Job Description

OUR IMPACT 

The Goldman Sachs Legal division spans offices across 37 cities worldwide, from which we provide counsel and advice to support the global activities of the firm and our clients. Our focus is on providing the highest quality legal advice while managing regulatory and reputational risk. Whether you are an experienced lawyer or have other relevant experience combined with an interest in financial law and strong critical thinking skills, our team might be right for you. 

As a division we are focussed on our people and their development and are committed to creating an environment that is diverse and inclusive. We offer numerous training and career development opportunities including a regular legal training programme, mentoring scheme and a people development committee tasked with providing tangible tools to help manage and develop careers. The division also has several active and varied committees including the Diversity, Pro Bono, and Social Committees and encourages participation in firmwide affinity networks that include the Women’s, Black and LGBTQ+ firmwide affinity networks.

YOUR IMPACT

An experienced corporate finance and capital markets lawyer is sought to join Goldman Sachs’ EMEA Investment Banking Legal team, within the EMEA Legal Division and based in Frankfurt or Paris. Investment Banking Legal provides high quality, value-added legal advice and assistance on all aspects of a wide range of transactions undertaken by EMEA Investment Banking, including the Financing Group (ECM, DCM and lending).

This is a highly pro-active role in guiding the various business and non-revenue areas on legal and execution matters as well as in developing and tracking policy and interpreting, and providing training on, legal and regulatory developments. Substantial interaction with the various business teams and non-revenue teams within the Legal Division, as well as significant transactional involvement, will be features of this position.

• Involvement in all aspects of a wide range of high profile investment banking transactions
• Significant liaison with deal participants, including regulators, in relation to the preparation of offering circulars, shareholder circulars and other documents
• Involvement in a variety of EMEA M&A, including negotiation of engagement letters
• Significant transactional involvement with various banking teams in deal origination and execution, involving dealing with internal banking clients, outside counsel and other advisers such as accountants
• Liaison and co-ordination with other relevant groups throughout the firm, including other teams in the Legal Division, compliance, regulatory controllers, credit risk, management controls and tax
• Responsibility for relationships with external counsel in the investment banking area

Qualifications and Skills

•  2-4 years qualification or equivalent
• Language abilities an advantage
• Experience gained in private practice or in-house advising leading bank(s) involved in the corporate finance market in Europe
• Team player with the ability to be pro-active in a dynamic and challenging business environment, whilst adhering to firm policies and practices

   

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

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We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers. 

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