Professional Support Lawyer - PQE - Banking & Finance

We are Eversheds Sutherland, a global law firm, with more than 5,000 people across over 30 countries. We’re full-service with deep niche and sector experience. Whatever challenge, wherever in the world, we’re equipped and ready to meet it. We live our values, we’re purposeful and purpose-led. So although the world is fast-moving and rapidly changing, we see it as a place where everyone can thrive.

We’re ambitious for our clients, our communities – and for you. Whether you’re starting out on your career or well established, whether you’re a lawyer or in business services. If you’re looking for what’s next, we are too.

As a lawyer, you enjoy a variety of work: regional to international and across practice groups. With us, you grow your global mindset. You’re encouraged to put ideas into action and there’s always something new and different to get involved in. We see the fast-moving world as a place where we can all thrive and succeed. We’re excited for what’s next, so with us, you can be too.

We are an international Banking & Finance Practice Group with an enviable list of clients and transactions to our name. We regularly advise high profile clients, consisting of UK and global financial institutions, private equity houses, funds and corporates on complex domestic and cross-border transactions and are able to utilise our strong domestic and international network of specialists.

The breadth and quality of work that we undertake sets us apart from many of our competitors. On the majority of transactions, we act opposite Magic Circle and large U.S. firms. Many of our Partners and Associates have joined the team from Magic Circle, US and similar high quality finance practices, and work alongside Associates and Partners who have been with the firm from the early stages of their careers.

Our Banking & Finance Practice Group covers corporate / leverage finance, real estate finance, Energy & Infrastructure Finance and debt capital markets. We are looking to build out our practice and have ambitious plans for growth.

Our PSL team supports the Banking & Finance practice and we are looking for someone to join our team of Finance PSLs at a Senior Associate level with a minimum of 4

PQE.

• Drafting/updating/managing/improving the content of team precedents;
• Updating and writing team guidance notes and toolkits;
• Researching and writing internal and client facing bulletins, briefings and horizon scanning reports;
• Collating current awareness and sector hot topics, with recourse to market source providers; and
• Leading on sector critical matters with the support of senior team partners and senior assistants;
• Organising team training, including writing/updating training materials, presenting training (both face to face and online), as well as contributing to the very successful annual NQ induction course;
• Managing the team know-how bank with the support of PSL team assistants;
• Supporting key clients with training and knowledge services;
• Liaising with the Eversheds Sutherland Legal Technology Group in respect of legal technology developments for the use of the finance team, including testing new products and tools both generic and product-based;
• Supporting the UK Finance team on ad hoc queries; and
• Working on process improvement initiatives (firm wide and team wide).

The successful candidate will be focused on support across our Finance team and have the opportunity to work with our existing senior Finance PSLs. Our Finance PSLs work closely together and many of the projects noted above are run on a joint basis.

In addition our finance PSLs work with PSLs in the wider Corporate Finance and Commercial Advisory Groups, and that wider team of PSLs works closely as a team, sharing experiences and best practice and delivering projects across both groups. Our Finance PSLs have the support of senior partners in the UK Finance team and this role would also be supported by a team of PSL support assistants.

• Have at least 4 years post qualification experience in banking law, with a focus on transactional work, ideally including a deeper interest in one of the following…