Linklaters specialises in advising the world's leading companies, financial institutions and governments on their most challenging transactions and assignments. With offices in major business and financial centres, we deliver best in class service to our clients across the world. The Structured Finance and Derivatives (SFD) team is part of our market-leading Capital Markets practice. The Tokyo SFD team is seeking an outstanding lawyer from a finance or corporate background who has the talent, flexibility and passion to join this cutting-edge practice and to structure and deliver more firsts for our clients. We are looking for candidates who have 0-2 years' PQE, who are self-starters, and who demonstrate an imaginative and commercial approach, combining a high level of legal awareness with a commitment to delivering the highest quality standards to our clients.
Key Responsibilities And Challenges
Technical
- A sophisticated understanding of legal concepts and the ability to apply these to transactions in a pragmatic fashion
- Exceptional drafting skills using the correct precedents
- The ability to understand complex structures and transaction processes and align with commercial objectives and legal constraints
- Managing transaction workflow
- Taking instructions internally or externally
- Researching the appropriate primary and secondary sources to correctly identify and analyse issues
- Meeting deadlines
Client Relationship Management
- Delivering for clients in a consistently calm, professional and pragmatic manner in a way that places the client at the centre
- Relaying client feedback to the responsible Partner
- Building and maintaining co-operative, communicative relationships with the client team
- Contributing effectively in client meetings
Business Development
- Maintaining knowledge of latest commercial and legal intelligence or market situation and its impact on the business
- Participating in recruitment initiatives, client marketing and developing networks with other professionals, participating at conferences or professional organisations
- Identifying opportunities for and being proactive in obtaining further work
Experience
Characteristics & Skills required
- NQ - 2 years' PQE on UK scale
- Common law, E&W or Australia qualified
- Experience in Structured Finance & Derivatives
- Experience in Japan market is ideal although not a must
Languages/Language proficiency
- Essential: Excellent English language and grammar
Skills
- Transaction management
- Concise and objective verbal and written communication
- Listening skills
- Knowledge of and experience in using computer systems such as Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office etc.
Characteristics
- Team player
- Perseverance and resilience
- Performs well under pressure
- Motivated
- Proactive
- A likeable, open and honest approach consistent with our culture
Technical Skills
This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.
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