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US Lawyers
: International Capital Markets
We have several
influential connections at major London firms who require
US qualified International Capital Markets Lawyers.
You will have the choice of either maintaining an exclusive
US practice or becoming dual qualified in English and
US law. Work will be of the highest quality including
representing domestic and foreign underwriters and issuers
in connection with US and UK and global securities matters,
including equity and debt offerings, tender offers,
exchange offers and Initial Public Offerings. Positions
very in exact nature and can include huge equity and
notes offerings globally. These positions will suit
any US Lawyer wishing to maintain their role in global
International Capital Markets and indeed expand their
experience globally. Salaries are paid at fantastic
levels including superb Cost of Living Allowances. Abacus
Legal will offer in depth advice on relocation and a
totally personal service in relation to your search
for an international position.
Positions are available
at US firms, Magic Circle practices and also Silver
Circle.
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US Lawyers : Corporate Finance
We act for US qualified
Associates with a strong Corporate Finance background
and advise on the best route available in any one individuals
personal circumstances. London based positions will
involve advising on US legal issues arising in and executing
large international markets transactions such as IPO’s
and other equity and debt offerings as well as advising
on major M & A transactions. Clients will include
global investment banks and international companies.
It goes without saying that you will come from an excellent
academic background and possess excellent interpersonal
and technical skills being able to communicate at all
levels. JD’s will preferably be from leading schools
and possess the drive to work in a demanding yet highly
rewarding environment.
Positions are available at US firms,
Magic Circle practices and also Silver Circle.
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UK and Overseas qualifed
Lawyers : International Securities
Introductions can be effected across
London at varying practices. You will work in a dedicated
international team of multi national and multi lingual
lawyers drawing on years of experience in international
securities including:
Securitisation
Debt and Equity Securities
Derivatives
Expertise within London is at the
forefront of new developments and techniques, offering
clients the best possible service. You will gain the
opportunity to advise on Securitisation structures,
Synthetic CDO’s and credit arbitrage transactions,
derivatives and derivative driven financing, debt securities,
offerings and EMTN programmes.
Positions are available at US firms,
Magic Circle practices, Silver Circle and established
practices across London.
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UK and Overseas qualified
Lawyers : Project Finance
Firms in London have been very prominent
in the financing sector including the financing of telecommunications,
transport infrastructure, independent power plants,
oil and gas fields, mining and pipelines and industrial
plants. International firms centre their projects work
in London with experienced staff from across the international
network
Practices will handle complex major
projects in numerous jurisdictions and acting for a
range of clients including developers, power purchasers,
government bodies, commercial lenders, multilateral
agencies, export credit agencies and financial advisers.
Positions are available at US firms,
Magic Circle practices, Silver Cirlce and established
practices across London.
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UK qualified Funds Lawyers
Fantastic positions exists across
London in highly specialised asset management and investment
funds. You will have the opportunity to advise on the
full range of legal and regulatory issues affecting
institutional and specialist asset management firms.
Roles focus on hedge funds and regulated
funds with other areas of work on offer including property
funds, investment trusts as well as advising on general
and regulatory requirements for asset management businesses.
You will be a self starter, highly
motivated and at the same time be able to employ a team
focused approach.
Positions are available on exclusive
instruction from US firms, Magic Circle practices, Silver
Circle practices and established practices across London.
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UK qualified Infrastructure
Lawyers
Infrastructure practices
across London are prospering and enjoying a proven track
record in acting for government, sponsored contractors
and financiers on major projects world-wide in the UK
and internationally in varied sectors. Particular strengths
lie in Energy, Transportation, defence and waste. Energy
and infrastructure have become identified as one of
the key sectors which will take priority by Abacus Legal
as key growth areas in London.
If you wish to expand
your experience of acting in the Infrastructure Sector
gaining significant sponsor / contractor experience
and senior level contacts, at sponsor/contractor companies
then please get in touch with Abacus Legal today.
Positions are available
on Exclusive Instruction at US Firms, Magic Circle practices,
Silver Circle practices and established practices across
London.
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US / UK qualified Derivatives
Lawyers
The Derivatives
market in London is booming with positions available
for the right lawyers at top class London firms and
investment houses. Positions exists across a broad spectrum
of Abacus Legal’s clients for lawyers with Derivatives
experience.
