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Description
Job role: Associate / Senior Associate
Hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 17:30 (37.5 hours per week)
Hill Dickinson are proud to be named as a Top Ten Employer for Working Families 2025 for the second year running and so, we are happy to consider flexible working opportunities to help you balance your work and home life.
Team: Banking
Location: Leeds
Benefits: At Hill Dickinson we understand that incentives go far beyond a good salary, so we have created a comprehensive benefits package tailored around our people.
Here Are Some Examples Of What We Offer
Annual leave starting at 25 days
Annual bonus scheme
Birthday privilege day and Christmas shutdown
Holiday buy, sell and carryover scheme
2 charity volunteering or pro bono days
Optional private medical insurance via BUPA
Annual fitness allowance
Flexible pension scheme
ISA saving scheme and independent financial advice
Electric or hybrid vehicle lease scheme
Medicash
EAP with access to counselling
Enhanced family leave policies
Access to confidential, expert support via Fertifa in relation to reproductive health and wellbeing
Access to 10 days fully subsidised emergency or back-up care per year via Bright Horizons
Life assurance
Group income protection
Annual travel season ticket loan
Hybrid working and dress for your day policy
Bespoke training and development opportunities
Role Overview
Introduction to the role:
We are looking for an Associate / Senior Associate to join our established and very highly regarded Banking Team. The national team engages in work with a strong client base including a wide range of lending institutions and Borrowers. These range from clearing banks to niche finance houses and specialist lenders.
Introduction To The Team
We are an ambitious, dynamic and growing Banking team experienced in advising a range of clients, from large listed companies and private equity funds to smaller start-up and owner managed businesses and management teams on the full range of banking matters including acquisition finance, general corporate lending and real estate finance. The national team sits within the Corporate, Commercial and Banking Department and is headed by Richard Capper (Partner) and consists of 3 other partners, 3 Legal Directors, 2 Senior Associates and 5 Associates as well as 7 other team members.
The banking team regularly works alongside other HD teams including corporate and real estate.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and manage transactions
Advising financial institutions and investors on banking law matters
Managing a wide range of banking transactions
Draft and negotiate all finance document (LMA and non-LMA)
Prepare, review and negotiate security documentation
Collaborate with litigation, real estate, restructuring and corporate (as required) to deliver client solutions
Work alongside senior colleagues and clients on high profile transactions involving private equity sponsors, banks and funds
Participate in business development activities to retain existing relationships and develop new clients
What Are We Looking For
Qualified solicitor or equivalent (3 years PQE+)
Proven experience in advising financial institutions
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
Some experience in supporting and developing client relationships
Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise
Proficient in use of document management systems
Strong technical skills and a willingness to learn.
Ability to work as part of a team
The ability and experience of independently managing multiple transactions providing sound commercial advice and an excellent client experience .
Adheres to guidelines and procedures.
An understanding of clients’ needs and expectations
Flexibility in approach and a willingness to work outside normal office hours, if required.
If you don't meet all of the criteria above but feel that you could add real value to Hill Dickinson, we encourage you to submit an application and if successful, we can help you develop along the way.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Hill Dickinson is committed to providing fairness and equal opportunity for all regardless of age, gender, gender identity, ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital or transgender status, nationality, religion or belief.
We understand that our power as a firm comes from empowering our people and that it is only by encouraging and enabling individuals to be themselves at work that we can truly benefit from their rich and varied strengths.
Hill Dickinson is an equal opportunities employer. All applications received by the firm will be considered based on their merit alone and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background and from all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx.
Disability Support
We are a Disability Confident employer, which means if there is anything that we can do to make your visit easier, so you are able to perform at your best, please let us know. You can contact the HR team at hrteam@hilldickinson.com should you require any adjustments to the application or interview process.
At Hill Dickinson, we welcome applications from individuals that are looking to return to the law as well as all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx.
All successful candidates will be subject to our standard pre-employment screening, including a basic criminal record check via Disclosure and Barring Service. Any offer of employment made is conditional upon completion of all checks.
Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.