Senior Lawyer - Securitisation (12-month Fixed Term Contract)
SALARY: £107,508 - £126,480
LOCATION(S): Leeds, Halifax, Edinburgh, Chester and Bristol
HOURS: Full-time/Part-time
WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites
About this opportunity
This is an excellent chance for a senior lawyer to join the Securities & Asset Management Legal team (SAML) on a 12-month fixed term contract to work on a variety of debt capital markets transactions including, in particular, securitisations.Ours is a positive, friendly and pragmatic legal team, working closely with the Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB) business areas for clients both in the UK and overseas. Our clients are often household names and all play a meaningful role in the economy.
Now is a superb time to join us, given this is a growing and strategic area for Lloyds Banking Group (the Group) and the wider economy.
The team supports across a variety of transaction types, and you'll learn about both existing and new products and services for clients. Products include securitisations, covered bonds and other secured transactions, unsecured primary bond issuances and private placements, green bonds, social housing bonds, structured products, liability management exercises and high yield transactions.Support is also provided to other business areas, including those engaged in ESG and ratings advisory services. The team also works on transformation, strategic and regulatory projects for business, and collaborates with other Legal & Secretariat teams on initiatives in support of the wider team.
You would report to the Head of Legal of SAML and whilst your primary focus would be on debt capital markets transactions, you may also support other members of SAML on other Group matters.
Day to day you'll:
- Provide sound, commercial and strategic legal advice, drawing from your experience and insights;
- Horizon scan and advise on changes in law and regulation and potential impacts and opportunities for our business;
- Be driven by excellent outcomes for clients and the Group, handling legal risks and delivering results;
- Come up with innovative ideas, challenge where appropriate, and build consensus;
- Collaborate across L&S to support the wider business and our community as a whole;
- Work well both as an individual and in groups, including in a friendly team which will help you develop your skills and knowledge in this area:
- Bring passion for our values of being bold and taking action, trusting each other, putting people first, and embracing our differences.
About us
We're on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we're shaping finance for good. We're focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone. Including you!
What you'll need- Ideally you would have a minimum of 6 years' post-qualification experience in and a good understanding of the legal and regulatory framework and market practices applying to securitisation transactions, however, if that is not the case, but you do have similar expertise in other debt capital markets transactions and clearly transferable skills, and are serious about your development, we would be pleased to consider your application.
- You must hold a current practising certificate in a common law jurisdiction.
- Have a growth mindset and an agile approach and be keen to get up to speed and settle into the team quickly, to identify ways to improve processes and practice for business, and to upskill in other areas which impact and bring opportunities to this business, such as ESG, Data, Tech Advances and Digitalisation.
- Be great at building trust and influencing others including senior internal stakeholders, and know how to get the best from your colleagues, network and external advisers to achieve more together.
We'll support your growth in this role with continuous training and development opportunities, regular feedback and career development conversations to help you fulfil your career potential, whatever your aspirations may be.
About working for us
Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We're committed to creating a consciously inclusive workplace where our colleagues can be themselves, thrive and perform at their best.
We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.
As an inclusive employer, we offer Workplace Adjustments for colleagues with a disability (which may include long-term health and neurodivergent conditions) where it is reasonable to do so. This could include flexibility with regards to office attendance, location, and working pattern.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you have a disability, you can also apply via our Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). Through the DCS, we guarantee to interview a fair and proportionate number of applicants with a disability, whose application meets the minimum criteria for the advertised job role.
We also provide adjustments that are reasonable throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers for applicants with a disability, long-term health condition or neurodivergent condition. If you'd like an adjustment to the recruitment process just let us know
We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:
- A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
- An annual performance-related bonus
- Share schemes including free shares
- Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
- 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
- A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
If you're excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, please submit your application supported by your CV and a brief cover letter. We'd love to hear from you!