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About the Role

Seeking Trade Finance Lawyers to support Axiom clients across various industry sectors on a broad range of domestic and international trade-finance, export-finance, supply-chain-finance and related banking matters.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical, commercially focused legal advice on trade-finance matters, including letters of credit, demand guarantees, standby letters of credit, performance bonds, receivables finance, supply-chain finance and export finance.
• Draft, review and negotiate trade-finance and related documentation, including facility agreements, guarantees, security documents, letters of credit, trade instruments, ancillary finance documents and transaction documentation.
• Advise banks, financial institutions, corporates, exporters, importers, treasury teams and internal stakeholders on transaction structures, documentation, risk and commercial considerations.
• Partner with legal, finance, treasury, commercial, risk, compliance, external counsel and deal teams to support domestic and international transactions throughout their lifecycle.

Requirements

• Qualified lawyer eligible to practise in the UK, or an equivalent qualification with relevant trade-finance, banking and finance or cross-border finance experience, and right to work in the UK.
• Experience advising on one or more trade-finance areas, including letters of credit, guarantees, documentary credits, supply-chain finance, receivables finance, export finance or structured trade finance.
• Strong drafting, review and negotiation experience across trade-finance, lending, security or related commercial documentation.
• Excellent commercial awareness, drafting ability, communication, stakeholder-management and analytical skills, with the ability to deliver practical, business-focused advice in fast-paced transaction environments.

Skills

• Trade finance
• Banking
• Finance
• Cross-border finance
• Letters of credit
• Guarantees
• Documentary credits
• Supply-chain finance
• Receivables finance
• Export finance
• Structured trade finance
• Lending
• Security documentation
• Commercial documentation
• Commercial awareness
• Drafting ability
• Communication
• Stakeholder management
• Analytical skills
• Business-focused advice

Location

• Remote
• Onsite
• Hybrid

Work Type

• Remote
• Onsite
• Hybrid
• Consultancy

Education Level

• Qualified lawyer eligible to practise in the UK or equivalent qualification

Salary/Compensations

• Highly competitive compensation and benefits package

Benefits

• Health benefits
• Pension
• Professional development resources
• Learning and development programs

About the Company

• Axiom is the global leader in high-calibre, on-demand legal talent, covering North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC.
• Axiom enables legal departments to drive efficiency and growth and meet the demands of today’s business landscape with best in breed alternative legal services.
• Axiom is a leader in diversity, inclusion, and social engagement.
• Axiom is proud to be named a best place to work for LGBTQ+ Equality, earning top marks in the 2021 Corporate Equality Index for the second consecutive year.
• Axiom’s legal department is Mansfield certified and is committed to considering at least 50% diverse candidates for leadership roles and outside counsel representation.
• Axiom Global Limited is a company registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 11777468 Registered Office: Challoner House, 3rd Floor, 19-21 Clerkenwell Close, London, UK, EC1R 0AA.

Equal Opportunity

• Axiom ensures equal employment opportunity in recruitment and employment, without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religious creed or belief, political opinion, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, age, disability, alienage or citizenship status, marital (or civil or other partnership recognized by law) status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, sexual orientation, military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
• Axiom prohibits and will not tolerate any such discrimination or harassment.
• Axiom provides reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities who require an accommodation to participate in each stage of the recruitment process.