Capital Markets Lawyer
Job Description
<p>We are currently seeking <strong>Capital Markets Lawyers</strong> to work with Axiom clients across financial institutions, investment banks and other organisations.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Provide practical, commercially focused legal advice on a range of capital markets matters, including debt, equity and equity-linked transactions, securities offerings, financings and listed-company matters.</li> <li>Draft, review and negotiate capital-markets documentation, including offering documents, prospectuses, underwriting agreements, purchase agreements, engagement letters, disclosure materials and related transaction documents.</li> <li>Support transactions throughout their lifecycle, including structuring, due diligence, disclosure, documentation, execution, closing and post-transaction requirements.</li> <li>Work closely with legal teams, bankers, issuers, finance, compliance, business stakeholders and external counsel to manage risk and deliver transactions efficiently.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Minimum Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Qualified lawyer eligible to practise in the UK, or an equivalent overseas qualification with relevant UK capital-markets experience, and right to work in the UK.</li> <li>Experience advising on one or more capital markets areas, including debt capital markets, equity capital markets, equity-linked products, securities offerings, listed-company matters or corporate finance.</li> <li>Experience gained in private practice, in-house, on secondment or within an investment bank, financial institution, broker-dealer, issuer or other relevant financial-services environment.</li> <li>Strong commercial awareness, drafting, negotiation, stakeholder-management and communication skills, with the ability to provide clear, pragmatic and business-focused advice in a fast-paced transactional environment.</li> </ul> <p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>Compensation, Benefits & Location:</strong></p> <p>This role offers a highly competitive compensation and benefits package in the alternative legal services marketplace, that includes health benefits, pension and more. Axiomites also get access to professional development resources and learning and development programs. Axiom provides the opportunity to work remotely, onsite or hybrid, depending on client requirements.</p> <p><em>Axiom is the global leader in high-calibre, on-demand legal talent. Covering North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC, we enable legal departments to drive efficiency and growth and meet the demands of today’s business landscape with best in breed alterative legal services.</em></p> <p><em>Axiom is a leader in diversity, inclusion, and social engagement. </em><a href="https://www.axiomlaw.com/about-us/diversity"><em>Diversity</em></a> <em>is core to our values and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. </em><em>We are proud to be named a best place to work for LGBTQ+ Equality, earning top marks in the 2021 Corporate Equality Index for the second consecutive year. Axiom’s legal department is Mansfield certified and is committed to considering at least 50% diverse candidates for leadership roles and outside counsel representation.</em></p> <p><a href="https://www.axiomlaw.com/careers/lawyers">Learn more about working at Axiom</a>.</p> <p><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"><strong>Equal Opportunity Employer:</strong> Axiom ensures equal employment opportunity in recruitment and employment, without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, nationality, nat