Beschreibung

The Business:  

Greenberg Traurig LLP is a global powerhouse with over 2,650 lawyers in 47 locations worldwide. Established in London in 2009, GT’s London office has expanded through strategic growth to become a full-service, multidisciplinary practice with more than 140 high calibre lawyers. We provide tailored, partner-led strategic advice and efficient, cost-effective legal services to UK and international clients.  

Our London team advises on a broad spectrum of domestic and cross-border legal issues, including in the areas of Arbitration, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Civil Fraud & Business Disputes, Corporate/M&A, Data Protection & Privacy, Employment, Competition Law and Regulatory, Funds, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Private Equity, Real Estate, Regulatory, Restructuring & Insolvency, Tax, and White Collar Crime & Investigations.  

Reflective of London’s multifaceted business community, our client base is varied across many sectors, including real estate / real assets, energy, infrastructure, transport, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, retail, financial, and digital & communications.  

Our commitment to building long-term relationships with clients as well as establishing new ones has led to the office being consistently recognised by leading legal directories, including Chambers & Partners and Legal 500.  

In addition, creating a diverse and inclusive work culture that offers our employees the opportunity and support they need to succeed is a core value for us at GT. We want to ensure potential employees are supported through the recruitment process and therefore we are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that are required at any stage of the process or upon joining GT.  

With strong support from senior management, we are in the process of expanding our global finance capabilities, with London and New York as the main engines of this growth.  

The Role:  

Our London Finance & Restructuring Practice Group (the “Group”) includes Banking & Finance, Real Estate Finance and Restructuring & Insolvency.  

This role requires an experienced lawyer who will: 

• help to develop the Knowledge Strategy for the Group and implement projects to meet the Groups’ knowledge needs;
• create, develop and manage the Group’s collection of forms, precedents and research materials;
• organise, design and help deliver Group training;
• provide legal and practical expertise to support and grow the Group’s practice;
• monitor developments in the legal and business environment in order to keep both the Group and its clients up to date; and
• provide other support as needed.
  
  

Responsibilities: 

Knowledge Strategy & Innovation: 

• To work with Shareholders and other Professional Support Lawyers who support the group globally, to assess the knowledge needs of the group.
• Define and implement a plan to meet those needs that is aligned with the business goals of the group, as well as mechanisms for regular review of the plans.
• Collaborate with the innovation function of the Firm, as led by the Global Chief Innovation Officer, to help develop and implement both internal and client-facing technologies for Finance & Restructuring-focused practice areas, products and industry facing groups.
• Assist with explorations of cutting-edge approaches and technology related to improving practice efficiencies

Organising and Sharing Standard Forms, Document Collection and Process Maps: 

• Work with group members to create new and improve existing processes to capture practice-related knowledge content and encourage the sharing of information and knowledge generally.
• Maintain electronic collection of practice-related knowledge resources which include English law-governed standard forms and accompanying notes, precedent documents, best practices and how-to memos, legal research documents and other material useful to the group.
• Maintain knowledge related aspects of the group’s intranet site.
• Work with the legal project management team to create online process maps for key Finance & Restructuring processes, populate process maps with links to useful knowledge content and resources, and maintain process maps to support the budget/pricing process for typical Finance & Restructuring matters.
• Lead on the group’s precedents committee, in conjunction with other members of the group, to ensure precedent documents are up to date and consider opportunities to create new precedents to assist the group.

Lawyer Training and Technical Expertise: 

• Work with the group and the Learning & Development team to identify practice-related training needs and assist with meeting those needs and advise internally on technical issues.
• Lead (with support) development and delivery of legal training for associates and individual practitioners to assist them with locating practice-related internal and external knowledge.
• Organise regular (likely monthly) interactive know-how sessions to keep the group up to date with legal and market changes.

Thought Leadership: 

• Write or help to coordinate the writing of articles for publication and generally enhance Greenburg Traurig’s position within the Finance & Restructuring sector.
• Monitor and keep the group informed about relevant developments and trends in the relevant law (including consultations and policy papers regarding prospective changes), caselaw, regulations and/or market practice.
• Proactively identify for discussion legal/policy/business developments of potential interest to the group.
• Work with the information centre to maximise the value and use of significant practice related current awareness and alerts from internal and external resources.
• Consider opportunities for the London Finance & Restructuring Group to interact with other GT offices on thought leadership pieces.

