Legal Counsel - Capital Markets

6w1 month ago

Lendable

London, GB · Full-time · £120,000 – £160,000

About this role

Lendable is building one of the world’s leading fintech companies, a UK unicorn with over 700 people, profitable since 2017, and backed by Balderton Capital and Goldman Sachs. This key legal role focuses on capital markets transactions, sitting with the mature capital markets team to support funding initiatives like securitisation and forward flow. You'll help build a robust funding platform for growth in the UK and beyond.

Day-to-day involves structuring, drafting, negotiating, and executing securitisation transactions, forward flow arrangements, and similar financing activities. Expect to support fund establishment, work on hedging transactions, manage relationships with finance parties, advise on debt sales, and collaborate with external counsel on complex deals.

Join small teams of exceptional people who are relentlessly resourceful, solving problems with smarter solutions than the status quo. Take ownership across a broad remit, trusted to make decisions driving material impact from day one in a fast-paced environment.

Thrive by building the best technology in-house using new data sources, machine learning, and AI. Target trillion-dollar markets in the UK and US, disrupting big banks with dated systems and painful processes. Loved by customers with 4.9 Trustpilot rating across tens of thousands of reviews.

Requirements

Qualified lawyer in a common law jurisdiction with 2-4 years post qualification experience in capital markets
Strong experience in securitisation, structured finance or derivatives teams gained in-house or at a leading law firm
Deep understanding of capital markets and structured finance products
Knowledge of regulatory frameworks affecting capital markets transactions
Commercial and pragmatic lawyer with experience of advising on complex transactions
Thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously
Understanding of fund structures and regulations beneficial
Derivatives/hedging experience beneficial

Responsibilities

Structure, draft, negotiate, and execute securitisation transactions, forward flow arrangements, and similar financing activities
Support fund establishment and ongoing fund administration
Work on hedging transactions
Manage relationships with various finance parties
Advise on debt sales and asset acquisitions
Work with external counsel on complex capital markets transactions

Benefits

Take ownership across a broad remit with material impact from day 1
Work in small teams of exceptional, relentlessly resourceful people
Build the best technology in-house using new data sources, machine learning, and AI
Join one of the UK’s newest unicorns, profitable since 2017, backed by top investors