Location
Canary Wharf

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
This role focuses on synthetic securitisation and Significant Risk Transfer (SRT) transactions, advising leading global financial institutions on regulatory capital management, balance sheet optimisation, and structured credit solutions. The work includes funded and unfunded synthetic securitisations, credit risk transfer structures, portfolio risk transfer transactions, and related structured credit products. You will work on innovative, market-leading transactions across multiple jurisdictions and asset classes. The majority of work is cross-border and international, advising banks, insurers, investors, and alternative capital providers on complex risk transfer transactions. You will take a lead role on SRT and synthetic securitisation matters, including structuring, transaction execution, regulatory analysis, investor negotiations, and ongoing programme development. Collaboration with colleagues across Structured Finance, Regulatory, Tax, and Derivatives practices is essential to deliver integrated solutions to clients.

Company Overview
Clifford Chance is one of the largest international law firms globally, with over 30 offices worldwide. The firm combines global standards with in-depth local expertise, offering clients a truly international perspective. The firm values an inclusive, friendly, and team-based approach, providing a rewarding and stimulating career full of opportunities to learn, thrive, and grow. Clifford Chance serves clients across commercial and industrial sectors, financial investors, governments, regulators, trade bodies, and not-for-profit organisations, delivering world-class service through entrepreneurial spirit and conscientious work ethics.

Awards and Accolades
The group is consistently ranked highly in Chambers UK and Legal 500 for Financial Services. Recent recognitions include:
- Band 1: Capital Markets: Structured Finance, Securitisation & Derivatives Chambers Global 2021
- Band 1: Derivatives Legal 500 UK 2021
- Band 1: Structured Products and Securitisation Legal 500 UK 2021
- Band 1: Structured Finance and Securitisation IFLR1000 2020
- Band 1: Derivatives IFLR1000 2020

Working Environment
This role follows a 'balanced' hybrid working approach, supporting flexible work arrangements in line with business needs and the firm's hybrid working policy. Clifford Chance offers a broad range of benefits supporting financial wellbeing, lifestyle, family, and professional development.

Experience
Mid to senior level lawyers with experience in synthetic securitisation, SRT transactions, portfolio risk transfer, securitisation, and structured finance. Experience advising financial institutions on regulatory capital optimisation, capital relief trades, credit linked note programmes, or funded and unfunded risk transfer transactions is highly valuable. Candidates may come from leading securitisation, structured finance, derivatives, or banking practices and should demonstrate strong technical drafting skills, commercial judgment, and an interest in the evolving regulatory capital and risk transfer market. Candidates based in other leading financial centres with relevant experience are also welcome.

About you
Commercially minded with strong technical expertise and the ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams. You should be motivated by complex, cross-border transactions and have an entrepreneurial spirit aligned with delivering innovative client solutions. A proactive approach to learning and adapting to evolving regulatory environments is essential.

Qualifications
Qualified lawyer with relevant experience in structured finance, securitisation, and derivatives. Demonstrable expertise in drafting, negotiating, and executing complex transactions is required. Strong understanding of regulatory capital and risk transfer frameworks is essential.