Mid- to Senior-Level Leverage Finance Associate

Job Overview

A law firm seeks a Mid- to Senior-Level Leverage Finance Associate for their Chicago, IL office. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in finance, particularly with bank and non-bank financial institutions, and a focus on private credit sponsor acquisition financings.

Duties

• Collaborate on syndicated and club transactions.
• Engage in private credit sponsor acquisition financings.
• Participate in structured finance, CLOs, and fund finance projects.
• Focus on cash flow lending and sophisticated finance transactions.

Requirements

• Minimum of four years of substantive finance experience.
• Strong deal experience at a large law firm preferred.
• Admission to the state bar of the preferred office location.

Education

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree required.

Certifications

• State bar admission in the preferred office location.

Skills

• Proficiency in handling complex finance transactions.
• Ability to work with diverse financial institutions.
• Strong analytical and negotiation skills.

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer welcoming applicants from all backgrounds.

One of the nations oldest, largest and hottest Chicago law firms, with offices in several of the major cities in the U.S. as well as the world. It has one of the best litigation practice groups in the country. The firm is a full service firm, meaning that it has respectable intellectual property, employee benefits, energy, corporate, securities, finance and other practice groups. It has grown tremendously through mergers with other firms, and lateral hires. The firm hires from the best regional law schools, as well as the well know national schools. It is not a law school snob at all, but requires superior grades. Client contact is early, and associates are given as much responsibility as they can handle. But client service is paramount and associates are expected to produce top quality work. Just because you are well compensated, you are not necessarily required to work on weekends, but most lawyers bill well over 2000 hours per year. The work is demanding, but you can feel assured that you are in one of the post prestigious litigation law firms in the country.