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Location: New York, NY | Schedule: Full-time, hybrid | Compensation: $365,000+ annual salary, plus bonus eligibility

Overview

A premier international law firm is seeking an experienced Counsel attorney to join its highly regarded Structured Finance practice in New York. This role offers the opportunity to lead sophisticated financing transactions, including securitizations, warehouse facilities, and repurchase transactions, while working directly with clients and collaborating with a nationally recognized finance team.

What you'll do

• Lead and manage structured finance transactions from initial structuring through execution and closing
• Advise clients on repurchase facilities, warehouse financings, syndicated credit facilities, securitizations, and related secured finance transactions
• Draft and negotiate complex transaction documentation including financing and securitization agreements
• Support securitization and structured finance transactions across a broad range of asset classes
• Assist with warehouse credit arrangements and related collateral and financing matters
• Manage multiple active matters simultaneously and coordinate with attorneys and colleagues across practice groups
• Conduct legal research and provide strategic guidance to support financing structures and market developments
• Structure and execute mortgage-backed and asset-backed financing arrangements
• Coordinate with clients, lenders, underwriters, servicers, and other transaction participants
• Provide strategic legal advice regarding transaction structures, risk allocation, and market developments
• Collaborate with attorneys across finance, capital markets, and related practice areas on complex transactions

Required qualifications

• JD from a top-tier law school with an excellent academic record
• Active Bar Admission in New York, in good standing
• 8+ years of substantive complex financing transaction experience
• Experience advising on repurchase facilities, warehouse facilities, syndicated lines of credit, securitizations, and other secured finance transactions
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage transactions from initial structuring through closing
• Extensive experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex financing and securitization documentation
• Strong understanding of repurchase agreements, credit agreements, pooling and servicing agreements, private placement memoranda, indentures, offering documents, and intercreditor arrangements
• Familiarity with servicing arrangements, collateral issues, and structured finance market practices
• Ability to manage multiple transactions and deadlines simultaneously while maintaining meticulous attention to detail
• Exceptional communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills, with a strong work ethic and commitment to client service

Preferred qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of financing structures supporting mortgage and asset-backed platforms preferred

Compensation and benefits

• Expected annual salary range of $365,000+, as determined by experience and market factors
• Eligibility for the firm's generous bonus structure
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Paid parental leave
• Childcare support
• Wellness programs
• Robust professional development resources
• Hybrid work environment with a culture valuing work-life balance, inclusivity, and community engagement

Why this role

This is a unique opportunity to join a market-leading structured finance team handling some of the industry's most sophisticated and innovative transactions, with significant client responsibility and exposure to cutting-edge financing structures.