Finance Associate/Counsel - Generalist (4-6 PQE)

Akin is a global law firm with more than 900 lawyers and advisors. With 17 offices worldwide, they are renowned for numerous market-leading practices with strengths in complex transactions and restructurings, high-stakes litigation, and public policy and regulatory matters and their unyielding pro bono commitment. Akin Gump's London office is their third largest office and the main hub for the firm's international offices, practicing at the top of its markets.

Driven by their forward-thinking leadership, they have built a strong culture of innovation and collaboration as well as a talented and diverse workforce. Akin has a long-standing commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) and believe that the various perspectives and experiences of their lawyers and professionals enable them to identify creative solutions for their clients and enrich all aspects of their firm and communities. Their focus on building a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is present at every level.

We are seeking a 4-6 year qualified lawyer for our London Finance team (structured within our international Corporate practice). A wide variety of financing transactions experience and interest is sought as this will be a generalist role representing private equity sponsors, hedge funds, financial investors, special situation investors, portfolio companies and other corporate borrowers in direct lending and special situation transactions, financing activities in international and domestic syndicated loan, debt and capital markets, and potentially the finance aspects of complex restructuring transactions. Prior exposure to some or all of the above workstreams working for commercially-minded financial institution clients such as investment banks, hedge funds, institutional lenders and other sophisticated investors is required.

Akin’s London Finance team (led by Amy Kennedy) has 7 partners, 1 senior counsel, 2 counsels, 7 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.