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About the Role
The Lawyer - Tactical Opportunities is a new legal role within the Tactical Opportunities team, providing high-quality support to expand a business development capability at the intersection of legal analysis, market intelligence, and commercial strategy. The role involves assisting in monitoring the restructuring market, assessing situations, and reviewing debt and corporate structures of compelling opportunities. It is designed for a curious, proactive, and commercially-minded lawyer who will be encouraged to pursue research, contribute ideas, and build networks within the restructuring and financial advisory communities. Initially focused on London, the role is expected to expand across Latham’s European practices. This position is within the staff population and will not have billable targets.
Responsibilities
- Reviewing and analysing the terms of the capital and group structure of companies in need of new capital, liability management, or restructuring.
- Contributing to reports summarising financing arrangements, analysing companies’ ability to raise capital, identifying value leakage, potential restructuring processes, defensive actions, and directors’ duties implications.
- Presenting findings and investment opportunities to investor and corporate clients.
- Brainstorming market themes and contributing ideas.
- Assisting in the identification of stressed sectors and industry shifts to generate new business and strengthen relationships.
- Updating pipeline lists with focus on maturity profiles, capital needs, and sector stress/shifts/impact.
- Contributing to pitching, competitive analysis, and client profiles.
- Meeting with financial advisors to gain up-to-date market information.
Requirements
- Demonstrate knowledge of one or more of the following practice areas: leveraged finance, high yield bonds, and/or restructuring.
- Possess finance and/or restructuring industry knowledge appropriate to PQE, including familiarity with major industry players and commercial nuances of cross-border transactions with loan and bond structures.
- Working knowledge of incurrence-based covenants used in loans and high yield products (desirable, but not essential).
- Qualified in England and Wales, another common law jurisdiction, or a US jurisdiction.
- Experience as a qualified practicing attorney in restructuring, high yield and/or leveraged finance in a leading international law firm.
Skills
- Legal analysis
- Market intelligence
- Commercial strategy
- Restructuring market monitoring
- Situation assessment
- Debt and corporate structure review
- Commercial judgement
- Research
- Networking
Location
- London
Work Type
- Hybrid
- In-office
Experience Level
- MidSenior
Education Level
- Bachelor of Laws degree or equivalent
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Group income protection
- Life assurance
- Pension plan
- Wellness programs
- Employee discounts
- Global Affinity Groups
About the Company
- Latham & Watkins is one of the world’s leading global law firms advising the businesses and institutions that drive the global economy.
- We are the market leaders in major financial and business centres around the world.
- Our investment in people, commitment to innovation, and focus on the future empower you to build an incredible career and thrive as an exceptional professional in a supportive culture.
- If you aspire to be the best, and work with the best, this is where you belong.
Equal Opportunity
- Latham & Watkins is an equal opportunity employer.
- The Firm prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable statute.