Job Description

Our client is an established financial services business in a strong growth phase. They are adding a Transactions Counsel to their deal team. It is a current role for a finance lawyer who wants to work commercially and see deals through from first draft to funding.

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You will be the deal team's go-to person for documentation. You will work closely with investment professionals, in-house lawyers and panel firms to get transactions negotiated, signed and closed.

What you'll do n

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Draft and negotiate the full suite of deal documents, from confidentiality agreements and heads of terms through to trust, facility and security documentation
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Review opinions from external counsel and coordinate due diligence through to sign-off
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Take the lead on legal and documentation matters for live transactions, working directly with counterparties
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Work across a varied book, including property, private debt, corporate lending, asset-backed finance and hybrid investment structures
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Brief and manage panel firms efficiently to keep risk and legal spend under control
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Work with operations teams so deals are booked and settled cleanly once they close
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Make sure the final documents capture the agreed commercial outcome for all stakeholders
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What you'll bring nn
Admitted lawyer with banking and finance or funds experience, gained in private practice or in-house within financial services
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Sound working knowledge of corporate and property lending, plus securitisation or other asset-backed structures
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Commercial judgement and the confidence to run negotiations directly
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Excellent organisational skills and close attention to detail across several live deals at once
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A proactive, accountable approach, equally effective working on your own or in a team
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Further qualifications in law or finance will be well regarded
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What's on offer nn
A newly created position with genuine ownership and room to grow
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Front-line involvement across the full life of a transaction
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Regular contact with senior investment and industry specialists
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A cooperative, supportive team setting
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📌 Senior Legal Counsel Transactions Sydney
🏢 Foundry Talent Partners
📍 Sydney