Banking & Finance Associate

Join Bristol's leading Banking and Finance team, whose Chambers-ranked work competes with the City, whilst offering a lifestyle of lower targets and greater life-balance.

Awarded as the "UK's Best Law Firm", be part of their unfounded growth and set up for Senior roles from the onset.

The Firm

Top 50, with an abundance of Legal 500 ranked teams and colleagues across all notions of Commercial law, the firm's gravity perpetuates not only regionally but within the national market in terms of quality, service and legal expertise.

As "UK Law Firm of the Year" whilst being the leading Commercial firm outside of the City, their longstanding excellence has been awarded nationally by Chambers UK (70% of Partners are specifically Chambers ranked) and the Legal 500 within numerous areas of law.

Working in the Bristol office or from home if preferred, your influence upon the team will be immediate. Day-to-day, you'll take advantage of a balanced team structure, approachable leadership and paralegal support, along with the use of technologies ensuring your time is used efficiently.

The Role

3+ PQE Banking and Finance Associate to join Tier 1 Chambers ranked team within Bristol Top 50

Tier 1, Chambers ranked and renowned for providing creative and practical solutions to an enviable and unique client-base. In addition, the team performs as a market disruptor, offering performance comparable to that of the City and regularly welcoming ex Magic and Silver Circle Lawyers into the fold.

The Banking & Finance team offer the full-spectrum of banking and finance legal services, advising borrowers, lenders and sponsors on debt (and debt-related) transactions. These transactions vary in size from £1M to £1B; core market is debt of £20M to £200M

In tune with the culture, the team works closely with Corporate, Real Estate, and Tax solicitors internlly to provide service to numerous FTSE 100, 250 and international clients, examples being HSBC, Lloyds, Santander and Investec.

Key areas for the team include but are not limited to Real Estate Finance, Energy, Corporate Debt and Leverage, Asset Finance and Derivatives. In addition, you will be exposed to a broad diet of work, and encouraged to tap into your niche as you develop.

Led by influential Partners, you will progress and develop quickly in terms of expertise and position in the team to Senior Associate, via the structured Training and Development programme.

To discuss the role in confidence, please submit a profile or reach out for a chat.

Those more senior are encouraged to make contact; there is no PQE ceiling.