Mid-Level Debt Finance Associate Attorney

Job Overview: A law firm in Boston, MA, is seeking a Mid-Level Debt Finance Associate Attorney to join its dynamic team. The ideal candidate will handle various aspects of debt finance transactions, from drafting and negotiating documentation to managing deal teams and providing ongoing client support.

Duties:

• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commitment letters, term sheets, primary loan agreements, security documentation, and ancillary deliverables.
• Preparation and review of issues lists and summary grids.
• Conducting legal research based on client needs.
• Managing deal teams and processes from initial discussions through closing and post-closing matters.
• Managing and conducting due diligence.
• Serving as the primary point of contact for clients, opposing counsel, and other transactional legal teams.
• Assisting clients with ongoing deal administration, including joinders, amendments, interpretive questions, and collateral matters.
• Providing direct assistance to senior lawyers on day-to-day legal services for leading international and domestic corporate clients.
• Attending and presenting educational seminars.
• Exercising good judgment in internal and external written and verbal communications.
• Mentoring and training junior team members, attending continuing education classes, and participating in client development initiatives.

Requirements:

• 3 years of debt finance experience.
• Preferred experience in sponsored finance, syndicated lending, acquisition/leveraged finance (either borrower or lender side), and/or direct lending and private credit transactions.
• Strong academic record and intellectual curiosity.
• Commercial and business awareness.
• Outstanding communication skills.
• Strong time management skills, ability to stay calm under pressure when juggling multiple projects.
• Excellent drafting skills.
• Driven by professional growth.
• Strong professional presence.
• Client service focus.
• Team player.
• Strong judgment.
• Proactive, resourceful, take initiative, and a self-starter.
• Fluency in English is required; fluency in Spanish would be a plus.
• Admitted to the Bar and in good standing.

Education and Certifications:

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
• Admission to the Bar in the relevant jurisdiction.

A highly respected New York firm that has grown into an international juggernaut, this AmLaw firm boasts 44 offices spread across 30 countries. The firm is renowned for its strengths in the areas of global M&A, finance, antitrust, arbitration, financial restructuring, cross-border transactions, and insolvency. But despite the firm?s top-drawer status, there?s little stodginess here ? the firm was ranked first in diversity by American Lawyer in 2017 and 2018 and, by Law360, as the top law firm for people of color. While the firm?s attorneys are expected to work hard, it is sure to be top quality, complex work that will help you take your career to the next level.