Debt Finance Associate

Walker Lovell Ltd; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation opportunity

International compensation package

Direct exposure to four partners

Broad cross-border experience across/’

Job summary

Walker Lovell Ltd in Hong Kong is seeking a finance associate with 2-4 years' PQE to advise on sophisticated domestic and cross-border debt financing transactions. You will work across multiple finance products and clients alongside four partners, gaining exposure to banks, credit funds and corporates while increasing your responsibility as you develop.

Relocation opportunities and a strong international compensation package accompany a role that offers breadth across Asia and cross-border

Qualifications

• 2-4 years' PQE within a strong banking, debt finance or broader finance practice.
• Solid experience advising on financing transactions.
• Strong technical foundations with the ability to develop across different debt products.
• Mandarin capability is advantageous, but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Advise on sophisticated domestic and cross-border debt financing transactions.
• Work across multiple finance products, clients and sectors alongside four partners.
• Gain exposure to banks, credit funds, private capital providers and corporate borrowers.
• Take increasing responsibility for transactions as your technical and commercial judgement develops.

Skills

2-4 years PQE

Banking & debt finance

Cross-border transactions

Job description

Join a leading international finance practice and develop your experience across a genuinely varied range of debt products, clients and transactions. Working across four highly experienced partners, you'll gain exposure beyond a single product area while building the technical foundations to take increasing ownership of complex cross-border matters.

• Strong international compensation package
• Relocation opportunity for lawyers currently based overseas
• Direct exposure to four experienced finance partners
• Broad cross-border experience across the Asian market

Why This Business

This globally respected international firm has one of the deepest finance platforms in the market, combining international reach with significant experience across Asia.

The Hong Kong team advises international and regional banks, credit funds, private capital providers and corporates across a broad spectrum of debt finance. Its work spans corporate and syndicated lending, acquisition finance, fund finance, private credit, real estate finance, pre-IPO and securities-backed financing, structured lending and sponsor-driven transactions.

For an associate at this stage of their career, that breadth creates an opportunity to develop into a commercially rounded finance lawyer rather than becoming narrowly specialised too early.

What You'll Be Doing

• Advise on sophisticated domestic and cross-border debt financing transactions
• Work across multiple finance products, clients and sectors alongside four partners
• Gain exposure to banks, credit funds, private capital providers and corporate borrowers
• Take increasing responsibility for transactions as your technical and commercial judgement develops

What You'll Bring

• 2-4 years' PQE within a strong banking, debt finance or broader finance practice
• Solid experience advising on financing transactions
• Strong technical foundations with the ability to develop across different debt products
• Mandarin capability is advantageous, but not essential

Who This Suits

You're a finance lawyer at the point where breadth, quality of work and development matter. You want exposure beyond a single partner or product, the opportunity to work across complex international matters and the scope to take greater ownership as your career develops.

For lawyers considering Hong Kong from London, Australia, Singapore or another international market, this is an opportunity to build broader regional and product experience within a sophisticated international finance practice.