Lawyer / Senior Lawyer - Finance
Date: Apr 17, 2026
Location: Rome, IT
Company: dlapiperuk
We are currently recruiting an ambitious Lawyer or Senior Lawyer to join our market leading Finance team in Italy. We serve a diverse client base encompassing lenders and borrowers/sponsors, including investment funds, on all aspects of domestic or cross-border financing transactions, including real estate finance, acquisition finance and debt restructuring. If you’re a bright and ambitious Italian Qualified Lawyer with experience in banking & finance transactional matters, bring your ambition, initiative and entrepreneurial mindset to a global business that’s redefining the possible.
Key Areas of Responsibility
You will be working as part of our market-leading team and will undertake a broad variety of work that will cover our core finance and restructuring services.
- Advising leading Italian and international banks, funds, asset managers and corporates on complex financing transactions, with a focus on real estate and asset‑backed financings, acquisition financings, cross‑border lending, debt restructuring and bond issuances.
- Assisting with structured real estate financings involving Italian REIFs (FIA), international investors and multi‑jurisdictional security packages, as well as extraordinary finance transactions for performing and distressed companies.
About you
- Italian qualified lawyer with great academic results.
- We do not set up upper or lower limits of PQE for our vacancies; however, we think that candidates having between 2- and 5- years’ experience are likely to have the right level of expertise to undertake the role.
- Excellent communication and drafting skills in Italian and English.
- Previous experience in banking and finance transactions matters.
- Provide a professional, quality service in a timely manner, and respond effectively to requests from internal and external clients.
- Commercially astute and stays current on key legal and business news.
About us
We're a global law firm helping our clients achieve their goals wherever they do business. Our pursuit of innovation has transformed our delivery of legal services. With offices in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, we deliver exceptional outcomes on cross-border projects, critical transactions and high-stakes disputes.
For our people, that means a world of opportunity. You'll shape the future, have the freedom to seize opportunities, and discover your own path. Together, we unlock our potential and redefine what we can achieve.
About us
We're a global law firm helping our clients achieve their goals wherever they do business. Our pursuit of innovation has transformed our delivery of legal services. With offices in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, we deliver exceptional outcomes on cross-border projects, critical transactions and high-stakes disputes.
For our people, that means a world of opportunity. You'll shape the future, have the freedom to seize opportunities, and discover your own path. Together, we unlock our potential and redefine what we can achieve.