My client is a leading fund administration business looking to hire a career paralegal with corporate/commercial experience from the financial services industry. My client is looking to grow their Agency, Credit and Structured Products team - so experience in this market would is desired.

A successful candidate will have strong experience as a paralegal in a top city law firm or form an in-house team in the financial services sector

Responsibilities

• Reviewing and dealing with transactional agreements and debt instruments such as loan agreements, client contracts and confidentiality agreements
• All aspects of commercial contracts; reviewing, drafting & negotiating
• Conducting legal research into the requirements in European jurisdictions and communicate with the businesses Compliance and in-house legal departments
• Support the Credit and Structure Team to ensure compliance with all statutory and regulatory obligation
• Advise on trustee requirements for different European jurisdictions

Candidate Requirements

• Experience as a paralegal in a top city law firm or in-house financial services team
• Understanding of corporate commercial law within financial services
• Familiar with private syndicated loans, securitization, secured transaction
• An understanding and interest of the fund administration industry
• Awareness of legal risk
• Experience of legal research