Fund Finance Senior Associate - 6 Month Fixed Term Contract

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Job Title

Fund Finance Senior Associate - 6 Month Fixed Term Contract

Department

Debt Capital Markets

Office Location

London

Reports To

Group Manager

Working Hours

35 hours per week, 9:30am to 5:30pm but additional hours may be required. We are happy to consider agile and flexible working patterns. Our approach to hybrid working allows for up to 40% of time working from home and 60% working in the office,please contact a member of the recruitment team to discuss further.

Firm Description

Hogan Lovells is one of the leading global law firms. Our distinctive market position is founded on our exceptional breadth of our practice, on deep industry knowledge, and on our 'one team' global approach. Formed through the combination of two top international law firms, Hogan Lovells has over 40 offices in the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

With a presence in the world's major financial and commercial markets, we are well placed to provide excellent business-oriented advice to our clients locally and internationally. Our people are the key to our success, which is why we seek to recruit and retain the most talented individuals in all regions of our global practice.

Department Description

We are one of only a few market leading fund finance practices. We have been at the forefront of the market since its inception, working with our clients to shape a range of fund related finance and leverage products.

Our fund finance lawyers have extensive, market-leading expertise in financing for funds across key jurisdictions including the UK, Luxembourg, the US and in the Asia Pacific region. We also regularly work with firms in offshore jurisdictions such as Jersey, Guernsey and the Cayman Islands. Our experience covers all facility and fund types, including subscription, NAV, pre-fund close bridges, end of life financing, co-investment, and management company financings for direct lending, special situations, private equity, secondaries, infrastructure funds and more.

We work closely alongside our private equity, tax and corporate teams across our global network to provide practical and business focused solutions.

Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities

Technical Ability

• Understanding of legal principles of own practice area, along with a working knowledge of other practice areas
• Has project management responsibility, ensuring timely delivery to high quality standards
• Stays aware of legal developments affecting any specialist areas and regularly attends appropriate training sessions

Client Focus

• Has good working relationships with clients
• Has a good understanding of client, the sector and the associated risks and opportunities.
• Actively works to develop and strengthen new client relationships

Team Work And Interpersonal Skills

• Acts as a source of advice to others, sharing knowledge and expertise
• Has strong relationships and profile amongst senior colleagues
• Ability to work effectively with others whilst also managing and taking responsibility for an individual case load.

Firm Mindedness

• Understands the industry and market in which the practice stream and clients operate
• Contributes to the management of the group/practice area by understanding the areas of specialism, the firm's capabilities and business plan
• Takes an active role in managing the firm's reputation both in and out of work
• Understands the responsibility to give back to our communities.
• Understands the value of a diverse workforce

Specific duties or responsibilities may be reviewed from time to time to reflect changes in personnel and management structure, staff location or services.

All members of the firm participate in our Responsible Business program.

Person Specification

The Candidate

We have an opening for a fund finance lawyer with 7+ years of experience. Experience gained within a top tier firm in this space is preferred. It is essential that the candidate has a strong academic background (minimum 2.1 degree) with excellent written communication and drafting skills. The successful candidate will also have outstanding technical skills, together with the ability to build relationships with clients and colleagues and work well in a team.

In return, Hogan Lovells offers excellent training and development, a superb working environment together with a competitive salary and benefits package.

Agile Working Statement

Our goal is to embed flexibility across our business by giving everyone the opportunity to work in an agile way, whether as a regular pattern or on an ad hoc basis, and we will be happy to discuss this further.

Equal Opportunities Employment Statement

It is the policy of Hogan Lovells to provide equal opportunities for all employees in relation to recruitment, training and promotion. Decisions in these areas will be made only by reference to the requirements of the job and shall not be influenced by any consideration of racial or ethnic origin, religion, sex , gender and gender identity, age, sexual orientation, marital and civil partnership status, pregnancy or disability.