Leveraged Finance / Debt Finance Lawyer - Interim

Altern8 Legal; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Altern8 Legal is seeking experienced leveraged and debt finance lawyers for a senior interim engagement with a leading US law firm in London. The assignment is initially 6 months+ and full‑time, with hybrid London work and some office attendance.

Candidates should have strong leveraged finance and acquisition finance backgrounds, including complex secured financings, and be comfortable working directly with Partners and clients on transaction execution.

Qualifications

• 5–8 PQE in leveraged or acquisition finance
• Experience with sponsor or lender-side leveraged finance and related debt financing transactions
• Background from leading UK/US/international law firms preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide transactional support on sophisticated leveraged and debt financing matters
• Work directly with Partners and clients while executing transactions hands-on
• Contribute to cross-border financing and restructurings as needed

Skills

Leveraged finance

Acquisition finance

Cross-border financing

Transactional execution

Job description

Help ambitious businesses build, scale, and navigate change.

Altern8 Legal is looking to speak with experienced leveraged and debt finance lawyers regarding a senior interim engagement with a leading US law firm in London.

The firm is looking to add experienced transactional capacity to its finance practice for an initial 6 months or more, with the opportunity to work on sophisticated domestic and cross-border financing matters.

The opportunity

We are particularly interested in lawyers with strong experience across leveraged finance, acquisition finance, and related debt financing transactions.

Relevant backgrounds could include sponsor or lender-side leveraged finance, private credit/direct lending, refinancings, restructurings or other complex secured financing work.

You will ideally have trained and/or practised within a leading UK, US or international law firm and be comfortable working directly with Partners and clients while remaining hands‑on with transaction execution.

The target level is approximately 5–8 PQE, although we are happy to consider closely aligned lawyers either side of this range where the experience is particularly relevant.

The engagement

Duration: Initially 6 months+, with potential to extend

Commitment: full‑time with scope for flexibility

Location: London hybrid, with some office attendance expected

Rate: Highly competitive

About Altern8 Legal

Altern8 Legal provides businesses and law firms with flexible access to experienced lawyers for interim, fractional and project‑based requirements.

Our consultants combine strong technical expertise with the judgement, adaptability and ownership required to integrate quickly into high‑performing teams.

If you have a strong leveraged or acquisition finance background and would be interested in a high‑quality interim assignment within a leading US law firm, we'd be very happy to have an initial confidential conversation.