Asset Finance Lawyer

Clifford Chance

London, United Kingdom

What you will do

As part of our asset finance practice, you will provide advice to clients in relation to all major types of financing for big ticket assets including Aircraft; Maritime; Rail; Infrastructure and Defence Assets.

You will work as part of a team in helping to structure and implement innovative products combining different sources of financing, including secured lending, tax and operating leasing, export credit finance, PPP/PFI and Islamic finance.

You will also work with other areas of the firm on deals in the broader asset finance and transportation sectors (including capital markets, M&A, restructuring, repossession and disputes).

To achieve our clients' high expectations, you will:

Be proactive to pursue and expand legal and technical knowledge and to ensure this is up to date.
Engage with knowledge resources effectively and collaborating in knowledge initiatives for the Firm.
Manage matters with a disciplined practice - comprising of timely timesheet submission, adhering to matter opening and conflicts clearance processes.
Adopt best delivery tools: e.g., templates, Legal Support Centre, Resource Management, Legal Project Managers, Matter Balance Reports.
Manage your self-development – ensure annual completion of mandatory and relevant skills, risk and legal training.

Qualifications

Your experience:

Minimum Criteria/Essential Requirements:

You will be a qualified lawyer.
You will have gained junior to mid-level experience as a practising lawyer, working on financing transactions.
Your experience will have been gained at a top tier law firm in a common law jurisdiction.
You will show evidence of a desire to work in Asset finance. Although strongly preferred, previous experience in asset finance is not essential.

Skills and Knowledge:

You will be able to demonstrate:

Excellent document drafting skills.
Strong communication and analytical skills, along with a high level of commercial awareness.
Good exposure to collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams.
Resilience in the workplace.

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