My leading financial services client are looking to bring on a Legal Counsel with significant exposure to supporting M&A activity (often cross-border).

Candidates must be:

• A qualified lawyer with significant post qualification experience and experience of M&A in private practice or in house.
• Experience of working in the financial services sector.
• Exposure to dealing with structured products, Islamic finance, corporate finance, compliance or litigation is useful.
• Hands on approach and work autonomously.
• Experience in providing guidance to all levels of a business.
• Ability to work effectively with global in-house legal teams in US, APAC & EMEA.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong academic background is necessary.