Backgrounds can
range from exchange trade derivatives and OTC derivatives,
including equity derivatives and other bespoke OTC transactions.
Successful candidates will gain experience of dealing
with the best financial work in the sector including
derivatives agreements on a variety of asset classes
acting predominantly for the largest funds in the market.
OTC and equity derivative and other bespoke OTC transactional
work is also amongst the classes of work available.
Positions are available
on Exclusive Instruction at US Firms, Magic Circle practices,
Silver Circle practices and established practices and
investment houses across London.
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UK and Overseas Lawyers
: Leveraged Finance
London has a substantial
banking and securities capability and predominates Europe
as the major centre for expert advice on a wide range
of banking and securities related transactions.
Leveraged Finance
on both the lender and borrower side of transactions
is available in London and a substantial proportion
of the positions that Abacus Legal have been instructed
upon have a strong international nature. Leading international
investment and commercial banks as well as corporate
borrowers and issuers make London a centre for advising
on the structuring and implementation of numerous transactions
of both cross-border and domestic nature. Transactions
types include buy-outs, buy-ins, bid financing and private
financing with instructions spread across London for
institutions who are market leaders in the provision
of both debt and equity funding.
Positions are available
on Exclusive Instruction at US Firms, Magic Circle practices,
Silver Circle practices and established practices and
investment houses across London.
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Dubai
Jobs
Corporate
Finance / Transactional Lawyers
Needed for major
US firm expanding rapidly in Dubai. Due to outstanding
local relationships this firm has managed to secure
work that has been out of reach for many firms setting
up in the area. Consequently moving to this firm will
be a safe bet for any ambitious and outstanding lawyers.
The firms clients
are global heavyweights that have flooded into the Dubai
area in order to take advantage of the entrepreneurial
climate and liberal taxation laws. Huge benefits exist
in terms of career progression in joining this client.
Dubai is a fantastic place to live both if you are looking
for a safe, secure environment in which to settle with
your family or are looking to work hard and play hard
for an intense period of your life.
The great benefit
to UK lawyers is that a tax free salary is paid at US
rates – so there is the genuine opportunity to
set yourself up financially.
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Corporate Lawyer
A new position has
arisen for an additional senior Lawyer to join this
firms expanding Corporate team. The Middle East offices
provide a broad range of busy corporate/commercial work.
We are looking for candidates who have had exposure
to a broad range of Corporate transactional work, including
acquisitions and disposals, takeovers, joint venture's,
IPO's, stock exchange, secondary issues and reorganisations.
You will be required
to have experience with high value domestic and international
deals and a real interest in marketing and the ability
to foster long-term client relationships. Due to the
seniority of this position, it offers an exciting opportunity
to work towards partnership as the development of the
office continues.
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Corporate Lawyers
Two new positions
have arisen within this firms busy expanding Corporate
team. To assist across the wide team of over 20 Lawyers
including 6 Partners. The work will involve a mixture
of corporate transactional work, including acquisitions
and disposals, joint venture 's, stock exchange, IPO's,
secondary issues, start up's and reorganisations. You
will have a willingness to assume responsibility and
take a pro-active and commercial approach to issues.
You will be driven, enthusiastic and flexible team player.
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Trademarks Lawyer
A new position position
has arisen for our Trademarks team. This firm requires
an additonal assistant to assist with trade mark clearance
searching, filing and prosecution experience both locally
and internationally. The person should be able to handle
international filing programmes, deal with instructing
and liaising with overseas correspondents regarding
trade mark clearance searches, trade mark prosecutions
and third party conflicts and oppositions, drafting
trade mark licenses, assignments and similar documentation
dealing with copyright and other intellectual property
issues, drafting responses to office actions.
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Junior Corporate Lawyer
A requirement to
fill an existing position has arisen within this firms
busy expanding Corporate team. The candidate will assist
across the wide team of over 20 Lawyers including 6
Partners. The work will involve a mixture of corporate
transactional work, including acquisitions and disposals,
joint ventures, stock exchange, IPO's, secondary issues,
start up's and reorganisations. You will have a willingness
to assume responsibility and take a pro-active and commercial
approach to issues. You will be driven, enthusiastic
and flexible team player.
