Senior Attorney in Private Equity Venture Debt

Job overview

A law firm seeks a Senior Attorney to join their Private Equity Venture Debt practice in New York. The successful candidate will work within the Debt Finance group, focusing on venture debt and growth capital transactions.

Duties

• Negotiate and draft loan and related documents.
• Advise on transaction structures and support deal execution.
• Collaborate with M&A, corporate, and finance attorneys.
• Prepare forms and leverage AI-driven models for document markups.

Requirements

• Outstanding academic credentials.
• Comparable law firm experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Bar admission or eligibility to obtain admission in New York.

Education

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.

Certifications

• Bar admission in New York or eligibility to obtain promptly.

Skills

• Strong negotiation and drafting abilities.
• Proficiency in advising on complex transaction structures.
• Ability to work collaboratively across various legal practices.
• Experience with AI-driven document preparation tools.

One of the nation's leading law firms, it has a team of 650 attorneys that serves clients in the area of corporate, financial services, intellectual property, litigation, private equity, products liability, mass torts, real estate, REITs, and real estate capital markets. A hard-driving, entrepreneurial, and dynamic group, it seeks to hire individuals who possess the intellect, personality, imagination, and motivation to accept responsibility for the legal affairs of the firm's clients, and treat them as their own. The cornerstones of this firm are world-class training and professional development, its commitment to diversity, a robust pro bono initiative, and contacts. An Equal Opportunity Employer, its hiring policy has been, and will continue to be, nondiscriminatory.