James Bell Email & Phone Number

I support the Travers Smith finance & restructuring team on a range of leveraged / acquisition finance transactions, receivables backed financings, general banking matters and restructuring and insolvency situations. I write and deliver bespoke training and coordinate the response of the practice to legal and market developments. I also maintain a wide.

London, United Kingdom

Whilst at Shearman, I advised on legal and market developments relevant to finance lawyers specialising in acquisition finance, syndicated loans, capital markets and structured finance. I wrote and delivered bespoke training for English lawyers. I also wrote and maintained standard form manuals and precedents. I helped the firm with the development of.

London, United Kingdom

In my first role as a Professional Support Lawyer, I performed a number of support roles. I wrote a regular newsletter and training materials. I drafted pitches, brochures and directory submissions for the asset finance and leasing, aviation, shipping, rail and Islamic finance sectors. I enjoyed the role, but I was wary of becoming an overpaid marketing.

London, United Kingdom

As an associate in the banking department, I advised on general banking matters for banks and corporates. I also focused on restructuring transactions and trade finance. An eight month secondment to the Syndicated Loans Origination Team at HSBC Bank plc was a real eye-opener; seeing legal advice from the client's perspective. I supported the loans.

I worked for two years as a Trainee Solicitor in the London and Paris offices of Linklaters, covering real estate, corporate, banking and asset finance. Trainees were given a broad range of tasks. I was frequently given challenging research and transaction management tasks. However I also sometimes acted as a long distance courier. One day my supervising.

Sheffield, United Kingdom

I used to pull pints in the Ranmoor Inn in Sheffield during the university holidays. Building on this experience, I ran a student bar in Wellington Hall (one of King's College London's halls of residence) in the academic year 1995-96.

Sheffield, United Kingdom

First paid job. I wasn't too keen on doing rugby training three times a week at school, so (having presented a business case to the headmaster) I charged the teachers and dinner ladies to wash their cars instead. I would also cycle around the neighbourhood with a bucket and sponge, knock on the doors of the bigger houses and offer to wash their cars.

Education record

Legal Practice Course, Law

Maîtrise En Droit Français Mention Droits Anglais Et Français, French Law

A combined double degree course with Kings College London. Two years in London, then two years in Paris.

Llb English And French Law, English Law And French Law

Activities and Societies: Bar manager - 1995-1996

Gcses And A Levels