Derivatives/Structured Finance, Elite US Firm

An outstanding opportunity has arisen for a junior to mid-level associate to join a highly regarded London-based derivatives and structured finance team within a leading international platform.

This role will appeal to an English law-qualified associate who has trained and qualified at a Magic Circle firm, or a comparable international practice with a top-tier structured finance offering, and who is now looking to take the next step in a genuinely first-class environment. The practice is well known for its involvement in complex, high-value transactions at the cutting edge of the market, working alongside leading practitioners across multiple jurisdictions.

The successful candidate will play a meaningful role on sophisticated derivatives and structured products matters, including ISDA documentation, while also gaining exposure to a broader debt finance practice encompassing corporate and leveraged finance transactions. This is a position that offers responsibility, autonomy, and the chance to continue developing a technically strong and commercially focused practice within a collaborative and intellectually rigorous team.

We are looking for:

• A UK-trained and qualified associate with between 18 months' and 4 years' post-qualification experience;
• An associate who has already taken on a meaningful level of responsibility and is comfortable working with a degree of autonomy, and is keen to broaden their skill set;
• Strong experience in derivatives and structured products, with well-developed drafting and negotiation skills, particularly in relation to ISDA documentation;
• Exposure to loan products or acquisition finance, which would be advantageous but is not essential;
• An excellent academic background;
• A committed, commercially minded and versatile individual with the ambition to develop their practice within a high-quality, collaborative team.

To find out more about this role and others we are handling, please get in touch in complete confidence. Either send your CV to View email address on jobs.thelawyer.com or call David on View phone number on jobs.thelawyer.com for a confidential discussion.

Please note that where a level of preferred experience or qualification is indicated, this is a guideline only and does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.Jameson Legal acts as an employment business for temporary recruitment and as an employment agency for fixed term contract and permanent recruitment.