Senior Counsel

Please note this position is based in London and this will be the contractual location of the successful candidate; other locations cannot be considered.

Senior Counsel

We are currently looking for a hardworking lawyer to join the Aviva Investors Private Markets legal team as a senior counsel to support the delivery of Aviva Investors growth strategy.

The role will focus on Infrastructure investment, and you will have the opportunity to work across a range of debt and leveraged equity transactions. We are looking for someone with experience in cross-border infrastructure and project finance. You will be familiar both with the finance and corporate aspects of an infrastructure investment. Most importantly, you will possess a strong interest and proficiency in quickly understanding and comprehending various debt finance and leveraged equity transactions. You will relish the variety of the role working as part of an expert, professional team while building rewarding relationships with key internal clients and external advisers.

1. Senior lawyer with extensive relevant post-qualifying experience with a leading firm and/or a financial institution.
2. Experience in UK and European infrastructure finance and equity transactions.
3. Proven ability to troubleshoot and problem solve in a creative and innovative manner.
4. Ability to manage external counsel on large/complex transactions to provide effective management of external spend and support delivery of deal execution.

1. Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
2. Eligibility for annual performance bonus.
3. Family-friendly parental and carer's leave.
4. Generous holiday entitlement plus bank holidays with the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days.
5. Up to 40% discount for Aviva products.
6. Brilliant flexible benefits including electric cars.
7. Aviva Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme.
8. 21 volunteering hours per year.

We're inclusive and welcome everyone - we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don't, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part-time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours, and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working - spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

To find out more about working at Aviva, take a look here.

We help our 19.5 million customers to save for the future and manage the risks of everyday life. To give these customers the best possible products and service, we know we must make Aviva the most attractive choice for talented, entrepreneurial people with diverse backgrounds and an evolving range of expertise and insight.

So, we're passionate about helping our 23,000 people to do the best work of their lives, to enable them to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers.