to take ownership of their work. Description The Legal Counsel Banking will be: • Advising on bridge lending, banking and secured finance transactions. • Drafting, reviewing and negotiating facility agreements, security documents, guarantees, intercreditor agreements and ancillary finance documentation. • Working on transactions from instruction through to completion, including funding and drawdown arrangements. • Advising on transaction structuring and legal risk allocation. • Providing commercially focused legal advice to business stakeholders across Lending, Credit and Investment teams. • Identifying and managing legal and regulatory risks associated with lending transactions. • Developing and maintaining lending documentation, legal precedents and internal processes. • Building strong working relationships with colleagues, clients and external advisers. • Managing multiple complex matters while maintaining exceptional standards of accuracy and service delivery. Profile The Legal Counsel Banking should be: • A solicitor with at least 4 years PQE in banking and finance or secured lending. • Experienced in advising on banking, specialist lending or other finance transactions. • Skilled in drafting and negotiating finance documentation including facility agreements and security documents. • Experienced in managing transactions from instruction through to completion. • Commercially minded with excellent drafting, negotiation and legal analysis skills. • Able to balance legal, regulatory and commercial considerations effectively. • Confident managing relationships with clients and senior business stakeholders. • Organised, proactive and capable of managing competing priorities within a fast paced environment. Job Offer • Salary between £80,000 and £85,000 • 25 days of holiday leave. • Bonus scheme. • Medical insurance. • Pension contributions.