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Islamic Insurance Lawyer
A new position has
arisen due to out growing need to provide Islamic insurance
advice. Working with our corporate team and well respected
insurance / reinsurance group. The candidate will be
required to work both in the Islamic insurance area
and corporate insurance. Experiencing takaful / retakaful
is essential as is having worked in non contentious
insurance. Regulatory experience would be an advantage.
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Corporate / Capital Markets
Lawyer
Key
Responsibilities
THE WORK
• Takeovers
• M&A work
• Joint ventures
• Restructurings
• Funds
• Regulatory
• Advisory work
• Flotations
• Rights issues and secondary issues
KEY ATTRACTIONS
• You will be part of the
pre-eminent Corporate Group in the region.
• You will work on ground-breaking deals for top
tier clients.
• The range, calibre and international scope of
this firms deal flow is unique - and makes us stand
out from our competitors.
• The firm is committed to working with clients
as integrated team members - which means that, from
day one, our lawyers have hands-on client contact.
The firm run a sophisticated
internal training programme including local monthly
courses run by The Academy plus annual residential training
courses in Amsterdam or London.
• The firms remuneration package
is one of the most attractive in the market and includes
significant potential for bonus - up to 40% - under
the firms bonus scheme
Skills & Experience
The firm are currently
seeking a small number of committed and ambitious corporate/capital
markets finance lawyers with 1- 5 years pqe to join
our team.
At the more junior
level, although ideal, experience of public company
work is not essential. If you have excellent private
company experience and can demonstrate a real desire
to develop a career in a broader public/private M&A/corporate
finance practice, then this firm would be happy to hear
from you. However, it is essential that you have exceptional
results throughout your academic history.
The more senior
you are, the more you will have specific (preferably
high-value) corporate finance experience in addition
to a first class academic history. At the more senior
level, we would also expect to see that you have experience
of transaction organisation and management.
Lawyers at all levels
must have excellent document drafting skills. You should
demonstrate strong communication and analytical skills
and a high level of commercial awareness.
Client Focus
This firm believe
in bringing the client - both internal and external
- to the centre of everything we do. To do this we need
to understand, anticipate and fulfill the unique needs
and expectations of each client. We call this "Client
Focus" and to help deliver this core part of our
business strategy, we want to recruit people who not
only excel in their field but who are also client focused.
We are looking for people who:
• can demonstrate a keen
interest and enthusiasm to understand their clients'
priorities;
• are self-starters but also team players ready
to help others and contribute to the overall success;
• listen, question and deliver; and
• are reliable and responsive, who can put the
needs of the client first.
In short, we are looking for people
who are motivated by client satisfaction and who strive
to exceed the expectations of their clients.
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Project Finance Lawyers
Currently, a team
of 14 lawyers concentrate on finance and projects work
at this firm. The work spans the whole of the region
and beyond and a broad variety of project work is handled
including:
• Petrochemcials - (mainly
downstream energy)
• Power and water
• Metals & mining
• Telecoms
Lawyers are therefore
given the chance to handle a tremendous variety of work.
From an early stage in your career you will be given
responsibility for running transactions and working
closely with clients. This means that you will develop
outstanding transaction management and organisational
skills as well as developing superb technical abilities.
KEY ATTRACTIONS
• You will work on ground-breaking
deals for top tier clients.
• The range, calibre and international scope of
the firms deal flow is unique - and makes us stand out
from our competitors.
• The firm are committed to working with clients
as integrated team members - which means that, from
day one, our lawyers have hands-on client contact.
• The firm run a sophisticated internal training
programme including annual residential training courses
in Amsterdam or London.
• The remuneration package is one of the most
attractive in the market.
Skills & Experience
The firm are looking
for project finance lawyers with 2-4 years pqe who have
gained experience in a leading firm in one or more of
the areas that are handled. The international flavour
of our work is well matched by our multi jurisdictional
environment. Applications from lawyers from leading
firms in jurisdictions such as Australia, New Zealand,
South Africa and Canada.
In all cases you
should have first class legal ability coupled with a
practical commercial approach, excellent drafting and
communication skills and enjoy being part of a friendly
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Client Focus
This firm believe
in bringing the client - both internal and external
- to the centre of everything they do. To do this we
need to understand, anticipate and fulfill the unique
needs and expectations of each client. This is called
"Client Focus" and helps deliver the core
part of the firm’s business strategy. The firm
want to recruit people who not only excel in their field
but who are also client focused.
