Mid-Level Associate Attorney

A law firm in New York City is seeking a Mid-Level Associate Attorney with a minimum of 2 years of experience. The candidate will play a crucial role in advising and representing private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, corporations, banks, and direct lenders in complex U.S. and international corporate and financial transactions. The role involves formulating legal strategy, drafting, negotiating, and reviewing various loan documents, and providing comprehensive support in financing proceedings.

Job Details:

• Aid partners and senior associates in formulating legal strategies for sophisticated areas of law.
• Advise and represent private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, corporations, banks, and direct lenders.
• Handle U.S. and international corporate and financial transactions, including acquisition financings, leveraged buyouts, secured and unsecured debt facilities, private placements, and Chapter 11 exit financings.
• Draft, negotiate, and review principal and ancillary loan documents.
• Assess the Uniform Commercial Code and coordinate perfection steps for secured financings.
• Provide deal management and coordination for domestic and cross-border financing transactions.
• Formulate legal strategy and transaction structure based on research and analysis.
• Provide technical credit agreement analysis and ongoing guidance to clients on loan agreement covenants.

Requirements:

• JD, LLM, or foreign equivalent.
• Admission to practice law in the State of New York.

Experience:

Minimum of 2 years of experience.

Skills:

• Experience in corporate and financial transactions.
• Strong drafting, negotiating, and reviewing skills.
• Ability to formulate legal strategy and transaction structure.
• Excellent research and analysis skills.

This law firm has offices in Frankfurt, Seoul, New York, Moscow, Rome, Brussels, Abu Dhabi, Beijing, London, Cologne, Sao Paulo, Washington, Buenos Aires and Milan. The firm was established in late 1940s and its practice areas are information technology, metals and mining, sovereign government and international institutions, banking and financial, airlines, aviation and aerospace, energy, manufacturing and industrial services, pharmaceutical and biotechnology, pulp and paper, construction and infrastructure and metals and mining.