Associate, Derivatives & Structured Finance — London

Join a market-leading Structured Finance and Derivatives practice at a global law firm, working at the intersection of law, structuring, and market innovation. You will advise a distinguished client base, including investment banks, private capital investors, insurers, multilateral institutions, and sovereign clients, on sophisticated, often first-of-their-kind transactions in fast-moving markets.

The work spans derivatives across credit, equity, fund-linked, commodities, and digital assets; securitisation and asset repackaging; collateralised financing and structured treasury operations; risk transfer; and other capital-driven products, alongside high-value advisory work. This breadth offers real variety, with opportunities to move across products and formats and help clients turn complex ideas into executable transactions.

From day one, you will take hands-on responsibility for complex transactions, drafting, negotiating, and closing deals from term sheet through post-closing. You will work on novel structures, help shape market-first documentation, and collaborate directly with clients and colleagues across the firm and around the world. Advisory work involves analysing challenging issues, drawing on the firm's expertise, and developing clear, commercially useful advice.

• Qualified solicitor in England & Wales.
• Typically 1–4 years' PQE in a Derivatives, Structured Finance, or Debt Capital Markets practice.
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills.
• Experience with derivatives, securities financing, and/or securitisation documentation is a distinct advantage.
• Sound understanding of financial products and markets, with commercial instincts and the ability to cut through complexity.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence engaging directly with clients.
• Genuine intellectual curiosity and an appetite for continuous learning.
• Candidates from adjacent practice areas ready to pivot into derivatives, structured finance, or debt capital markets are also welcome.