Banking & Finance Senior Associate

Edinburgh Exceptional by design. A career at the forefront of Finance.

Join a top-tier team where your expertise directly contributes to complex, high-impact work. Pinsent Masons is seeking a Finance Lawyer (5+ PQE) to join our highly ranked Edinburgh team. This is an opportunity to work on sophisticated financing matters, collaborate with leading practitioners, and grow within a practice known for excellence and innovation.

Join a top-tier team where your expertise directly contributes to complex, high-impact work. Pinsent Masons is seeking a Finance Lawyer (5+ PQE) to join our highly ranked Edinburgh team. This is an opportunity to work on sophisticated financing matters, collaborate with leading practitioners, and grow within a practice known for excellence and innovation.

You'll be part of a national finance team handling major regional and national banking transactions across real estate finance, leveraged finance and corporate lending. Working with a wide range of UK and international clients, you'll gain exposure to complex, high-value finance deals while building meaningful relationships and specialist expertise.

You will work at the centre of some of the most sophisticated financing transactions in the market, supporting regional and national clients on a broad spectrum of deals. This includes real estate finance, leveraged finance and corporate lending matters for UK clearing banks, European and investment banks, independent funders and corporate borrowers - from listed companies to fast-growth SMEs.

At Pinsent Masons, your career is exceptional by design: intentionally shaped to support high performance, meaningful development and long-term progression. You will contribute to a top-tier finance practice, and develop your career within a team known for fast, practical and commercially minded advice.

Bring your finance expertise and commercial approach to a team trusted by major financial institutions and corporate borrowers.

Your role will see you:

• Working across a broad range of banking transactions, including real estate finance, leveraged finance and corporate lending
• Supporting partners and senior lawyers on complex, high-value matters, including UK and cross-border finance deals
• Drafting, negotiating and advising on finance documentation across a variety of transactions
• Developing strong client relationships and contributing to business development initiatives
• Collaborating effectively within a high-performing national team and building specialist knowledge within a market-leading practice
• Playing a key role in the continued growth of our Finance team through proactive engagement and excellent client service

Our Finance team advises clients across a diverse range of sectors and financing types, acting for:

• UK clearing banks
• European and investment banks
• Independent financiers and funders
• Corporate borrowers, including listed businesses and high-growth SMEs

The team is known for high-quality work, technical excellence and innovative, commercially focused solutions.

At Pinsent Masons, we are a purpose led professional services business committed to creating a career experience that is exceptional by design. We offer:

• High-quality, intellectually stimulating work with market leading clients
• A supportive, inclusive and collaborative culture where people can thrive
• Clear and transparent opportunities for development and progression
• Flexible and agile working, supported by PM Working

We are committed to recruiting and retaining the best talent and building an inclusive, fair and supportive workplace. We value the strength that comes from different experiences and strive to create an environment where everyone feels they belong.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates across jurisdictions. If you require reasonable adjustments, we will work with you to identify a suitable approach.