Legal Counsel, Banking / Financing

Mistral
Paris
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 7+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Negotiation","Communication","Analytical skills","Adaptability","Ethical awareness"]

Serve as Banking/Financing Legal Counsel in close partnership with corporate counsel, Finance, and deal teams in Paris. You will structure, draft, negotiate, and close non-dilutive financing documentation for corporate loans, asset-backed financings, and project finance supporting compute and data center investments. Act as the primary legal contact for banking counterparties using LMA-style documentation, coordinate multi-jurisdiction teams, and build financing legal templates and precedents.

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Mistral
Mistral
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Legal Counsel, Banking / Financing

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Job Summary

Serve as Banking/Financing Legal Counsel in close partnership with corporate counsel, Finance, and deal teams in Paris. You will structure, draft, negotiate, and close non-dilutive financing documentation for corporate loans, asset-backed financings, and project finance supporting compute and data center investments. Act as the primary legal contact for banking counterparties using LMA-style documentation, coordinate multi-jurisdiction teams, and build financing legal templates and precedents.
Location: Paris
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Structure, draft, negotiate, and close non-dilutive financing documentation for corporate loans, asset-backed financings, and project finance deals supporting compute and infrastructure investments.
  • •Serve as the primary legal point of contact for banking and financing counterparties, working with LMA-standard documentation and bespoke structures.
  • •Advise on financing structures for data center and compute infrastructure projects and align financing solutions with Mistral’s capital strategy and operational needs.
  • •Coordinate cross-border financing matters, including managing multi-jurisdictional transaction teams with external law firms and supporting deal-specific financing structures for M&A and business teams.
  • •Build and maintain internal templates, precedents, and guidelines for financing documentation, and support ancillary legal topics such as corporate compliance, insurance, and Sapin II-related matters.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceParental LeaveRetirementRelocationMeal AllowanceTravel Allowance

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor degree or above in law (LLB, LLM, Juris Doctor preferred) from an accredited law school in France or another EU country.
  • •Minimum 7 years of relevant legal experience, including at least 4 years in an international law firm.
  • •Proven track record structuring and negotiating non-dilutive financing deals (corporate loans, bridge facilities, asset-backed and project finance), with familiarity with LMA-standard documentation.
  • •Strong experience in project finance or infrastructure financing, especially long-term capex and compute/data center infrastructure deals.
  • •Demonstrated ability to navigate cross-border structuring and multi-jurisdictional financing, coordinating with local external counsel; excellent English and French communication.
Experience:7+ yearsFinanceBankingInfrastructureProject financeAI
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:NegotiationCommunicationAnalytical skillsAdaptabilityEthical awareness
Languages:EnglishFrench
Tech Stack:LMA standard documentationSapin IIMachine learningNatural language processing

Company Brief

Mistral
Develops state-of-the-art large language models and AI systems, offering models and developer tools for natural language understanding, generation, and enterprise AI integrations. Focuses on open research and production-ready model deployments.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Early Stage Startup
Funding: Seed
Headquarters: Paris, France
Founded: 2023
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