Legal Counsel - Export Finance and Infrastructure Finance Legal

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We are currently seeking an individual to join the Export Finance and Infrastructure Finance Legal team in the role of Legal Counsel. The Legal Counsel will provide high‑quality, timely and cost‑effective legal advice, origination and structuring support and transaction execution to the HSBC Infrastructure Finance (“HIF”) business in EMEA and beyond.

As an HSBC employee in the UK you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package, including private healthcare for all UK‑based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay, support when you return to work and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.

In This Role, You Will

• Assist the structuring, review and negotiation of finance documentation for cross‑border export credit, infrastructure finance and project finance transactions (from pitch phase to completion and thereafter) alongside origination teams;
• Provide legal advice to the HIF Portfolio Management Team on legacy transactions in distressed and non‑distressed scenarios, demonstrating a good commercial understanding of loan transactions and maintaining a detailed knowledge of current market terms;
• Demonstrate a good understanding of how export credit agencies and multilateral agencies operate, the various products they offer and CIRR funding structures;
• Review internal escalation and resolution of legal, reputational and other internal issues;
• Manage relationships with the various internal and external stakeholders (including export credit agencies), HIF senior management, Issuer Services and other colleagues in Legal (London and globally), Portfolio Management, ESG, Compliance, Credit and Tax.

To Be Successful, You Should Meet the Following Requirements

• A UK qualified lawyer with demonstrable export, infrastructure and/or project finance experience gained within a top‑tier financial institution and/or private practice;
• Knowledge and experience of banking, corporate and securities law and legal concepts, and a working knowledge of the laws in the major jurisdictions in which HSBC operates;
• The ability to handle a diverse range of issues and pick up ad‑hoc projects as needed;
• Ability to manage and prioritise different competing workloads in a busy transactional environment;
• Strong communication skills (both written and verbal) and strong inter‑personal skills.

The base location for this role is London with a hybrid working pattern.

Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC we’re dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces. Our recruitment processes are accessible to everyone – no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation or age. We take pride in being part of the Disability Confident Scheme, which helps ensure you can be interviewed fairly if you have a disability, long‑term health condition or are neurodiverse.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Legal

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