Associate Attorney Finance - 4 to 6 Years

Plug Legal; New York (NY); On-site; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

Plug Legal in New York, NY is seeking a Banking & Finance Associate to join a mid-sized firm with a nationally recognized banking practice. This lender-side role handles syndicated and bilateral deals, secured and unsecured financing, and a substantial share of letter of credit work from structuring through closing.

You will draft and negotiate core financing documents, advise on UCC provisions, and coordinate multiple deals in a fast-paced environment, with opportunity to work directly with

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school.
• Admitted to the New York Bar.
• 4–6 years of law firm banking & finance experience.
• Strong lending background and familiarity with letters of credit.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage multiple transactions simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Represent and advise lenders and borrowers across a broad range of financing transactions
• Structure, negotiate, document, and close domestic and international deals, both syndicated and bilateral, secured and unsecured
• Draft and negotiate credit agreements, reimbursement agreements, security agreements, intercreditor agreements, participation agreements, receivables purchase agreements, and related ancillary documents
• Analyze issues under the UCC (including Articles 9, 5, 8, and 12) and the Bankruptcy Code
• Run multiple transactions in parallel in a fast-moving deal environment

Skills

Drafting

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Multitasking

UCC/Bankruptcy knowledge

Education

JD from an accredited law school

Tools

AI tools in legal practice

Job description

Banking & Finance Associate | New York, NY

A mid-sized New York law firm with a long-standing, nationally recognized banking practice is adding a mid-level associate to its growing finance group. The practice sits firmly on the lender side, representing banks and other financial institutions across domestic and cross-border lending, letter of credit work, and specialty finance.

The Role

This is a transactional seat with real breadth. You’ll work on syndicated and bilateral deals, secured and unsecured, for institutional lenders, with a meaningful share of letter of credit and reimbursement work that most finance associates rarely get close to. Deals run from first structuring conversations through to closing, and at a firm this size you’ll be drafting and negotiating the core documents yourself rather than managing a checklist for someone else.

Key Responsibilities

• Represent and advise lenders and borrowers across a broad range of financing transactions
• Structure, negotiate, document, and close domestic and international deals, both syndicated and bilateral, secured and unsecured
• Draft and negotiate credit agreements, reimbursement agreements, security agreements, intercreditor agreements, participation agreements, receivables purchase agreements, and related ancillary documents
• Analyze issues under the UCC (including Articles 9, 5, 8, and 12) and the Bankruptcy Code
• Run multiple transactions in parallel in a fast-moving deal environment

Your Future at the Firm

The group is growing and has been adding senior talent, which means room for associates who can take on more. Letters of credit, trade finance, and fund finance are specialist corners of the market, and building depth in them early makes you far harder to replace than a generalist leveraged finance associate. In a mid-sized group you’ll be working directly with the partners who lead these relationships, not three layers removed from them.

Who You Are

You’re a finance associate who already knows your way around a credit agreement and wants to go deeper on the lender side. You’re comfortable owning documents, keeping several deals moving at once, and working through the UCC and bankruptcy questions that sit underneath them. You’re open to using AI tools where they actually make the work better.

Required Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school
• Admitted to the New York Bar
• 4 to 6 years of law firm experience in banking and finance
• Strong lending background and familiarity with letters of credit
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills
• Ability to manage multiple transactions at once

Preferred Experience

• Exposure to trade finance and/or fund finance
• Experience using AI tools in legal practice

Compensation

Base salary of $170,000 to $200,000, depending on experience and skill set, plus a discretionary year-end bonus. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, a flexible spending plan, a 401(k), and generous paid time off and holidays.