About the Role
This role provides legal support for CLO public issuances and warehouse transactions, advising on European credit asset financing, and managing external counsel. It also involves supporting strategic regulatory reform initiatives and providing legal support to the Equities business.
Responsibilities
- Provide legal support for CLO public issuances and warehouse transactions, including review and negotiation of engagement letters and transaction documents.
- Advise on a broad range of European credit asset financing transactions, including complex financing structures and EU/UK legal aspects of cross-border deals.
- Manage and coordinate external counsel, including review of legal opinions, memoranda and transaction-related advice.
- Participate in transaction due diligence processes, identify legal and regulatory risks, and escalate issues where appropriate.
- Support strategic regulatory reform initiatives affecting securitisation, CLO and lending products working closely with Compliance, Regulatory Reform, Tax, Operations and global legal teams.
- Provide legal support to the Equities business across a range of products (e.g., equity derivatives and securities financing) and other initiatives.
Requirements
- Must be licensed to practice in the appropriate jurisdiction(s).
- Experience in advising on CLOs, lending and related regulations.
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in drafting.
- Ability to communicate clearly and persuasively, both verbally and in writing, and to adapt to a variety of audiences.
- Strong experience at a major law firm, bank, or similar institutional experience.
- Self-starter, quick learner, and able to work independently and proactively.
- Ability to handle multiple complex assignments and navigate a large institution.
- Experience in Equities is not required; the candidate will be trained as needed.
Skills
- CLOs
- Lending
- Related regulations
- Drafting
- Verbal communication
- Written communication
- Negotiation
Location
- London
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Vice President or Director & Assistant General Counsel
Education Level
- Licensed to practice in the appropriate jurisdiction(s)
Benefits
- Private healthcare for you and your family
- Annual health screen
- Competitive pension plan
- Life assurance
- Group income protection cover
- 26-weeks paid maternity leave
- 16-weeks paid paternity leave
- Inclusive family leave arrangements
- 20 days of back-up childcare including access to school holiday clubs
- 20 days of back-up adult care per annum
- Ability to change core benefits
- Option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits
- Access to a wellbeing account
- Travel insurance
- Critical illness cover
- Cycle to work scheme
- Use of a flex fund
- Access to an emotional wellbeing helpline
- Virtual GP services
- Access to the Peppy App
- Access to a range of gyms, exercise classes and wellbeing Apps through Wellhub
- Donation to charities of your choice directly through payroll with bank match
- Opportunity to give back to your community
- Develop new skills
- Work with new groups of people by volunteering
About the Company
- Bank of America is guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection.
- Responsible Growth is how the company runs and delivers for clients, teammates, communities, and shareholders.
- Bank of America is devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone.
- The company hires individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invests heavily in teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits.
- Bank of America believes in the importance of working together and offering flexibility.
- Working at Bank of America offers opportunities to learn, grow, make an impact, and make a difference.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an equal opportunities employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religious or similar philosophical belief, political opinion, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, socio-economic background, responsibility for dependants or physical or mental disability.
- The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience.
- We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.
