About the Role
Simmons Adaptive is seeking equity derivatives lawyers to support a key client. This is a full-time, transactional role expected to last 6 months, requiring five days per week in the London office.
Responsibilities
- Support a key client at Simmons & Simmons.
- Engage with the client team on a regular basis.
- Negotiate derivative transaction documentation, including share buybacks and margin loan agreements.
Requirements
- Qualified lawyer with equity derivatives experience from a leading private practice.
- Experience negotiating derivative transaction documentation, including share buybacks and margin loan agreements.
- Problem solver with a collaborative approach.
- Ability to work in a dynamic and fast-moving environment.
- Ability to work quickly and effectively to tight deadlines.
- Excellent organization skills with the ability to effectively prioritize workloads.
- Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively as part of a wider team.
- Must hold the relevant right to work in the UK (visa sponsorship is not available).
Skills
- Equity derivatives
- Negotiating derivative transaction documentation
- Share buybacks
- Margin loan agreements
- Problem solving
- Collaboration
- Working in a dynamic environment
- Working to tight deadlines
- Organization
- Prioritization
- Autonomous work
- Teamwork
Location
- London, UK
Work Type
- Full-time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Lawyer with equity derivatives experience from a leading private practice
Benefits
- Access to high-quality roles and work within Simmons & Simmons’ market-leading clients
- Support from a Simmons & Simmons ‘sponsor Partner’ whilst on external assignment
- Access to the Firm's resources and Know-how when on assignment
- Invitation to exclusive networking events for Adaptive consultants
- Access to firmwide webinars and events
- The backing of a leading international law firm
About the Company
- Simmons & Simmons Adaptive is a flexible resourcing solution for Simmons & Simmons, a leading international law firm.
- Clients need flexible resourcing solutions to meet changing market demands.
- Simmons & Simmons embraces new forms of service delivery.
- The firm emphasizes recruiting and retaining high-standard staff.
- Consultants are supported by a sponsoring Partner and client team.
- Access to the firm's resources and Know-how is provided.
- Opportunities for training and development are available.
Equal Opportunity
- Committed to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to equal opportunities in employment.
- Equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity.
- Includes protection against perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment.
- Seeks to attract and retain talented people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
- Supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible.
