Leveraged Finance Senior Associate

Ashurst Perkins Coie Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Health & wellbeing benefits

Parental leave 26 weeks

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Ashurst Perkins Coie is seeking a Senior Associate for the Global Loans team to lead leveraged finance transactions. The role requires 5+ years of loan markets experience and excellent client engagement and drafting skills.

You will mentor junior lawyers, collaborate with partners, and apply a commercial approach to complex deals in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of loan markets experience gained within a top-tier firm, respected mid-tier firm or in-house.
• Experience in engaging directly with clients to progress complex transactions, including working to tight deadlines where necessary, with appropriate partner support.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and superior analytical and drafting skills.
• A commercial approach and an ability to articulate and negotiate effectively.
• The ability to be team-focused and provide leadership and mentoring to junior lawyers in the team whilst also work independently.

Responsibilities

• Lead or play a key role on leveraged finance transactions within the Global Loans team.
• Engage directly with clients, manage deal processes, and coordinate with partners and junior lawyers.
• Demonstrate strong drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills to drive successful outcomes.

Skills

Loan markets experience

Client engagement

Communication skills

Analytical drafting

Leadership mentoring

Job description

At Ashurst Perkins Coie, we're helping shape the future economy. With a global team of more than 3,500 legal professionals across 52 offices, we partner with leading organisations to solve complex challenges across a diverse range of industries, with a distinct strength in technology, energy & infrastructure, and financial services. Our people work on market-leading matters that drive innovation, growth, and transformation around the world. For Ashurst Perkins Coie, innovation is our tradition.

What makes Ashurst Perkins Coie a great place to work?

• Flexible work options - part-time, working from home and additional leave
• Health and wellbeing benefits, gym membership, and discounted corporate health plans
• Family & caring - 26 weeks paid parental leave
• Career advancement - client secondment opportunities, global opportunities, and award-winning Learning & Development programs

At Ashurst Perkins Coie, we're helping shape the future economy. With a global team of more than 3,500 legal professionals across 52 offices, we partner with leading organisations to solve complex challenges across a diverse range of industries, with a distinct strength in technology, energy & infrastructure, and financial services. Our people work on market-leading matters that drive innovation, growth, and transformation around the world. For Ashurst Perkins Coie, innovation is our tradition.

What makes Ashurst Perkins Coie a great place to work?

• Flexible work options - part-time, working from home and additional leave
• Health and wellbeing benefits, gym membership, and discounted corporate health plans
• Family & caring - 26 weeks paid parental leave
• Career advancement - client secondment opportunities, global opportunities, and award-winning Learning & Development programs

The Opportunity

Our widely acknowledged, first class Global Loans team is a core practice area of the firm, originating significant deal mandates in its own right and managing many of the firms most significant client relationships.

We specialise in "high end" larger cap and complex corporate finance transactions and are a Band 1 team ranked by Chambers. We regularly advise on the full range of debt financing structures in sponsor event driven financings, including A$ unitranche financing, Aust TLB,US TLB sourced financings of Australian targets, conventional Australian leveraged loan, Holdco mezz and ARR financings to SaaS / tech businesses.

As a result of a growing pipeline of work our Global Loans team is looking to hire a Senior Associate to work on leveraged finance transactions.

A full job description including a breakdown of responsibilities can be found attached to the role on our careers page: ashurstperkinscoie.com/en/careers

We are interested in hearing from people who have:

• 5+ years' loan markets experience gained within a top-tier firm, respected mid-tier firm or in-house, with experience in leveraged finance.
• Experience in engaging directly with clients to progress complex transactions, including working to tight deadlines where necessary, with appropriate partner support.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and superior analytical and drafting skills.
• A commercial approach and an ability to articulate and negotiate effectively.
• The ability to be team-focused and provide leadership and mentoring to junior lawyers in the team whilst also work independently.

We value diverse perspectives at Ashurst Perkins Coie, so even if you don't feel you meet all of the requirements, we still encourage you to apply.