Senior Lawyer    Securitisation & Funding

City Capitalare currently representing a highly respected& fast-growing real estatefinancelender who haveretained ourservices to appoint a confident knowledgeable andsuitablyqualified Senior Lawyer (Securitisation & Funding) to their growing in-house legal team.

The Company

Our clientisrenowned forsupporting property developers and investors withaccess tofunds for importantreal estate development and investment projects. They havebuilt a strong reputation for providing fast flexible and tailored solutions toa broaddynamicof professional borrowers.

Institutionally fundedour clientisexperiencingoutstanding growth withbig ambitions tobe the leading playerin their marketover thecoming years increasing market reach and doublingthe size of their funding panel & loan book in the process.

The outlinedbusiness growth saw the inception oftheirin-houselegal teamin 2023which is growing at paceto meetthe demandof thelendersfunding partners borrowersandgeneral legalneeds internally.

The company invests in its people empowering them with clear progression routes and demonstrating one of the sectors best & most effective promote from within policies.

Theyrequire aproactiveSenior Lawyerwith a specialism in institutional funding & securitisation who willjoin theteamto deliveroncritical projects that drive the business plan.

Role Overview

Thearriving Senior Lawyer willplay akey roleat the heart of willbe a blend oflegalstrategyand hands-ondelivery working closely alongside the Head of Legal andGeneral Counsel.

The core focus of this role will be to provide internal legal advice and support for the companys funding and securitisation transactions. You will work closely with the treasury team the broader legal department and external counsel to ensure that the lenders securitisation and funding initiatives are executed smoothly and in line with relevant laws and regulations.

This is likely to include deal structuring and negotiation documentation and coverage of regulatory requirements. You will review and advise on transaction documents such as facility agreements intercreditor agreements servicing agreements security documents and other relevant contracts that underpin activity.

You will provide strong governance and oversight on transaction processes ensuring timelines and standards are met. Additionally you will work to support the non-legal teams within the business to create dynamic project teams and to upskill general understanding of your specialist legal area.

CandidateRequirements

• A qualified Solicitor in England & Wales Minimum 3 Years PQE
• A demonstrable track record of success working with institutional funding partners
• A demonstrable track record of success driving securitisation activity
• An excellent knowledge of the regulatory environment governing mortgage-backed securities
• A proven track record of structuring and negotiating on deals
• A strong background in legal document development and optimisation
• Experienced indeveloping legalstrategies policies and processes
• Anoutstandingnegotiatorand anexemplarycommunicatorin all aspects
• Proactivequick to spot and tackleopportunities orissues
• Ambitious and keen to grow with the firm

On Offer

Our client is ideally looking to pay up to c150kas a basic salary of the ideal individual relevant to offerscouldalso be consideredfor exceptionaldirect experience. Salary willbe complementedby accessto ourclientsfavourable bonus scheme too which cansignificantly boost annualincome.

Notably this is also a role that comes with further opportunity to progress internally as the legal department continues to grow in scale with the business. Our client has doubled the size of their operation consistently over the years and success has been underpinned by their strong and proven promote from within policy.

Therefore opportunities to propel both salary and career standing forward within may be prevalent as excellent performance is delivered.

Due to the central nature of this roleit will largely be based in our clients Central London officeswith requirements totravel as needed in line with theduties ofthe role.

Next Steps

There is a reasonable amount of urgency to fill this position in line with objectives.

Due to the nature of the role & opportunity you do not expect it to be on the market for long!

If this role does sound like one that you are both qualified for and interested in then we look forward to your application as soon as possible.

Once we have reviewed your application we will be in touch with an update.

We look forward to hearing from you.

The City Capital Team