SACE is the Italian Export Credit Agency specialized in supporting the growth and development of Italian businesses abroad through a wide range of solutions to improve exports and competitiveness worldwide.

In addition to providing support abroad, SACE also supports companies in Italy with the aim of helping them to strengthen sustainability, liquidity, resilience and overall competitiveness.

Through the synergy of integrated skills and insurance and financial services, SACE represents a unique reality on the international scene and offer a unique operating model in the Italian panorama, devoted to the economic development of the country.

SACE is a flexible workplace, with work@home and flexible work options, that promotes a vision of work based on meritocracy, equal opportunities, and diversity as sources of human and professional wealth.

The job position is in the SACE legal affairs department. As junior legal, you will be involved in high-profile and multi-jurisdictional work and you will be responsible for delivery of high-quality legal advice across a wide range business areas. Under supervision and with the support of more senior legal counsels, you will be actively involved in challenging corporate finance and project finance transactions as well legal practice in relation to financial guarantees, bonds and insurance policies.

The junior legal will be responsible for the following duties:

• undertake legal research and analysis on a range of multi-disciplinary legal matters including interpretation and application of various legal instruments in the finance area;
• legal assistance in relation to drafting, reviewing and negotiating finance documents (including loan agreements, intercreditor agreements, security, bonds etc), in connection to both national and international transactions;
• legal assistance in relation to drafting, reviewing and negotiating documents related to products offered by SACE and the companies within the SACE Group, including insurance policies, financial guarantees, factoring agreements;
• review legal documents, identify and analyze the related issues and present solutions and recommendations for internal review;
• assist in preparation of legal opinions or advice and internal papers, studies, memoranda, reports and other legal documents.

Education:

Law degree

Experience:

A minimum of 1 or 2 years of banking / finance experience gained at international law firms

Language:

Fluency in English language (both written and spoken)

Knowledge & Skills:

• knowledge of, and ability to apply, legal principles, concepts, procedures and terminology for review, examination and processing of a range of legal documents, including finance documents and contractual agreements relating to factoring and other financial instruments;
• knowledge of various legal research sources, techniques and ability to interpret and apply legislative instruments and draft legal papers;
• ability to work autonomously and organize work in an efficient manner;
• strong multi-tasking and time management skills;
• excellent communication and interpersonal skills.