Senior Legal Professional

We are seeking Senior Legal Professionals to join the growing Global Financial Markets (GFM team) in Belfast.

Our ADL Global Financial Markets (GFM) team comprises of high-quality, tech-enabled associates and legal professionals. They provide cost-effective support on a range of matters, including debt and equity-linked capital markets instruments, derivatives, securitizations and other structured finance work.

What you will do

Within the GFM team you will:

• Develop strong working relationships with Partners and Associates from other offices, interacting with them on a daily basis as an extension to their team to understand and assist on current deals and cases;
• Manage and liaise with internal and external clients to address points of relevance or concern, resolve queries and issues and report on progress;
• Manage the work of Legal Professionals within the team, ensuring that individuals are assigned to a particular matter have the required skills, knowledge and support to deliver outputs that are on time and of the highest quality;
• Advise and educate Legal Professionals on points of commercial and legal detail including quality checking their work;
• Provide legal expertise, including drafting, reviewing and amending documentation, document management, legal research, maintaining and improving templates and precedents; and
• Supervise, develop and motivate Legal Professionals, instilling an excellent service delivery ethos and impeccable quality standards.

What you will have

• Experience in a commercial environment such as a US, City, or major regional law firm or experience gained in-house with a bank or other financial institution.
• Experience in an area related to capital markets (straight debt or derivatives or securitisation) is preferred - although applicants with a strong Finance background may also be considered.
• Experience of co-ordinating complex multi-faceted matters, including multi-jurisdictional matters.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Good relationship-building skills - a team player with the ability to establish credibility and inspire confidence with clients and senior colleagues.
• Demonstrate a high level of affinity with legal technology and a desire to expand experience in legal technology.
• Flexible, resourceful, and prepared to take a hands-on-approach, comfortable operating in a rapidly evolving business and interested in identifying and shaping that evolution.

What truly defines a career with us? We recruit the best and ask for the best of you. And together, we will redefine success.

Should you require additional support at any stage of the recruitment process due to a disability or a health condition, please do not hesitate to contact a member of our recruitment team who will work with you to provide any adjustments as required.

We are an equal opportunities recruiter and do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

We recognise the value of flexible working and embrace hybrid working, allowing our people to work from home up to 40% of their working time. We do however remain committed to working together in person for the remaining 60% of time so that we can learn, grow and succeed together.