Trainee Solicitor, Structured Finance and General Banking/Advisory & Regulatory

MUFG

Jan 28, 2024

Applications are closed

Internship
Full-time
Off-cycle Internship
Legal
Banking & Finance
London

Requirements

Functional / Technical Competencies:
Expected university graduate around September 2024.
Studied law for at least 5 years or more at graduation.
Experience obtained in an internship either in private practice with a major law firm or in-house with another significant financial institution for at least 5 months.
Familiarity with general banking and derivatives products would be an advantage.
Demonstrate commercial awareness of the latest market issues and regulatory changes.
Ability to build effective and positive client relationships quickly and fully embrace the importance of client service.
Ability to explain complex legal concepts to a non-technical audience.
Ability to speak/read another language is desirable although not essential
PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written & verbal
Effective operating in a team and matrix-oriented environment, and ability to work with colleagues at all levels of seniority
Proactive and enthusiastic, with an inclination to drive change
Results driven, with a strong sense of accountability
Team player
Pragmatic, curious and commercially minded
Efficient working style with a good sense of urgency and commercial accumen

Responsibilities

In this role, the successful candidate will be providing services which cover MUFG’s banking arm and securities business under a dual-hat arrangement. Under this arrangement, the employee will act and make decisions on behalf of both the bank and the securities business, subject to the same remit and level of authority, and irrespective of the entity which employs them.
Advise on, participate in and implement Firm and International Business transactions, proceedings, actions, projects and initiatives. This includes activity / projects to improve the delivery of legal services to the business and MUFG’s clients (which may include process improvement, onboarding of technology etc).
Provide legal advice, review draft and negotiate documentation and provide all related transaction management and project management for:
A broad range of banking transactions including project finance, aviation finance, fund finance, asset finance, securitisation and leverage finance.
Structured products and derivatives transactions.
Review, draft and negotiate transaction documents, term-sheets, client presentations and provide all related transaction management.
Derivatives documentation including ISDA, CSA and other finance linked hedging documentation.
Advise and assist business units in the structuring and the setting-up of new & complex products and new business initiatives.
Support Legal Structuring with legal research and market research.
Advising on and doing impact assessments on law and regulation applicable to the Firm and International Business.
Advising the Firm on cross-border transactions.
Assisting with the drafting and negotiation of intragroup agreements and vendor contracts.
Directly interact with the Firm’s clients, both in negotiating agreements and in assisting the business unit in explaining products to clients.
Provide legal advice and support with respect to strategic, legal and documentation matters and initiatives in relation to structuring transactions.
Advise on the legal, regulatory and reputational issues arising in transactions and in the non-transactional aspects of the operation and business activities of the Firm (both regionally and internationally) and work closely with the wider EMEA and International legal teams to serve business seamlessly as One MUFG.
Provide training on legal and regulatory issues to employees of the Firm and the International Business.
Participate in industry forums and working groups.
Participate in working groups and committees of the Firm and the International Business.

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Mission & Purpose

MUFG (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group) is one of the world's leading financial groups. Headquartered in Tokyo and with over 360 years of history, MUFG has a global network with over 2,100 locations in more than 50 markets including the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia and Oceania. The Group has over 160,000 employees and offers services including commercial banking, trust banking, securities, credit cards, consumer finance, asset management, and leasing. Through close partnerships among our group companies, the Group aims to be the world's most trusted financial group, flexibly responding to all of the financial needs of its customers, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world. MUFG's shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York stock exchanges.