Banking & Finance Solicitor (Partner)

Banking & Finance Solicitor (Partner), 6+ Years PQE, Birmingham, £Highly competitive (DOE) – We’re looking for an ambitious and commercially minded Banking & Finance Partner to join a Birmingham team and play a leading role in developing the practice across the Midlands. REF:5121.

THE ROLE:
• This is an opportunity for an established Partner, or a senior Banking & Finance lawyer ready to make the move into Partnership, to join a growing and collaborative firm where you can combine high-quality transactional work with genuine responsibility for client development and practice growth.
• You’ll have the platform and support to build on an existing client base while developing your own relationships and market presence.
• Working alongside colleagues across the firm, you’ll play an important role in strengthening the Banking & Finance offering and identifying opportunities to grow the wider corporate and commercial practice.
• You’ll advise a diverse range of lenders, borrowers, investors and businesses on a broad spectrum of financing matters.
• Advising banks, alternative lenders, businesses, investors and other funders on a range of financing arrangements.
• Developing new business opportunities and strengthening relationships with existing referrers and professional contacts.
• Playing an active role in mentoring and developing more junior lawyers.

SKILLS REQUIRED:
• We’re looking for an experienced Banking & Finance lawyer with strong technical credentials and a genuine appetite for business development.
• Experience acting for lenders, borrowers or both, with the ability to manage sophisticated matters independently.
• A strong understanding of the commercial drivers behind financing transactions.
• A proven ability to generate work and build long-term client relationships.
• The confidence and credibility to operate at Partner level, or the ambition to step into Partnership.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• A collaborative approach to working with colleagues and developing junior lawyers.
• A commercial, entrepreneurial mindset and enthusiasm for growing a Birmingham-based practice.

ON OFFER:
• Competitive salary
• Genuine career progression

HOW TO APPLY:
Contact Penny at eNL on 0121 454 1004 or email penny.trotman@enllegal.co.uk with your CV, or simply call for a confidential discussion.

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