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Rutherford

Rutherford

Legal Counsel

London On-site 2-5 yrs exp Staffing and Recruiting 58 employees
Banking And FinancePrivate CreditDeal DraftingNegotiationExternal Counsel Management
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Requirements

Candidates should have 2–5 years of banking and finance experience, preferably be qualified in England and Wales or a similar common-law jurisdiction, and have experience with MENA or Sub-Saharan African deals. Strong drafting and communication skills, a good academic background, and an interest in emerging and frontier markets are sought.

Job Description

Our Client, an emerging markets specialist investor, is looking to hire an ambitious deals counsel to join their London headquarters. This role is ideal for a 2-5 PQE banking & finance associate with a good breadth of private credit work, and a strong interest (personal or professional) in emerging and frontier markets.


The role will sit as the dedicated deals lawyer in the firm's rapidly growing private markets' business, which has successfully closed its current fundraising cycle. It will act as the main point of contact for external counsel, lead on drafting and negotiations, and work in support of the Investment Team Principals.


Requirements:


  • 2-5 years' experience in a banking & finance practice
  • Strong preference for E&W qualifed - or similiar common law jurisdiction
  • Experience with MENA/Sub-Saharan African deals
  • Strong drafting skillset
  • Excellent communications
  • Good academic background


The Client is open to sponsoring successful candidates.

Skills

Banking And FinancePrivate CreditDeal DraftingNegotiationExternal Counsel ManagementLegal AnalysisCommunicationEmerging MarketsMENA DealsSub-Saharan African Deals

About Rutherford

At Rutherford, we focus on compliance and legal recruitment within the financial, real estate and legal services sectors, with London and New York being our core focus. We use our carefully curated relationships, networks and market knowledge to find the best fit for the clients in hand. Every day we are building relationships with future legal and governance leaders and identifying the problem solvers, strategic thinkers and innovators.