Senior Associate, Finance (Debt Capital Markets)

The role

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is seeking a Senior Associate, Finance (Debt Capital Markets) with 4+ years of experience to join their London office. This role is within the Finance and Securities practice areas and will involve a range of transactional and advisory DCM work.

What you'll do

• Lead on client matters, including negotiation and the preparation of proposals, estimates and pitches
• Delegate work to juniors, supervising the team to support optimal utilisation
• Keep partner informed and assist partner to monitor and control progress against agreed objectives, scope, timelines and budgets
• Regularly engage with client and keep informed of progress
• Ensure all compliance and risk management processes are followed
• Propose fees and manage client expectations as to cost, quality and time
• Seek opportunities for new work with existing and new clients
• Extend effective relationships across the global network
• Contribute to the development of team members
• Uphold the firm’s values
• Contribute to the firm’s initiatives
• Take steps to cultivate an excellent reputation and profile in the market and internally
• Attend market/industry events and draft or help prepare articles, precedents and know-how materials
• Lead the development and delivery of training and presentations
• Comply with risk requirements, firm policies and all relevant professional responsibilities and legislation
• Contribute to billing, engagement and client acceptance processes

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