Senior Lawyer - International Banking and Finance

Description

The opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity to join Trowers & Hamlins' growing banking and finance practice in Muscat, Oman.

We are market leaders in Islamic finance and the firm has been ranked in the top tier by numerous legal directories for almost a decade in the Middle East. The firm has also acted on numerous domestic and international (Reg S) bond and Sukuk issuances including several debut issues in the Middle East.

We are looking for an experienced associate, with four years' plus experience of banking, general corporate and capital markets, to work on a variety of matters with a primary focus on transactional banking, Islamic finance, corporate reorganisations, restructurings, regulatory advice and capital markets transactions representing banks, financial institutions, alternative lenders, issuers and corporates.

Experience of Oman banking, general corporate and commercial advisory and capital markets work is a significant advantage.

What you'll be doing

• Dealing with a range of banking and finance and capital markets matters of varying sizes and complexity
• Managing due diligence processes and coordinating multidisciplinary teams
• Working closely with the corporate team to provide general corporate and companies law advice related to banking and capital markets matters
• Initiating, building and maintaining effective client relationships
• Pro-active involvement in marketing initiatives
• Willingness to work across a variety of banking and capital markets specialisms

What you'll need

The firm has a Career Development Framework which sets out the competencies we expect of those at this grade. In particular for this role we require :

Trowers & Hamlins is an equal opportunities employer and values equity, diversity and inclusion. All applications will be considered on merit and the applicant's suitability to meet the requirements of the role and will be treated equally irrespective of Ethnicity, Gender, Race, Disability and Religion.

As part of our firm recruitment policy our candidates are subject to employment screening background checks. These checks include personal details, education and employment history, professional qualifications and credit and criminal checks as appropriate.