Leveraged Finance Lawyer in London Area

Job description

Our customer, a multinational finance corporation is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Leveraged Finance Lawyer to join the EMEA Acquisition and Leveraged Finance Legal team on a 6-month contract role. This role will primarily focus on large-cap leveraged finance transactions, with additional exposure to real estate finance and other lending transactions across the Commercial and Investment Banking business.

This position offers the opportunity to work closely with lawyers and bankers on high-profile matters, advising through the full lifecycle of transactions and collaborating across a broad range of financing products.

Start Date: November 2025

Duration: 6 months (initial term)

Commitment: Full-time

Location: London (5 days in-office)

Key Responsibilities

• Advise on large-cap leveraged finance transactions, from NDAs through to commitment papers, long-form documentation, distribution, and related enquiries.
• Support the real estate finance team on loan documentation and transaction-specific queries.
• Provide legal support across other areas of lending, including investment grade, general corporate, and markets lending transactions (with training provided where needed).
• Negotiate client-facing loan documentation and liaise with external counsel.
• Deliver legal advice to business stakeholders and functional partners.
• Collaborate with colleagues within the DCM Lending Legal team.
• Independently manage a significant volume of transactions and client queries in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications & Experience

• Law degree and admission to practice in England & Wales (must meet all relevant licensing requirements prior to commencement).
• Minimum 4 years’ post-qualification experience in leveraged finance, ideally gained at a leading law firm or in-house.
• Experience with large-cap acquisition finance transactions is essential; real estate finance exposure is desirable but not required.
• Strong background in drafting and negotiating contracts, reviewing legal documentation, and delivering concise legal analysis.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team while also taking ownership of matters independently.
• Detail-oriented, adaptable, and results-driven.

About Elevate

Elevate provides consulting, technology and services to law departments and law firms across the globe. Headquartered in Los Angeles, our 1,600+ strong team of legal professionals, lawyers, consultants, project managers, and engineers operate across the United States, Europe, UK, and Asia, Hong Kong and Australia.

ElevateFlex, is the flexible resourcing capability within Elevate, we define and support a new flexible career within the legal industry. We match exceptional legal professionals to the evolving needs of our Customers through the curation of a world-class, global Community of Talent, and advanced, technology-enabled search. We were recently proud to be assessed in Band 1 of Chamber’s Global Flexible Legal Resourcing category.

Our Vision is a world where legal and business teams achieve incredible outcomes, together.

Equitability and Inclusion are critical to ElevateFlex’s success. As The Law Company, changing the legal business landscape, we know a diverse, inclusive work culture is at the heart of attracting, retaining, and celebrating the industry’s most talented people. We empower our employees to bring their whole selves to work because we know that diversity of experience and perspective drive innovation and is simply good business.

As a strong proponent of diversity, equitability, and inclusion, ElevateFlex is committed to hiring diverse candidates from all backgrounds. We invite you to apply to become part of the ElevateFlex Team – help us change the legal business landscape and make a dent in the legal universe.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London Area

Type of Contract

Part-time jobs

Published at

09-10-2025

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English