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As an Associate or Senior Associate, you will play a key role in the Banking Team working closely with partners and clients on a wide range of transactions, including secured and unsecured lending, acquisitions, project finance, and real estate finance.
The Client
Our client is a globally recognised full-service law firm, well known for its exceptional client service and commitment to delivering high-quality legal work across a wide range of industries.
With an outstanding reputation both nationally and internationally, the firm is renowned for fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and supportive team environment.
They are dedicated to the professional development of their employees, providing genuine opportunities for career progression and the chance to make a meaningful impact.
Benefits
Hybrid working (3 days from the office, 2 days from home)
Competitive salary and bonus structure
Exposure to high-profile, complex work alongside market-leading professionals
Clear pathways for career progression
The Role
Your responsibilities will include:
Leading and managing significant banking and finance transactions, including drafting, and negotiating complex legal documents such as loan agreements and security documentation.
Providing strategic legal advice to clients on bespoke financial arrangements, ensuring solutions align with their commercial objectives.
Building and maintaining strong client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor and contributing to business development initiatives.
Conducting legal research on relevant banking and finance legislation, regulation, and case law to ensure the highest standard of client service.
Mentoring and supervising junior team members, fostering their professional development.
Collaborating with colleagues across practice areas, including corporate and real estate, to deliver integrated legal services to clients.
The Ideal Candidate
You will have around 4-10 years of PQE in banking and finance, with demonstrable expertise in leading complex transactions.
This is simply given as a guide - there are multiple opportunities available within the team at Associate and Senior Associate level, and the Partners are keen to speak to Banking Lawyers at all levels of qualification.
A strong academic background combined with excellent legal research, drafting, and negotiation skills.
A proactive and adaptable approach, with the ability to manage multiple work streams and deliver under tight deadlines.
How to Apply
If you are interested in this Leeds based Senior Associate (Banking) opportunity, or wish to apply, please contact Sophie Linley or Kieran Wallace at Sacco Mann on 0113 245 3338 or ask to speak to another member of the Private Practice team. ....Read more...
Type: Permanent Location: Leeds, England
Posted: 2025-08-22 11:53:31
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Our award-winning client is looking for a Banking Solicitor, to join its highly respected team in Leeds.
If you're looking for a firm that can offer you a clear progression route, a friendly working environment and excellent quality work, then please read on! This firm is a highly-successful practice and is a key player in the Yorkshire market, with a national and international reputation.
The firm places real importance on providing a partner-led service with a hands-on approach and is renowned for being forward-thinking and commercially savvy.
The team prides itself on taking an innovative approach and commits to investing time and resources into building relationships with clients to understand their goals and achieve them. In this role you will be dealing with high value matters and running your own caseload of banking and finance matters including development and real estate finance, structured finance, bridging loans and asset-based lending.
They will actively encourage you to get to know and spend time with their contacts and clients.
As well as a more balanced approach to work this firm offers a highly collegiate working environment, something which is at the core of the team and firm.
There is also superb training and development and the opportunity to work with many lawyers who started their careers with the larger national and international firms but have decided that there is a different, and for many, more enjoyable and productive way of working.
Our client envisages the successful candidate to be 3+ PQE however, this level of experience has been given as an approximate guide for applicants and our client is happy to consider the applications of candidates who fall outside of this level but who have the relevant knowledge/experience.
How to Apply
If you would like to find out more about this Banking Solicitor role in Leeds, get in touch with Sophie Linley on 0113 236 6711 or another member of the Private Practice team at Sacco Mann.
References to PQE are simply given as a guide and we are of course happy to chat with anyone who possesses the relevant skills and would like to learn more.
Alternatively, if you would be interested in other available opportunities, please visit our website or contact one of our specialist consultants.
If this role is not for you, but you know someone who may be interested then please let them or us know as we offer a reward scheme for all successful referrals.
For full terms please see our website ....Read more...
Type: Permanent Location: Leeds, England
Posted: 2025-08-18 15:25:58
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Are you ready to build your career with an international firm and work on high-value banking transactions from day one?
We're working with a leading international law firm to recruit an NQ-1 year PQE Banking Solicitor into their Leeds office.
This is an outstanding opportunity to join a well-connected national banking team, work alongside highly regarded lawyers, and gain exposure to a variety of complex and high-profile matters.
What's in it for you?
Access to a diverse, top-tier client base including major banks, financial institutions, corporates, private equity houses, and public sector bodies.
Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package, and hybrid working.
Involvement in a broad spectrum of transactions - from international financings to domestic restructurings.
A supportive, collaborative culture with clear career progression and ongoing professional development.
The role:
Working from the Leeds office, you'll be part of both the local practice and the wider national banking team.
The variety of work is exceptional - one day you could be advising a lender on an investment property financing involving borrower groups in multiple overseas jurisdictions: the next, working with a private equity investor on the financing aspects of a corporate acquisition.
You'll also be involved in debt restructurings and advising public sector bodies on funding for residential developments.
The team handles financings, refinancings, and restructurings for clients across the UK and internationally, meaning you'll quickly develop experience in both domestic and cross-border deals.
You'll have the opportunity to support senior team members on complex matters while also managing smaller transactions with increasing autonomy.
Key responsibilities
Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating facility agreements, security documents, and related finance documentation.
Managing due diligence, condition precedent processes, and transaction logistics.
Liaising directly with clients, other advisors, and counterparties to progress matters.
Collaborating with colleagues across multiple practice areas and jurisdictions.
Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of banking and finance law and market developments.
About you
NQ-1 year PQE with experience in banking and finance work during your training contract or post-qualification.
Strong technical skills, with excellent drafting ability and attention to detail.
If you'd like to learn more about this opportunity, please contact Kieran Wallace on 0113 467 9797 or email kieran.wallace@saccomann.com for a confidential discussion. ....Read more...
Type: Permanent Location: Leeds, England
Salary / Rate: £65000 - £70000 per annum
Posted: 2025-08-13 10:13:01
