Asset Finance Lawyer
Description
OVERVIEW
The Maples Group is a standard bearer in financial and legal services, trusted by many of the world’s largest hedge fund managers, private equity firms and international corporations.
Our distinction flows from our carefully curated team: 2,500+ professionals characterised by tenacity, ethics and exacting excellence. Operating in key financial centres across the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, our international presence offers a unique springboard for career development and cross-cultural immersion. Our side-by-side financial and legal services are similarly ripe for interdisciplinary learning and growth.
The Maples Group looks to add a Dublin based Asset Finance Lawyer to our team and invites eager and qualified candidates to apply. We are committed to diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity as we attract, retain and develop world-class talent.
Who We Seek
Our merit-based culture suits professionals in pursuit of boundless careers and lives. Beyond their acumen, team members are collaborative and conscientious, bringing a healthy sense of drive and purpose to each interaction and to all aspects of their work.
About the Role
This role represents an excellent opportunity for an experienced lawyer to join our asset finance team in Dublin and make a significant contribution to our growing practice.
The team advises private equity investors, operating lessors, financial institutions, export credit agencies and airlines on a wide range of asset finance structures. These include asset backed securitisations, aviation platform establishment, warehouse financings, portfolio asset sales and purchases, operating and finance lease structures as well as export credit agency facilities.
The successful candidate will have exposure to high quality matters and will work as part of, and be supported by, a highly successful and collegiate team.
The key responsibilities for this role include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Advising clients on Irish legal aspects across a broad range of asset finance matters
- Responsible for managing transactions end-to-end efficiently and effectively
- Working with a client base comprising of domestic and international clients, including top-tier lessors, private equity institutions, airlines and financiers
- Review of transaction documentation from an Irish law perspective across a wide range of structures and jurisdictions;
- Preparation and negotiation of Irish security documentation (share charge, account charge, mortgage)
- Engaging in business development activities, being active in the promotion of the firm and seeking opportunities for new work and cross-selling
- Working as part of a team, including supervising junior lawyers’ work and taking an active part in sharing knowledge and experience within the team
EXPERIENCE
What You Bring
The successful candidate will have outstanding technical skills, together with the ability to build relationships with clients and colleagues and work well within a team environment.
The successful individual's qualifications and experience will include:
- Experience gained within a top-tier law firm in Ireland, the U.K., or internationally
- A strong academic background, with excellent written communication and drafting skills
- 3 – 5 years' relevant post qualification experience within asset finance, banking and/or structured finance in a private practice law firm or an in-house firm
This post requires significant attention to detail, professionalism, ability to multi-task, and excellent organisational, prioritisation and communications skills. In addition, the successful candidate will be required to adhere to internal policies and procedures.
BENEFITS & REWARDS
The most enduring professional relationships are reciprocal relationships. The Maples Group prioritises employee health and wellbeing. Depending on your location, we offer a range of benefits, including:
- Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental and optical)
- Competitive vacation packages
- Hybrid working
- Educational assistance and professional development programmes
- Savings or pension plan
- Life insurance
- Travel insurance
- Global mental wellness programme
- Sports clubs and social events
ABOUT MAPLES GROUP
Over five decades, the Maples Group has grown from modest beginnings into one of the world's preeminent professional services firms, offering specialised fiduciary, fund administration, regulatory and compliance, entity formation and management and legal services on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg.
You can learn more about the Maples Group on our corporate website. Experience our culture and our people on our Careers Page or on LinkedIn.
Any candidates invited to interview for a role in Maples and Calder, Dublin, will receive a sensory overview of the office, inclusive of sensory maps and accessibility information.
Please note that it is Maples standard policy to undertake various background screening checks on all applicants to whom a conditional job offer is made. All job offers are subject to the completion of satisfactory background screening checks. Further details on the background screening checks will be advised to each candidate who receives a conditional job offer from Maples.
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