Managing Associate/Legal Director

Company: Cripps Pemberton Greenish
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Location: Kent
Job Description:

Overview

In this strategic role you will lead the banking and finance work to grow a unified market practice. You will guide the existing team, leveraging relationships to expand lender-led opportunities and cross-referrals across real estate, corporate, and private wealth groups. You will help shape the practice direction, including expansion into Private Credit and Private Capital, while maintaining a strong institutional lender client base. This is a high-impact opportunity to influence how the firm delivers financing work and drives growth in a collaborative setting.

Responsibilities

  • Lead delivery of banking and finance work within a growth-oriented practice
  • Shape the practice to extend into Private Credit and Private Capital
  • Leverage and expand institutional lender relationships
  • Strengthen cross-referrals with real estate, corporate, and private wealth teams
  • Collaborate with a supportive team to create a unified market practice

Key requirements

  • 5+ years PQE in Banking & Finance
  • Strong connections with existing banking clients and corporate borrowers
  • Proven ability to deliver profitable institutional lender work
  • Extensive relationships across banking markets
  • Ideally established connections with private credit funds and alternative lenders
  • Exposure to ESG/sustainable/green finance
  • relationship-building
  • strategic thinking
  • leadership and influence
  • banking and finance expertise
  • private credit and private capital
  • ESG/sustainable/green finance

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Posted: October 1st, 2026