Akin is a global law firm with more than 900 lawyers and advisors who pride themselves on dedication to their clients and their communities. With 18 offices worldwide, the firm is renowned for numerous market-leading practices, its strengths in complex transactions and restructurings, high-stakes litigation, public policy and regulatory matters, and its unyielding pro bono commitment.
The firm is intentional about fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees are supported and given the tools to succeed. Akin is focused on recruiting and nurturing the next generation of exceptional legal talent and is proud that its recruitment and professional development efforts are recognised as among the best in the industry. |
We are seeking a Finance lawyer (4-6 years post-qualification experience) for our London Finance team (structured within our international Corporate practice). Prior experience managing the analysis and documentation of the finance aspects of complex restructuring transactions, together with experience in special situations transactions/distressed investments is required, alongside experience in liability exercises and debt reviews. Strong client and project management skills required for our commercially minded financial institution clients such as investment funds, institutional lenders and other sophisticated investors.
PLEASE NOTE THIS ROLE DOES NOT SIT WITHIN OUR RESTRUCTURING PRACTICE. |
Akin’s London Finance team (led by Amy Kennedy) has 7 partners, 2 senior counsels, 6 counsels, 4 associates and a trainee and are at the centre of many of the market’s most innovative transactions. Our multidisciplinary team has advised on precedent-setting financings, acquisition and asset financings, special situations investments, workouts and restructurings in the U.S., the U.K. and throughout EMEA. We advise companies, private equity and hedge funds, banks and institutional lenders, export credit agencies, development finance institutions, Islamic finance institutions, and lessors and lessees in their financing activities in international and domestic syndicated loan, debt and capital markets. |
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld's employment practices actively promote equal opportunities throughout the Firm and its employees are selected and recruited by merit in relation to the job to be performed, without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief.
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