The Department
DLA Piper thrives on complex challenges and delivers exceptional results to clients. We're a team of trusted advisors, innovators and game-changers, going above and beyond to challenge the status-quo.
Our global Core Finance practice is market leading and offers you the widest platform to progress your career and develop expertise across all of our core services.
We have the international reach and innovative mind-set to represent a broad range of clients and advise them on high profile and pathfinding transactions.
Role Purpose
The role will be focused on cross-border structured finance, capital markets transactions, restructuring work and financial regulation. We understand the commercial, strategic, technical, geographical, and political factors that shape and impact our clients. We are looking to recruit a bright and ambitious lawyer to continue to serve the increasing demand of clients in an ever-evolving and complex legal world.
The role is a truly exciting time to join a team and a firm where every voice is heard and your success is recognised. So find out more about being valued for who you are as well as what you do, in a global law firm that commits to you and your career.
Main duties and responsibilities
Working as part of a team, you will enjoy a uniquely dynamic range of work that will cover our core services including:
- Assisting clients in a wide scope of Structured Finance, Capital Markets and Regulatory matters
- Managing deal teams and processes from initial discussions through closing
- Working on cross-border, complex transactions, with the ability to work hand-to-hand with other practices (e.g. corporate, tax, IPT and funds work) and other offices handling matters and acting as a primary point of contact for clients
- Contributing to the development and growth of the team and the Firm by taking business and marketing initiatives.
About you
The successful candidate will have the following experience and qualifications:
- Master’s degree in law and possibly an additional degree abroad
- 2 to 4 years’ relevant experience in many aspects of banking, finance or restructuring law (financial transactions, financial regulations and capital markets transactions)
- Fluency in written and spoken English, French would be a plus
- International awareness and focus to their work
- International awareness and focus to their work
- Ability to create and deliver sustainable, high quality client service whilst also considering clients' wider business objectives
- Keen to get involved in business development and help drive the Luxembourg practice forward
- Well organized, proactive, flexible team player and culturally sensible
- Able to handle files independently – although you will always receive guidance when needed