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Location: Charlotte, NC / New York, NY / Philadelphia, PA | Schedule: Full-time, Hybrid | Compensation: $310,000+, commensurate with experience and class year

Overview

A large, top-ranked global law firm with a highly regarded Global Finance practice is seeking a Senior Associate or Counsel to join its Fund Finance / Subscription Lines team. This is an opportunity to work within a nationally recognized practice that advises financial institutions, alternative lenders, and asset managers on sophisticated fund-related financings, engaging across the full lifecycle of fund finance transactions from fund formation leverage considerations through complex downstream structuring and financing. This employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

What you'll do

• Represent financial institutions, alternative lenders, and asset managers in fund finance and subscription line facilities
• Advise on asset-backed financing structures for funds and other private investment vehicles
• Lead and manage key aspects of transactions, including due diligence coordination, drafting, negotiation, and closing
• Provide strategic input on debt and leverage issues at the fund formation stage and throughout the lifecycle of fund operations
• Collaborate with colleagues across finance, fund formation, and regulatory teams on complex, multi-faceted transactions

Required qualifications

• JD from a top-tier law school with an excellent academic record
• Active Bar Admission in relevant jurisdiction, in good standing
• 4+ years of substantive experience in fund finance and subscription line transactions
• Experience representing institutional lenders, business development companies, funds, and other investment vehicles in asset-backed financings, particularly within the private debt space
• Demonstrated experience serving as a key member of deal teams, with responsibility for managing core aspects of transactions from due diligence through closing
• Strong understanding of fund structures, collateral packages, and leverage considerations, including input at the fund formation stage
• Ability to manage multiple transactions concurrently while maintaining a high level of precision and responsiveness
• Excellent analytical, writing, and communication skills; sound business judgment; and attention to detail

Preferred qualifications

• Prior experience in a large law firm setting is preferred

Compensation and benefits

• Competitive salary: $310,000+, commensurate with experience and class year
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and pet insurance
• Emotional health resource programs
• Social connectedness programs
• 401(k) and retirement plans
• Generous PTO
• Parental leave
• Family concierge
• Commuter benefits
• Relocation allowance
• Professional development resources and additional firm-sponsored programs

Application requirements

• Cover letter
• Resume
• Law school transcript
• Deal sheet

Why this role

This role offers the chance to join a market-leading Fund Finance practice known for its depth of experience, national reach, and consistent recognition by top legal directories, working on high-profile, complex financings in a collaborative and intellectually rigorous environment.