Job Description:
Job Title
Legal Counsel- Securitisation
Location
London
Corporate Title
VP
We are looking for an aspiring lawyer to join the London Legal team that supports the European structured finance business of the bank, known as Global Financing and Credit Trading Europe (GFCT), which is part of Deutsche Bank's leading Fixed Income & Currencies (FIC) franchise. The role will involve the legal and regulatory risk management of new and existing transactions for GFCT, many of which are international, novel or bespoke.
In this role, you will be focusing on the Asset Backed Securities/securitisation (ABS), the Commercial Real Estate (CRE), the Distressed Products Group, the Portfolios, and the Securitised Trading businesses, which each involve a wide range of products and structures (in the case of ABS, CRE, Portfolios, and Securitised Trading, very often European and UK Securitisation Regulation-compliant securitisations). There will be plenty of opportunities for the successful candidate to experience other areas of GFCT (such as Aviation, Shipping, Fund Financing, etc.), and wider FIC businesses, including Emerging Markets and the Strategic Equity Transactions Group.
What we'll offer you
A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce are better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That's why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its centre.
You can expect:
- Hybrid Working - we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a Hybrid Working Model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them
- Competitive salary and non-contributory pension
- 30 days' holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days
- Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family
- A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits
- The opportunity to support a wide ranging CSR programme + 2 days' volunteering leave per year
Your key responsibilities
- Providing robust legal and regulatory advice to the business on all aspects of their transactions from structuring/design to completion, and lifecycle events
- Advising in relation to reputational risk
- Advising in relation to regulatory change which may impact the business
- Engaging and managing external counsel appropriately, and cost effectively
- Troubleshoot, by dealing with defaults, restructurings, disputes, litigations, and materialisation of other legal and commercial risk
- Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide variety of finance and other documentation
Your skills and experience
- Qualified lawyer, with solid post-qualification experience
- Team player who is flexible and commercially minded;
- Proficient and broad technical knowledge in banking and finance, and relevant regulatory regimes
- Willingness to tackle new products and regulatory developments and initiatives;
- Experience of loan and bond format securitisation financing documentation; and
- A working understanding of derivative documentation
How we'll support you
- Training and development to help you excel in your career
- Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities
- Coaching and support from experts in your team
- A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
- A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs
- We value diversity and as an equal opportunities' employer, we make reasonable adjustments for those with a disability such as the provision of assistive equipment if required (e.g. screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards)
About us
Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. Click here to see what we do.
Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to have been named a The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024 for five consecutive years. Additionally, we have been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers 2024 for our work supporting LGBTQ+ inclusion.
We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.
Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.
We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.