Contract Lawyer - Trade Finance in London - CER FINANCIAL LTD

Contract Lawyer - Trade Finance

London

Hybrid (3/2 split)

Contract

£800+ per day (via Umbrella)

cer Financial are working alongside an international bank, who are based in London. They are seeking a Legal Counsel to work with them on a contract.

Responsibilities:

• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of trade finance, banking and lending documentation.
• Advise on the structuring, due diligence and execution of trade finance and corporate lending transactions.
• Ensure documentation complies with legal, regulatory and internal policy requirements.
• Identify, assess and mitigate legal, regulatory and reputational risks.
• Support Front Office and stakeholders across EMEA on complex cross-border transactions.
• Monitor regulatory and market developments affecting trade finance.
• Contribute to legal process improvements, governance initiatives and AI adoption.
• Manage multiple transactions while delivering timely, commercial legal advice.

The candidate will need:

• Qualified lawyer with 4+ years' PQE and strong experience in trade finance and banking, gained in-house and/or at a top-tier law firm.
• Proven experience advising on complex cross-border trade finance transactions.
• Strong knowledge of trade finance documentation, products and market standards (BAFT, LMA, ICC Rules, SWIFT).
• Experience drafting and negotiating transaction banking documentation.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Commercially minded with strong legal judgement and risk management skills.
• AI proficient, with experience using tools such as Copilot or CoCounsel.