Associate - US Capital Markets, Morgan Lewis & Bockius

Job Title	Associate - US Capital Markets
Employer	Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Job Type	Full Time
Location	London, UK
Industry	Investment Banking
Experience	0-3 Years
Languages	English
Deadline	Wednesday 17th February 2016

Employer - Morgan Lewis & Bockius

Department - Business & Finance - Corporate

Salary - competitive market rate

Location - London, City

At Morgan Lewis, we work in collaboration. From our 28 offices in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, we work with clients ranging from established, global Fortune 100 companies to enterprising start-ups. We provide comprehensive litigation, corporate, finance, restructuring, employment and benefits, and intellectual property services in all major industries, helping clients address and anticipate challenges across vast and rapidly changing landscapes. We approach every representation with an equal commitment to first understanding, and then efficiently and effectively advancing, the interests of our clients and arriving at the best results.

We are currently looking for an experienced US Capital Markets and Corporate Lawyer to work in our Corporate and Business Transactions team within the London office. The main roles and responsibilities will include:

working closely with partners specialising in US Capital Markets. M&A, corporate restructurings and related commercial issues

Drafting legal documentation

Negotiating, agreeing and executing legal documentation.

Liaising with both internal and external counsel to gain local specialist advice.

Ensuring conditions are met for completion of deals including the execution of documents and money laundering requirements.

Providing regular transaction summaries to clients

Interpreting complex legal matters in a clear and concise manner to clients

Liaising with other lawyers and legal representatives in relation to deals

The team seeks to hire a technically strong associate with between three - five years post qualification experience, gained at a private practice firm. We wish to build on the firm’s existing practice and seek a candidate with a genuine understanding of and experience in US Capital Markets and an understanding of the need of clients for rapid and solution-orientated service. The successful candidate will need to have an excellent academic record, good communication skills, developed team-working skills and solid commercial acumen. In addition, you must be a US qualified lawyer.

Please note our advertisements use PQE levels purely as a guide. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.

Closing date for applications - 29 February 2016

About Morgan Lewis & Bockius

We provide comprehensive litigation, corporate, finance, restructuring, employment and benefits, and intellectual property services in all major industries, helping clients address and anticipate challenges across vast and rapidly changing landscapes. And we approach every representation with an equal commitment to first understanding, and then efficiently and effectively advancing, the interests of our clients and arriving at the best results. - See more at: https://www.morganlewis.com/our-firm/about-us#sthash.0qekyObO.dpuf