Leveraged Finance
Managing Associate / Legal Director 
London


The Firm

At Addleshaw Goddard we not only provide technical excellence and experience but, crucially, demonstrate real insight into our clients and what really matters to them. A natural choice for FTSE100 clients and their equivalents in other markets and for the best talent, our people fulfil their potential in an environment where they are developed and valued. We put ourselves in our clients’ shoes, as part of a team of effective business people as well as efficient lawyers.

As a firm, we aim to provide a positive experience to everyone who works here and our focus on financial, lifestyle and wellbeing benefits ensures that this experience goes beyond the nine-to-five.

Our Approach: Best Place to Work

We are committed to having a diverse team and actively encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds and communities. We have a number of inclusion initiatives and employee networks that provide space to discuss the differences that make us who we are and the ways in which we can celebrate this at AG. We promote:

  • Culture
  • Diversity
  • Women
  • Soft skills / awards (not just technical)
  • Flexible working
  • Career progression and opportunities
  • Benefits
  • Mental Health
  • Mindful Business Charter
  • Bonus incentives
  • What can you expect?

  • An attractive, competitive salary and benefits package with excellent future prospects.
  • A flexible and friendly working environment and a supportive team culture where we all look out for each other at all levels.
  • Award winning state of the art technology and innovation including document automation and AI document review systems.
  • Exposure to large and high profile local region, UK and international transactions.
  • Extensive business development support and training giving you the chance to develop client relationships from early in your career.
  • Access to our large network of professional support lawyers and firm wide and team education and training sessions and workshops.
  • Regular engagement with senior lawyers and partners who genuinely care about your development and training.
  • Secondment opportunities within our International offices and with clients.
  • We aim to provide a positive experience to everyone who works here. Therefore, we offer the following benefits:

  • Life Assurance & Income Protection
  • Competitive employer matched pension contribution rate
  • Annual Health and wellbeing subsidy
  • One day per year to volunteer (as part of our CSR initiative)
  • Buy/Sell holidays (up to 5 days each year)
  • Mental health and wellbeing initiatives such as The Mindful Business Charter, Mental Health Champions and 1:1 session with an in-house professional
  • Market leading talent referral bonus incentives
  • AG Excellence awards for the recognition of exceptional effort
  • Opt in private medical and private dental insurance
  • Opt in annual health screening
  • Voluntary critical illness cover
  • Annual discretionary bonus plan
  • The Group and Role

    Addleshaw Goddard has significant experience across a range of financing transactions, and are a dominant force throughout the mid-market for both lender and private equity sponsor clients.

    The AG team has been systematically growing in both revenue and reputation over the past ten years, and are committed to the continued growth and development of both our Leveraged Finance practice and our City offering.

    Our team advises the firm’s clients on senior debt facilities, second lien, mezzanine, unitranche facilities, first out/last out and super senior facilities.

    As part of our on-going growth strategy, we are looking for senior lawyer with a primary focus on leveraged finance representing banks, financial institutions, alternative / direct lenders, private equity sponsors, credit funds and investor companies.

    This is a high performing, cohesive and busy team with excellent prospects for career development, and secondments, if you want them.

    The team enjoy a rich variety of work that is not dependent on our colleagues in our excellent Private Equity Team. Whilst we work very collaboratively in a highly supportive environment, we are also autonomous, nimble, and hands on.

    Good quality work, high quality people and a strong team ethos and commitment to continuous development underpin our culture.

    Required Skills and Experience

  • Qualified lawyer with knowledge and experience of leveraged finance and private equity backed transactions.
  • You will also have knowledge of documenting and negotiating a range of leveraged finance debt facilities, preferably for both lenders and sponsors. 
  • You want to have an identity in a market-leading firm with credibility and gravitas.
  • You want to build relationships with senior management and your wider colleagues, and have a real impact.
  • We look forward to hearing from you.