Finance, Bankruptcy & Restructuring Counsel

Job Overview
A law firm seeks a highly motivated Counsel candidate to join its Finance, Bankruptcy & Restructuring Practice Group in Irvine, CA. The role involves leading the coordination and management of local counsel opinions within the Financial Services Team.

Duties

• Lead the preparation, review, and management of local counsel opinions.
• Analyze opinion requests and identify jurisdiction-specific issues.
• Serve as the primary contact for referring counsel and negotiate opinion language.
• Partner with deal teams to ensure timely and accurate delivery of opinions.
• Maintain strong knowledge of opinion practice and enforceability concepts.
• Contribute to internal knowledge-sharing and best practices.

Requirements

• 3-6 years of experience in equipment finance, asset-based lending, or commercial finance.
• Experience with commercial lending local counsel opinions; real estate opinion experience preferred.
• Excellent judgment and meticulous legal analysis skills.
• Ability to manage complex workflows and support multiple transactions.
• Strong communication skills across offices and jurisdictions.
• Admitted to practice, or eligible for admission, in the relevant jurisdiction.

Education

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree.

Certifications

• Bar admission in the relevant jurisdiction.

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Benefits

• Reduced billable hour requirement.
• Non-partner track position without business development obligations.

This rapidly growing firm has some serious chops with regards to the energy and natural resources, financial, insurance, manufacturing, real estate, retail, transportation, life sciences, communications, and health care sectors. Given the firm?s growth status, this firm promises multiple opportunities for associates to catch a wave and get in on the ground floor of something big.