Mid-Senior Structured Products Associate

The role
This role will focus on synthetic securitisation and Significant Risk Transfer (SRT) transactions, advising leading global financial institutions on regulatory capital management, balance sheet optimisation and structured credit solutions. The work will include funded and unfunded synthetic securitisations, credit risk transfer structures, portfolio risk transfer transactions and related structured credit products. You will work on innovative, market-leading transactions across multiple jurisdictions and asset classes.
Who you will work with
We advise on a broad range of structured finance transactions, including structured products, derivatives, CLOs and securitisations across asset classes and jurisdictions. Our work covers public and private issuances, repackagings, synthetic and cash structures, warehouses and risk transfer transactions. We act for originators, arrangers, investors, and collateral managers on complex structures, supporting clients to navigate regulatory requirements and execute transactions in evolving securitisation markets.
What you will be responsible for
The majority of our work is cross-border and international, advising banks, insurers, investors and alternative capital providers on complex risk transfer transactions. You can expect to take a lead role on SRT and synthetic securitisation matters, including structuring, transaction execution, regulatory analysis, investor negotiations and ongoing programme development. You will work closely with colleagues across Structured Finance, Regulatory, Tax and Derivatives practices to deliver integrated solutions to clients.
Awards and Accolades
The group has been consistently ranked highly in Chambers UK for "Financial Services: UK-wide" & Legal 500 "Financial Services" categories. Some of our recent awards and rankings include:
Band 1: Capital Markets: Structured Finance, Securitisation & Derivatives
Chambers Global 2021
Band 1: Derivatives
Legal 500 UK 2021
Band 1: Structured Products and Securitisation
Legal 500 UK 2021
Band 1: Structured Finance and Securitisation
IFLR1000 2020
Band 1: Derivatives
IFLR1000 2020
Your experience
We are interested in Mid – Senior Level lawyers with experience in synthetic securitisation, SRT transactions, portfolio risk transfer, securitisation and structured finance. Experience advising financial institutions on regulatory capital optimisation initiatives, capital relief trades, credit linked note programmes or funded and unfunded risk transfer transactions would be particularly valuable.
Candidates may come from leading securitisation, structured finance, derivatives or banking practices and should demonstrate strong technical drafting skills, commercial judgment and an interest in the evolving regulatory capital and risk transfer market. We are open to candidates based in other leading financial centres with relevant experience.

Employment type
Full-time

Work arrangement
Hybrid