Job Description
OUR IMPACT
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities and investment management services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals. The firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Hong Kong and other major cities around the world.
We work at the intersection of finance and law, providing counsel and advice that support activities across the firm. We handle litigation and arbitration, perform research and due diligence, aid in financing and legal filings, deal with contracts and intellectual property rights that show our commitment to clients, shareholders, and regulators. Whether you’re an experienced attorney or a quick learner with a strong interest in financial law coupled with critical thinking skills, our dynamic group might be right for you.
YOUR IMPACT
We are searching for a recent graduate in any discipline available to start work as soon as possible. As a new analyst, you will learn about our businesses, develop important relationships, and build career-enhancing skills. Sitting within the Legal Division in Birmingham, you will support professionals within the Corporate Governance and Treasury Legal teams, both in the UK and throughout EMEA. The Corporate Governance Legal team provide support to the wide range of Goldman Sachs’ regulated and unregulated legal entities and the Treasury Legal team advises on all aspects of the firm’s liquidity and funding strategy. The role requires exceptional multitasking abilities, strong communication skills and a keen attention to detail.
Goldman Sachs continues to build out its presence in Birmingham, so you will join a growing highly-skilled Legal team in a world-class workplace, focused on collaboration, productivity and sustainability, which the firm moved to in September 2024.
Skills / Experience / Competencies
- Requires excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
- Strong organisational skills, coupled with great attention to detail.
- Ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently. Thinks ahead, anticipates questions, plans for contingencies, finds alternative solutions and identifies clear objectives
- Self-starter with excellent anticipation skills; problem solving; follow up and judgment
- Ability to work well under pressure, adapt to unexpected events and prioritize.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and workstreams, think proactively about what needs to be done, meet deadlines and manage stakeholders.
- Team player with a positive attitude. Respectful and able to build relationships
- Highest degree of integrity, professionalism, diplomacy and discretion required with the ability to handle highly sensitive, confidential information with a high degree of integrity and confidentiality
- Ability to think innovatively
About Goldman Sachs
At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.
We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.
We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html
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Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
