Associate

We are seeking a highly experienced legal professional to advise a diverse client base that includes financial institutions, private credit providers, export credit agencies, leasing companies, asset owners, and Fortune 500 corporations.

The successful candidate will provide strategic counsel on a broad range of corporate and commercial matters, with a particular focus on complex, cross-border transactions and disputes. This role requires deep expertise in handling multi-jurisdictional competing security enforcement actions and restructuring matters, especially those arising from insolvency and distressed situations.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise clients on corporate and commercial legal matters across multiple industries
• Manage and lead multi-jurisdictional security enforcement processes
• Provide strategic guidance on restructuring and insolvency-related matters
• Support clients in distressed scenarios, including debt workouts and recovery strategies
• Coordinate with international stakeholders and legal teams on cross-border issues

The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong technical expertise, commercial acumen, and the ability to navigate complex, high-stakes legal environments.

Key Skills & Experience

• A qualified lawyer with at least 2-4 years' post qualification experience with relevant asset finance experience in a well-regarded firm
• Undergraduate degree from a leading university and/or a relevant qualification in Law
• Excellent written communication and drafting skills
• The ability to interact and build relationships with people at all levels
• Commitment to excellent client service
• Strong international technical knowledge of the legal framework surrounding asset finance particularly in the fields of shipping and/or aviation, but with a willingness to work in both sectors (even where skills in one or the other may currently be more developed)
• Experience in advising banks and financial institutions in debt-financing and refinancing arrangements in shipping/aviation finance facilities
• Experience in advising on non-recourse and limited recourse project financings
• Intellectual curiosity and versatility
• Organised and detail-focused
• Ability to demonstrate a high degree of sector knowledge and commercial awareness with the ability to deliver creative and pragmatic solutions and advice
• Self-confident, proactive, pragmatic approach to tasks and projects
• Highly enthusiastic and self-motivated with the desire and ability to continuously acquire, build upon and share knowledge
• Ability to work well in both a team and individually with the ability to develop and work in a fast-paced, intellectually rigorous environment
• Desire to be proactively involved in business development and marketing with a view to handling networking and client contact from the outset