Solicitor - Banking

It’s the people at Shakespeare Martineau that make us so special. By understanding what our people want, giving them the support they need, recognising everyone’s contribution and realising the unique power of teams, together we win.   As a firm we are focused on proactively building and developing diverse teams, bringing different backgrounds, personalities and perspectives together. We play to our strengths, pushing ourselves to be consistently better than yesterday and deliver amazing solutions for our clients. We empower our teams with a high degree of individual responsibility; we self-manage and encourage everyone to be responsible for their own learning, knowing it makes us even better at what we do!    

We believe in trusting our people to make the right decisions for themselves, from when and where you work, to how you dress; we focus on outputs.  

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Working with some of the UK’s largest financial institutions ensures our Banking team offers unrivalled expertise with high level knowledge of the issues affecting the sector and the businesses operating within it. The team advise on banking law for both lenders and borrowers, advising on a wide range of property finance, acquisition finance and corporate transactions with a specialism in the education and charity sectors. Our experience has developed through working with high street banks, challenger banks, peer to peer funders, invoice discounters and asset based lenders and corporate borrowers on a number of complex transactions.

We have a new opportunity for a 1-5yr PQE Solicitor to join our busy Banking team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join our supportive and highly talented team to produce a high quality service dealing with all aspects of banking law.

Your key duties will be:

• working alongside senior lawyers to provide assistance on all aspects of banking, including banking transactions and document production
• assisting on large complex deals with appropriate supervision, as well as building up your own caseload of straightforward matters
• liaising with clients in a professional manner
• working to strict deadlines
• completing Reports on Title
• completing Property due diligence
• carrying out post-completion administration
• dealing with general correspondence
• handling telephone calls, diary management and efficiently dealing with queries where appropriate
• attending and being involved in business development and marketing events

Skills and experience you will have:

• ideally 1-5 years previous experience gained dealing in banking or real estate finance matters within a law firm – we do need someone who can prepare reports on title for lenders but who might want to develop other finance skills such as drafting loan agreements or deeds of priority
• the ability to manage files proactively and effectively
• a willingness and enthusiasm to get involved in business development activities, ideally to able to demonstrate a proven track record of success in this area

Key competencies you will need:

• a desire to specialise in this area of law
• a desire to enhance client relationships through day-to-day activity
• be highly organised with flexibility during busy periods
• excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• willingness to work hard with drive and enthusiasm
• a high degree of initiative and the ability to cope in a demanding environment
• excellent organisational and prioritising skills

About you – you will be:

• highly motivated, willing to go the extra mile and be happy to go beyond the job description
• respectful towards others and have a positive, willing and ‘can do’ attitude
• keen to learn, interested in driving your own career progression and be proactive in taking ownership of this

We embrace agile working and offer a blended approach to where and how we work.

We appreciate that people have different needs and preferences and we’re keen to be flexible, after all, we value what you do, not where you do it.

This role will be blended between working from home and from any of the following office hubs - Birmingham, Leicester, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Solihull, Stratford-upon-Avon or Sheffield.

Please be aware, for some vacancies, where we receive high numbers of applications we may need to bring the close date forward.

Due to the nature of the work undertaken, confirmation of employment will be subject to a variety of checks which will be carried out once an offer of employment is accepted. Details of the checks can be found here.

Shakespeare Martineau is a committed equal opportunities employer. We seek to attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We value and respect individuality and encourage a culture within our business where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and experiences. Everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.