Job Description
Job Description:
We are seeking a highly qualified Mid-Level Associate to join our Debt Finance practice, with a focus on private credit and leveraged finance transactions. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience representing private equity sponsors, direct lenders, and/or banking institutions in a variety of debt financing matters. These include leveraged buyouts (LBOs), acquisition financings, recapitalizations, and general corporate lending.
The role will involve extensive responsibility for managing transactions from inception to closing. Candidates should have demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating commitment letters, credit agreements, intercreditor agreements, and collateral documentation across secured and unsecured debt structures. A strong understanding of market trends in private debt and sponsor-backed financing is essential.
Key Responsibilities:
- Represent private equity sponsors, direct lenders, and/or financial institutions in connection with syndicated and direct lending transactions.
- Draft, negotiate, and analyze a range of financing documentation including term sheets, commitment papers, credit agreements, and security instruments.
- Coordinate and manage deal process and timelines, working closely with clients, opposing counsel, and internal teams.
- Conduct legal due diligence related to borrower-side representations.
- Support clients in structuring complex financing transactions, including cross-border deals.
Job Requirements:
- 3–5 years of experience in a top-tier law firm’s finance or banking practice.
- Substantive experience in private credit, leveraged finance, and sponsor-backed transactions.
- Outstanding academic credentials and strong analytical, drafting, and negotiating skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to manage client relationships.
- Member in good standing of the relevant state bar, or eligible for prompt admission.
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $171,950.00 - $196,488.00 per year
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Work Location: In person