Job Description

Basis

Full time

Date posted

18/09/2025

Job reference

HJ0386

Background

Our banking and finance team advises banks, financial institutions and borrowers on all areas of banking and finance including acquisition and leveraged finance, syndicated finance, property investment and development finance as well as renewable energy finance.

The team advises regionally and nationally across a wide range of sectors including sport, hospitality & leisure, renewables, healthcare, real estate and public sector. They are highly regarded and have an excellent reputation in the sector.

The role

We are currently looking for a Solicitor, NQ to 2 years PQE in Banking and Finance to join the team. The role will involve:

Acting for clearing banks as well as other institutional lenders, challenger banks, alternative financiers, high profile corporate borrowers and clients from the public and tertiary sector including, registered social landlords, the Welsh Government, local government and higher education. Providing advice and representation on all types of banking and finance matters, including but not limited to structured finance, acquisition finance, and real estate finance Working closely with colleagues from our corporate and commercial, commercial property and construction teams Drafting simple loan agreements, management of CPs to drawdown, reviewing and approving CP documentation, preparing and issuing standard form security documents Liaising closely with clients to manage transactions from credit sanction to drawdown Assisting colleagues with post-completion requirements Supporting team and wider firm with business development initiatives and events


You will be given the opportunity to develop existing client relationships. You will be supported throughout your career, developing your experience and skills.

Skills & Qualifications

England and Wales qualified lawyer NQ to 2 years post qualified experience acquired at a leading regional, national firm Experience in other areas of transactional law may be considered, but experience in banking and finance is preferred. Ability to demonstrate sector knowledge and commercial awareness.

Life at Hugh James

We never shy away from a challenge

We are a leading, full-service UK law firm. Since our beginning, we have been led by the things that matter. We care about fighting for the right outcomes. Solving the seemingly unsolvable. Protecting businesses, individuals and livelihoods. Supporting our people, our communities. Safeguarding our planet. Looking for a way forward? At Hugh James, challenges - of all sizes - are readily accepted.

The Hugh James difference

Our law firm has always been guided by the idea that self-belief is just as important as skillset. Our pursuit of righting wrongs and protecting what's important keeps us driving forwards. It's in our roots! We won't stop until we find the answers; the outcomes that are needed.

We are focused on the work we do, the business we run, and our culture. Our entrepreneurial spirit has taken us from humble beginnings to a strong presence across the UK with offices in Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton and Plymouth - servicing clients from businesses, individuals and banks to public sector organisations, property companies, education establishments and utilities providers. Our collegiate culture, our forward-looking ethos, our values serve to make us bigger, better, bolder than ever before.

A positive force in the community

Our work with charities on a local and national level plays a huge part in our day-to-day lives. We work with a large range of charities, some of which we support through fundraising, donations, volunteering and others we partner with where our areas of work cross paths. Staff, clients everyone comes together through a shared passion to do good in the community and support those in need.

Some of our benefits on offer include:

Minimum of 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Two Corporate Social Responsibility days

Birthday day off

Death in service equivalent to twice annual salary

Auto enrolment pension scheme

Hybrid working

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts for local businesses

Professional fees paid (subject to requirement for your role)

Employee recruitment incentive scheme

Hugh James is an equal opportunities and disability confident committed employer.

Thank you for taking the time to consider this opportunity. If you have questions, please contact Phoebe Orbell.

We reserve the right to close our vacancies earlier than the given deadline if we receive sufficient applications for the role.