Company: KBRA
Location: London
Posted: May 20th, 2026
Position Title: Structured Finance Lawyer (London)
Entity: Kroll Bond Rating Agency UK Limited
Employment Type: Full‑time
Location: London, United Kingdom
Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) is a global credit rating agency with a mission to set new standards of excellence, integrity and transparency and to become the trusted alternative in credit ratings. The market leader in private credit, KBRA is now inviting applications from motivated, self‑starting structured finance lawyers to join its growing European business and work on securitisation and other structured finance transactions across Europe, the UK and the US. The position will be based in our London office.
You will play an important role in the rating process, working across a wide range of securitisation and other structured finance transactions and assessing and articulating the credit impact of deal structure, documentation and other legal considerations. Key responsibilities will include:
Unique among rating agencies, the members of KBRA’s Ratings Legal team work alongside ratings analysts to identify, evaluate, and articulate key legal and credit features and risks in transaction structures. As integral members of the credit ratings groups they support, they contribute to research reports and methodology development and engage in investor outreach. Ultimately, the lawyers in Ratings Legal serve as an important safeguard for ensuring the quality, accuracy, timeliness and consistency of KBRA’s ratings.