Associate - Debt Capital Markets, Structured Finance and Derivatives Group

Practice Area: Debt Capital Markets, Structured Finance and Derivatives team

Position: Associate or Senior Associate

PQE: 0+

Position Type: Permanent

Firm: Mason Hayes & Curran LLP is a leading Irish law firm based in Dublin. We also have offices in London, New York and San Francisco. We are a full-service business law firm with extensive knowledge and experience in the following sectors: Financial Services, Energy, Built Environment, Technology and Healthcare & Life Sciences.

Our Debt Capital Markets, Structured Finance & Derivatives team is hiring and is interested in hearing from Associates or Senior Associates with any level of PQE who have an interest in this area of practice.

The DCM-SF team advises international clients on capital markets and structured finance transactions executed in, and through, Ireland, including repacks and other asset securitisations. We also write and advise on derivatives transactions and credit risk transfer instrument, either on a standalone basis or linked to a wider transaction. Our assistance includes the structuring, documentation and execution of these transactions.

Our clients include market participants, such as issuers, sponsors and originators, arrangers and programme coordinators, asset managers, trustees and agents. We also advise a number of high-profile multilateral development banks and international financial institutions on Irish and public international law.

If you are interested in joining an internationally focussed team which sits within a progressive, flexible, and modern law firm, please get in touch.

• PQE, 0+
• Transactional experience in a capital markets or banking and finance department of a commercial law firm.
• Experience in debt capital markets, structured finance/securitisation and/or derivatives is a plus but not essential.
• Attitude is key. You must be pro-active and willing to work collaboratively within a team environment.
• Strong focus on client services, responsiveness and the ability to manage multiple clients.

• Working with clients to establish and document all types of debt capital markets transactions and structured finance transactions backed by a diverse range of asset types.
• Drafting and reviewing offering documents (including prospectuses) for standalone issuances and programme offerings.
• Managing and documenting new issuances, corporate actions and programme enhancements on existing note programmes.
• Listing debt securities on Euronext Dublin, Vienna Stock Exchange and other leading stock exchanges.
• Working with a range multilateral development banks to implement credit risk transfer instruments as part of their financing operations.
• Negotiating master agreements and credit support arrangements for a range of derivative transactions.
• Advising on related regulatory instruments, including the Prospectus Regulation, Securitisation Regulation, EMIR, MAR, SFTR etc.

• Excellent remuneration and benefits package; pension, healthcare & bonus.
• Enviable client base and strong career progression opportunities.
• Flexible/hybrid working arrangements.
• Friendly, open and informal working atmosphere.
• Focus on employee involvement, wellbeing and success.
• Social events, clubs and initiatives (Green Team, Working on Wellness, subsidised fitness classes, MHC RISE, Diversity, Sports & Social and Art Committee).
• MHC knowledge and education programme to facilitate major development as a lawyer.

So if you like challenge, value autonomy, work well within a team, enjoy partnering with senior business stakeholders and love working with top notch clients then apply to join us @MASON, HAYES & CURRAN.