The Business:

Our client is a major global financial group with an extensive presence across Asia Pacific, Europe and America. Within its banking division, the Capital Markets legal team provides transaction support and commercial risk management across complex loan execution, spanning underwritten and syndicated loans, acquisition finance and structured transactions.

With a recent promotion, the team is looking to add headcount to the team. Based in Sydney and reporting to the Head of Legal in Singapore, this is a genuine autonomous seat suited to a proactive self-starter who is keen to build their own profile and relationships across the business to drive negotiations forward.

Key Responsibilities:
Providing transaction support and commercial risk management across complex loan execution, including underwritten and syndicated loans and all ancillary documentation
Coordinating and leading deal teams, with responsibility for timely transaction execution
Structuring, negotiating and drafting mandate documentation and term sheets
Owning the loan documentation process, reviewing and negotiating from a commercial perspective (distinct from legal review), with a focus on acquisition finance and structured transactions




Supporting the integration of loans and bonds to deliver optimal debt financing solutions
Liaising with clients, external lawyers, trustees and other transaction parties, and working closely with regional origination and distribution teams
Coordinating internal stakeholders and advising on commercial and legal risks, including monitoring regulatory change across Asia Pacific

The Ideal Candidate:
Minimum 6 years’ experience within a top tier law firm covering banking and finance, leveraged finance or structured finance transactions
A genuinely commercial lawyer who thinks like a banker as well as a lawyer, comfortable owning deal outcomes and driving negotiations
A proactive self-starter who creates their own early engagement on deals
An entrepreneurial, relationship-driven operator, happy to build their own profile and network across stakeholder teams and markets
Experience preparing and negotiating confirmations for vanilla and complex transactions
Excellent attention to detail and an ability to manage a heavy and fluctuating workload with tight deadlines

To apply or for a confidential discussion, please contact Meg Evans at [email protected]

📌 Vice President – Loan Execution Legal Haymarket (Australia)
🏢 Platinum Pacific Partners
📍 Australia