Banking and Finance Lawyer (German speaker preferred) – based in Luxembourg

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This position is based at our Luxembourg headquarters and requires regular office presence. The EIB offers you the opportunity to live and work in a truly international and multi-cultural environment. We also offer relocation support.

​The EIB, the European Unions bank, is seeking to recruit for its Legal Directorate (JU) - EU Operations Department - (OPS-EU) – Northern Europe Division (NE) - Austria and Germany Unit (AT-DE) at its headquarters in Luxembourg a Banking and Finance Lawyer (German speaker preferred).

​This is a full-time position at grade 5 for which the EIB offers a permanent contract.

Purpose

The Northern Europe Division (NE) deals with the legal documentation and legal issues for projects in Northern Europe, i.e. in Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden and the EFTA countries. The Lawyer will assist the Head of Division and Head of Department, together with other legal advisers, in providing legal support to the operational directorates, carrying out work related to all tasks within the remit of the division.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate legal documentation for lending and financing operations for projects in the aforementioned countries, notably bilateral loans with banking counterparts, public entities and major corporates
• Project finance operations, with the assistance from external legal counsels
• Structured finance operations, including securitisations
• Other forms of financing, including risk‑sharing structures, on a funded and unfunded basis
• Manage contacts and negotiations
• Prepare the terms of reference for external counsel and other consultants, liaise and supervise their work, whenever necessary
• Complete the administrative formalities vis‑à‑vis clients which have a legal nature or have legal implications
• Undertake research and conduct legal studies on issues of law arising in connection with EIBs operations and in the context of developing new financial instruments/templates
• Develop and maintain relationships within EIB, its clients and external legal advisers, and represent EIB externally

Qualifications

• University degree in law, minimum an equivalent to a Bachelor and preferably at Master level, and preferably qualified in German or Austrian law.
• Minimum 5 years and preferably not more than 15 years of professional experience relevant for the job, in the field of bank lending and/or project finance and/or capital markets, preferably acquired with a law firm of international repute or the in‑house legal department of a financial institution.
• Knowledge of civil and commercial law of a jurisdiction relevant to the work of the Division would be an asset.
• Significant experience in drafting and negotiating finance documents in English; experience in drafting and negotiating finance documents in German would be an advantage.
• Experience in structured finance and/or project finance/PPP transactions would be an advantage.
• Very good knowledge of standard computer tools.
• Excellent knowledge of English and/or French (***), with a good command of the other. Capacity to draft and negotiate in German would be a distinct advantage.

We strongly invite applicants with a disability, neurodivergent profile or chronic condition to request reasonable accommodations at any stage during the recruitment process. Please contact the EIB Recruitment team Jobs@eib.org who will ensure that your request is handled.

By applying for this position, you acknowledge the importance of maintaining the security and integrity of the Information of the EIB Group. In case of selection for the position you agree to comply with all measures (policies, controls, document classification and management) implemented by the EIB Group to prevent unauthorised disclosure of any information or any damage to the EIB Group reputation.

Deadline for applications: 14th January 2026