The firm are looking for people
who:
• can demonstrate a keen interest and enthusiasm
to understand their clients' priorities;
• are self-starters but also team players ready
to help others and contribute to the overall success;
• listen, question and deliver; and
• are reliable and responsive, who can put the
needs of the client first.
In short, the firm are looking for people who are motivated
by client satisfaction and who strive to exceed the
expectations of their clients.
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Banking & Finance Lawyers
This firm’s
Dubai office operates at the cutting edge of finance
work, working on complex transactions on behalf of its
local, regional and international clients. An experienced
banking/capital markets solicitor is sought to join
the team as more and more interesting business is developed
in the region.
Mid-level candidates
should be able to display experience of taking a leading
role in transactions, being responsible for negotiating
and drafting contacts. Structuring, technical and project
management experience will be a definite advantage.
It is essential
that candidates at all levels are team players with
a strong academic background, committed to developing
both professionally and personally. Enthusiasm for maintaining
and developing client relationships is essential. The
team works closely with many specialists throughout
the firm as well as in our international offices and
opportunities for cross-border, multi-jurisdictional
work can be anticipated at all levels.
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Capital Markets Lawyers
This firm’s
Debt Capital Markets practice has an opportunity for
solicitors at 2-4 years' pqe.
Candidates must
have good debt capital markets experience and an excellent
academic record.
It is essential
that candidates are looking to work on a variety of
transactions, including vanilla bond issues, project
bonds, sukuks (Sharia compliant bonds) and derivatives-based
transactions. Derivatives experience is not essential
but candidates must be willing to learn in this area.
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Energy Lawyers
This firm is are
one of the leading law practices in the energy and utilities
sector. The firm have worked on the full range of energy
transactions and advise an array of industry players
including corporates, investment funds and government
agencies. The firm are currently looking for qualified
junior to mid-level energy solicitors who acquired strong
experience and knowledge within the following:
(1) production sharing contracts
and concessions
(2) joint operating agreements and joint ventures
(3) oil and/or gas sales and transportation agreements
(4) M&A involving oil and gas companies or assets
(5) project development arrangements for oil, gas and
petrochemical projects
It is essential
that candidates have a strong academic background, committed
to developing both professionally and personally. The
team works closely with many specialists throughout
the firm as well as in our international offices and
opportunities for cross-border, multi-jurisdictional
work can be anticipated at all levels. Sponsored link:
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Real
Estate Lawyer
As one of the most successful law firms within the Gulf
Region, this firm is uniquely placed to deliver ongoing
value to their clients, and the communities in which
we operate.
An opportunity currently exists for an experienced solicitor
with solid experience (1-2 PQE) to join the Real Estate
team within our Dubai office.
Working with a number of national clients this role
will involve a variety of challenging work and will
provide the ideal candidate with excellent career development
opportunities.
The successful candidate will be proactive, organised,
possess strong communication and interpersonal skills
and be a positive team player. As you will have direct
access to clients, excellent business development and
client relationships are essential.
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New
York Jobs
Structured
Finance Lawyer
The New York office
of this international firm seeks a highly motivated
mid to senior level associate or candidate for counsel
position to join the Structured Finance Group. The ideal
candidate would have significant experience with credit
and equity derivative products and CDOs (cash and synthetic),
however candidates will be considered with experience
in fewer than all such markets. Candidates must possess
excellent academic credentials as well as strong organizational,
research, writing and analytical skills.
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Private Equity Lawyers
The New York office
of this international firm seeks highly motivated fourth
through seventh year associates with excellent fund
formation experience to join the Corporate Private Equity
Group. Candidates must possess excellent academic credentials
as well as strong organizational, research, writing
and analytical skills.
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Capital Markets Lawyers
The New York office
of this international firm seeks highly motivated associates
to join the Capital Markets Group. Ideal candidates
will have three to four years of experience in Capital
Markets transactions with an emphasis on Acquisition
Finance. Candidates must possess excellent academic
credentials as well as strong organizational, research,
writing and analytical skills.
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Securities
and Finance Lawyers
This firm represent
issuers, directors, officers, underwriters, public companies,
and financial institutions in major complex actions
across the country. Among other engagements, they successfully
defended the New York Stock Exchange's outside directors.
In addition the firm also are defending a major financial
services institution against claims of manipulating
the market for shares.
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