Associate/Senior Associate Solicitor - Banking and Finance- Leeds/Manchester (4202)

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We're a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is 'Expert Hand, Human Touch' - something you'll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we're more than just a law firm - we're a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life's ups and downs. Working here you'll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.

We'll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.

We're always looking to support our colleagues in working in a way that best works for them. Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition Team to find out more information about our flexible working arrangements.

Your Role and The Team

Your Role

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious individual to join a growing team as an Associate/Senior Associate. You'll have the chance to work closely with partners and be involved in varied and interesting transactions right from the start, working with well- established clients. Given the nature of the role, you will be highly organised and be able to work pragmatically. The role will involve working independently with support where required from partners but also working as part of a team for larger projects.

You'll work to participate in relevant practice development initiatives, seek to get involved with business development opportunities and keep up to date with changes in relevant law and practice. To drive best practice further, you will be an exceptional team player with the ability to work collaboratively to deliver the best outcomes for our clients and to develop other team members.

Our Team

Irwin Mitchell's Banking and Finance Team, led in Leeds by Paddy Sturman, has substantial experience in banking and debt finance transactions across a wide range of sectors and with a national footprint. The Team regularly advises banks, funders and borrowers on real estate finance (both investment and development), leveraged finance and corporate banking transactions.

The Banking and Finance Team's clients include HSBC UK Bank plc, National Westminster Bank plc, Lloyds Banking Group, Santander UK plc, ThinCats, Nortdeutshce Landesbank and ICG as well as some high profile real estate development businesses and corporates.

What we have been doing recently:

• Advised HSBC on a syndicated £60,000,000 refinancing of a large, private equity backed Care Home Group
• Advised Lloyds and Santander on a syndicated £135,000,000 financing to a well-known northern housebuilder.
• Advised Gravity Fitness on a complex fund financing
• Advised ICG on a £65,000,000 syndicated senior loan to an aparthotel business.
• Advised Nordeutsche Landesbank on a £29,000,000 syndicated financing of a shopping centre.
• Advised ThinCats on multiple leveraged facilities for varying purposes.
• Worked regularly with HSBC, Santander and Lloyds on a range of corporate banking and real estate finance matters

About You

What We're Looking For

• Experience in Banking & Finance and comfort in dealing with complex matters
• A clear enthusiasm for this area of law and a commitment to securing the best outcomes for your clients
• The confidence to hit the ground running
• A passion for client care and providing a high-quality service at all times
• We are happy to consider applicants for Leeds or Manchester subject to preferred location with an opportunity to develop their own client base in both cities.

We're proud of our values, and we're looking for people who share them:

• To be pioneering with an imaginative outlook
• To be approachable and caring
• To be tenacious in the pursuit of our objectives
• To be efficient in the provision of our services
• To work with a foundation of integrity.

If this sounds like you, we'd love to receive your application.

Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You

• Flexible working options - Make work fit around your life, not the other way around.
• 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can 'buy' up to 35hrs of extra holiday too
• Generous and flexible pension schemes.
• Volunteering days - Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
• Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.

We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you're fully supported to work in a way that best suits you. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over how they wish to work subject to role and client requirements.

We have recently been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2023!

Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We're committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.

Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It's made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.

Additional Information

As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group's on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group's employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, existing employees, clients, partners and other stakeholders.

Depending on the role you apply for we may carry out checks that will establish your eligibility to work in the UK, and criminal record check and financial checks with a credit reference agency will also be undertaken.

The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.

Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.