Senior Legal Counsel
hace 24 días
City of London
Senior Legal Counsel – Capital Markets & Corporate 📍 London | 💼 Financial Services / Capital Markets | 🧩 Standalone Legal Role We are seeking a senior corporate lawyer (6+ PQE) to step into a high‑impact, standalone legal role within a leading capital markets and advisory business. This position sits at the heart of the deal team and offers exceptional exposure to senior leadership and complex transactions in a truly collaborative environment. 🔎 The Opportunity Following a recent organisational shift, the business is reshaping its legal function and hiring a commercially minded, pragmatic lawyer to act as the primary legal lead across all transactional activity. You’ll work directly with the CEO and senior executives, supporting a wide variety of ECM, M&A, corporate and commercial matters, while helping to strengthen governance and processes as the business grows. This is a fantastic role for someone who wants: • Broader responsibility than private practice, • A seat at the table with decision‑makers, • A non‑siloed, open culture, • A balanced lifestyle compared to typical transactional environments ⚖️ What You’ll Be Doing 1. Transactional Work (Core Focus) • Lead on Equity Capital Markets (ECM) matters, • Advise on M&A, particularly private M&A, • Support broking and corporate advisory activities, • Draft and negotiate complex engagement letters and transaction documents 2. Corporate & Commercial Work • Commercial contracts, • Real estate and property documentation, • Processes, procedures & documentation governance, • Compliance and share capital matters, • Occasional group‑level support, • Employment issues (where required) 3. Senior Stakeholder Engagement • Work closely with the CEO and C‑suite, • Integrate into banker‑heavy deal teams, • Provide pragmatic, business‑leaning legal advice, • Maintain high standards of governance and risk management 🧠 What We’re Looking For • 6+ PQE corporate lawyer (private practice or in‑house), • Strong ECM experience — confident executing independently, • Comfortable with private M&A, • Secondment experience welcome, • Ability to form a view, challenge constructively, and operate with autonomy 💡 Personal Attributes We are looking for someone who is: • High EQ and collaborative, • Pragmatic, efficient, and commercially astute, • Strategic rather than prescriptive, • Adaptable, thoughtful, and able to work across varied legal disciplines, • Keen to be part of a non‑siloed, open culture