Debt Finance Associate Attorney (1st–3rd Year)

About the Role

Our client is seeking a Debt Finance Associate Attorney (1st–3rd year) to join its nationally recognized Debt Finance practice.

This role is ideal for a junior finance associate with experience representing lenders, borrowers, and/or private equity sponsors in debt financing transactions. Associates will work on sophisticated financing matters across a variety of industries, supporting transactions from structuring and negotiation through closing.

The ideal candidate will have strong transactional fundamentals, excellent drafting skills, and experience working in a fast-paced law firm environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Represent:

  • Lenders

  • Borrowers

  • Private equity sponsors

• Support and execute debt financing transactions, including:

  • Secured lending transactions

  • Acquisition financings

  • Debt securities offerings

• Draft, review, and negotiate:

  • Credit agreements

  • Commitment letters

  • Security documents

  • Ancillary financing documentation

• Assist with transaction management and closing processes

• Prepare and maintain transaction issues lists and closing deliverables

• Conduct legal research and analysis related to financing transactions

• Collaborate with corporate, private equity, and finance teams on complex transactions

Required Qualifications

• 1–3 years of debt finance experience

• Experience representing:

  • Lenders

  • Borrowers

  • Private equity sponsors

• Working knowledge of secured lending transactions

• Experience supporting and closing financing transactions

• Experience drafting financing-related documents and transaction materials

• Excellent analytical, drafting, and communication skills

• Ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously

• Strong attention to detail

• JD from a nationally recognized law school with strong academic credentials

• Experience at a large law firm strongly preferred

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of:

  • Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)

  • Acquisition financing transactions

  • Commitment letters

  • Debt securities offerings

  • High-yield debt offerings

  • Convertible notes

  • General corporate law

• Experience working on sponsor-backed transactions

• Exposure to private equity financing structures

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Strong junior finance associate with sophisticated transactional experience

• Comfortable managing multiple active deals simultaneously

• Detail-oriented with strong drafting and organizational skills

• Team-oriented and collaborative

• Interested in working on complex financing transactions for sophisticated clients

Preferred Background

Best-fit candidates likely come from:

• Am Law 100 finance practices

• Leveraged finance groups

• Banking and finance departments

• Private equity finance teams

Strong target firms may include:

• Latham & Watkins

• Kirkland & Ellis

• Simpson Thacher

• Davis Polk

• Weil Gotshal

• Sidley Austin

• Paul Weiss

• Skadden

• Ropes & Gray

• Goodwin