Matter Management and Collaboration: 

•  Work with the group and with the marketing department to develop processes to capture matter descriptions and categorisations in our matter system and conduct post-matter review of lessons learned.

Client-Facing Initiatives: 

• Work with the group and the marketing department to identify opportunities to develop business from new and existing clients and sectors through bespoke and targeted alerts, articles and briefing notes, and similar resources.
• Identify and assist with running client seminars, training initiatives and similar activities through direct liaison with clients.

People and Relationship Information: 

• Work with the group to establish processes to capture and publish information about individuals (both internal and external) with specific knowledge and experience relevant to the groups business in the Firm’s dedicated CRM system.

Other: 

• Participate in regular meetings of the PSL function and knowledge department and liaise with other PSLs to facilitate the sharing of best practice and knowledge.
• Attend external training and conferences to keep up to date with relevant documentation in the law, business environment and professional support.
•  Provide other knowledge support to the group as may be assigned by the head of the group.
• Participate in regular Finance & Restructuring team meetings and meetings with the BD team.

This job summary is not designed to be all inclusive and other duties may be assigned to the role. 

Experience, Skills and personal attributes: 

• Experience of practicing as a banking & finance lawyer
• Significant experience of drafting (lender-side) banking precedent documents
• High professional standards with a passion for delivering a quality product
• Excellent drafting and research skills
• Well-developed organisation and communication skill
• Understanding of different learning processes and methods of training
• Ability to understand complex legal principles and apply them accordingly
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Effective interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with people at all levels.
• Demonstrate ability to confidently interact with clients and actively seek new business development opportunities
• A commercial and pragmatic outlook
• Ability to demonstrate a flexible and hands-on attitude, responding effectively to rapidly changing circumstances.
•  Excellent team player and strong interpersonal skills.
• Excellent IT skills (Word, Excel, and Outlook).
• Demonstrate a positive attitude and be a role model for the team
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to work well under pressure
• Demonstrate the ability to manage simultaneous workstreams to tight deadlines
• Must be able to work autonomously
• Excellent prioritisation and time management skills
• Flexibility and adaptability in a fast-paced work environment

Qualifications: 

Admitted to practice as a solicitor or barrister in England and Wales. 

Greenberg  Traurig  is  committed  to  diversity  and  inclusion  in  the  workplace.  Individuals  seeking employment  at  Greenberg  Traurig  are  considered  without  regards  to  race,  color,  religion,  sex, sexual  orientation,  gender  identification,  national  origin,  age,  marital  status,  ancestry,  disability, veteran status, or genetic information, among other protected bases.Exemplifying  our  commitment  to  promoting  inclusion  and  equity  across  our  platform,  the  firm participates in the Mansfield Rule Certification Program (Mansfield). Mansfield, which is facilitated by  The  Diversity  Lab,  focuses  on  equal  opportunity,  fairness,  and  inclusivity.  The  Mansfield requirements  are  anchored  in  the  consideration  of  expanded  talent  pools  considered  for  select positions and open roles within the law firm and the implementation of and access to transparent processes. Utilizing the Mansfield framework, the firm’s progress and outcomes are measured and documented  through  Mansfield  Certification  Plus  Metrics.  In  2023,  GT  achieved  Mansfield  6.0 Certification Plus. We are excited about our ongoing participation in Mansfield given the program’s alignment  with  the  firm’s  commitment  to  opportunities  for  advancement  that  are  inclusive  for everyone. Providing your data during the application process helps us with achieving our goals and with  meeting  reporting/record-keeping  obligations  under  federal  and  state  law  and  other  legal requirements.  Providing  your  data  is  entirely  voluntary  and  will  not  be  considered  in  the  hiring process  or  thereafter.  Any  information  that  you  do  provide  will  be  treated  confidentially. 

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