Asset Finance Associate Attorney

Job Overview

A law firm seeks an Asset Finance Associate Attorney for its New York office. The position requires admission to the New York Bar and offers an opportunity to work within the Global Financial Markets Group.

Duties

• Advise lenders, lessors, investors, underwriters, or sponsors on cross-border asset finance transactions.
• Handle aviation and transportation finance, including aircraft and high-value equipment financings.
• Manage a variety of transaction types, such as operating and finance leases, secured lending, and asset-backed finance transactions.
• Engage in drafting, negotiation, and project management.
• Collaborate effectively in team-based, cross-border matters.

Requirements

• Admitted to (or eligible to waive into) the New York Bar.
• Experience at a peer Am Law or international law firm preferred.

Education

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited U.S. law school, or a foreign law degree with a U.S. LL.M. from an accredited law school.

Certifications

• Admission to the New York Bar.

Skills

• Strong drafting, negotiation, and project-management skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and strong client-service orientation.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package.

With more than 3,200 lawyers, this is one of the biggest law practices in the world. Tracing its roots back to the early 19th century, this is a fully integrated global law firm with a comprehensive U.S. practice. Its attorneys lend their expertise in banking and finance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, intellectual property, public policy, real estate, and e-commerce to nearly one-half of the Fortune 500 companies in industries such as banking, pharmaceuticals, and telecommunications. The firm offers these clients a combination of locally qualified lawyers along with practitioners deeply experienced in international matters in virtually all of the key financial centers in the world. In the U.S., it has top-ranked transactional capabilities complemented by one of the strongest litigation practices in the country.