A new opportunity for a Finance Practice Development Lawyer to join a global law firm on a p-time basis ideally 2-3 days per week. The role could be based from a number of locations including Edinburgh, Glasgow or Aberdeen.
The ideal candidate will have a background in real estate finance or social housing; however, candidates with a general Finance background are also encouraged to apply. Knowledge of LMA drafting is essential.
The Finance PDL team is integral to the success of the firm’s global Finance practice and to many of the firm’s key client relationships in the Financial Services sector. The PDL team leads from the front not only internally but also with clients and in the market generally on legal and non-legal issues, best practice, and innovative thinking. The pace of regulatory change in recent years has been phenomenal and shows no sign of slowing.
The PDL team’s work is varied, comprised on a daily basis of both internally facing traditional knowledge lawyer work (such as working on precedents, providing internal training, and guidance) and externally focused thought leadership, horizon scanning, advice, training, and guidance. Clients come to the team directly as experts on technical legal issues, and to help them formalise their thinking on internal policies and panel firm requirements. They look to the PDL team for training and thought leadership, because they are excellent at relating it specifically to the client’s business and needs. Members of the PDL team are on legal and financial market working parties on broad ranging issues from eSignatures to Sustainability. They work with Partners from all Practice Groups and specialisms within the firm and across the globe on firmwide knowledge initiatives involving Finance. The PDL team is at the pinnacle of legal knowledge and practice and are exceptional conduits for the firm, constantly looking for ways to improve how the firm delivers its services including prioritising the increased use of technology to maximise consistency and ease of delivery, leveraging significant firm-wide investment in ground-breaking innovation in the delivery of legal services.
The successful candidate will have at least 5 years of previous experience working as a finance lawyer in a law firm in the UK. All finance specialisms would be considered but the preference is for detailed knowledge of real estate finance and/or social housing finance transactions. You do not need existing knowledge lawyer experience but should also have client facing experience and must wish to continue developing client relationships.
To find out more, please contact Jill Cowan on 07931 811 330 or email jill@lusona.co.uk