“Rather than claim a greater volume of deals on mainstream products, we prefer to focus on a broader mix of work across more varied product areas. We have a broad client list as we work with corporates and banks. We don’t only do pure securitisation; we also do project bonds where we finance infrastructure products through bonds as opposed to the more traditional bank finance.

“We also have a market-leading practice acting for ’monoline guarantors’ (AAA rated entities that provide financial guarantees in a wide variety of structured finance transactions) which gives us exposure to a huge array of deals across the full spectrum of asset classes.

“There is little doubt about the breadth of work on offer – and maybe you’d expect that from a firm of this size and scale. One of the more surprising aspects of Linklaters is the friendliness and openness of the working environment. If you can go home early, you’re encouraged to. Because at other times, you will be working late. The hierarchy doesn’t feel heavy either (although it’s easy for me to say that!).

“I like to think that at Linklaters, you get the best of both worlds. Within the Structured Finance Group, there are 7 partners and 33 assistants. It’s a little firm within a firm. You don’t get lost when you’re working on a deal. There are weekly team meetings where we talk about interesting deals and market developments. And every week partners and managing associates get together to talk about how we can help in the marketing and development of the practice and allocate work effectively.”