Banking Associate Attorney, Leveraged Finance

Job overview

The Banking Associate Attorney, Leveraged Finance role is available in Baltimore, MD; Boston, MA; Charlotte, NC; Denver, CO; Houston, TX; Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Silicon Valley, CA; or Washington, DC. The posting does not specify a work arrangement. Salary is $260,000–$365,000 per year. The attorney joins a nationally recognized Corporate & Finance practice at a leading Am Law firm. The associate represents lenders, sponsors, and borrowers in complex financing matters, drafting and negotiating transaction documents and managing deals through closing. The work supports sophisticated domestic and cross-border financing transactions across the finance team’s practice.

What you'll do

• Represent lenders, private equity sponsors, and public and private company borrowers
• structure, draft, review, and negotiate credit agreements, loan documents, security agreements, and related documents
• advise on leveraged finance, acquisition financing, and asset-based lending
• handle syndicated credit facilities, private credit, note purchase agreements, and sovereign debt financings
• advise on UCC and secured lending matters
• manage transactions from structuring through closing
• coordinate with clients, opposing counsel, financial institutions, and internal deal teams.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

banking associate attorney

leveraged finance

washington dc

direct counsel

full-time

$260k-$365k

commercial lending

credit agreements

acquisition financing

asset-based lending

ucc

private credit

cross-border finance

active bar admission

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k)
• paid time off
• eligibility for annual performance and discretionary bonuses
• relocation assistance may be available for qualified candidates.

Why this role

Requires a JD from an ABA-accredited law school, active bar admission in the practice jurisdiction, and at least three years of leveraged finance, commercial lending, or sophisticated banking transaction experience. Annual performance and discretionary bonuses may be available; relocation assistance may be available for qualified candidates.

About the employer

Direct Counsel is hiring for this role. Industry: Offices of Lawyers. Sector: 54.