Associate, Debt Finance

White & Case LLP; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 310,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life and disability coverage

401(k) retirement savings plan

Vacation time and parental leave

Job summary

White & Case LLP in Chicago seeks strong mid-level and senior associates with substantial experience managing and negotiating debt finance transactions to join our Americas Banking practice. You will work with finance partners across offices on multi-jurisdictional transactions and gain diverse experience in a global law firm.

You will mentor junior talent and contribute to client service, with a competitive market salary package and opportunities to work as part of a truly global organization.

Qualifications

• At least four years of debt finance experience.
• Sponsored finance, syndicated lending, acquisition/leveraged finance experience preferred.
• Strong academic record and intellectual curiosity.
• Project management experience.
• Commercial and business acumen.
• Outstanding communication skills.
• Strong time management under pressure.
• Excellent drafting skills.
• Driven by professional growth.
• Client service focus.
• Team player.
• Strong judgment.
• Proactive and self-starter.
• Fluency in English required.
• Admitted to the bar and in good standing.

Responsibilities

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commitment letters and term sheets and primary loan and security documentation.
• Preparation and review of issues lists and summary grids.
• Conducting legal research as needed.
• Managing deal teams and processes from start to finish.
• Managing and conducting due diligence.
• Main client contact and coordinating with opposing counsel.
• Assisting with deal administration including joinders and amendments.
• Providing direct assistance to senior lawyers and participating in client development.

Job description

Position Summary

We are looking for strong mid-level and senior associates with substantive experience managing and negotiating debt finance transactions to join our Americas Banking practice. You should have strong academic credentials and a genuine interest in domestic and cross-border financing transactions., You should also be ambitious and enthusiastic about work, ready for the challenges of working in a global law firm, service-minded with strong interpersonal skills and able to work in a team environment. You should also enjoy developing junior talent; mentoring and training are very important to the debt finance team.

As an associate, you will have the opportunity to work with all the finance partners and with teams based in other offices and thereby gain diverse experience in multi-jurisdictional transactions across a wide range of industries.

We offer high-quality, internationally-oriented work on the most challenging bank finance and capital markets transactions, a competitive market salary package and an opportunity to work as part of a truly global organization.

Duties and Accountabilities

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commitment letters and term sheets as well as primary loan and security documentation and ancillary deliverables

• Preparation and review of issues lists and summary grids

• Conducting legal research, depending on client needs

• Managing deal teams and processes from initial discussions through closing and post-closing matters

• Managing and conducting due diligence

• Primary point of contact for clients, opposing counsel and other transactional legal teams

• Assisting clients with ongoing deal administration including joinders, amendments, interpretive questions, collateral matters, etc.

• Providing direct assistance to senior lawyers on matters arising in the course of day-to-day provision of legal services to clients

• Attending and presenting educational seminars

• Exercising good judgment in internal and external written and verbal communications

• Mentoring and training of junior team-members and attendance at, and participation in, continuing education classes and client development initiative

Qualifications

• At least four years of debt finance experience

• Preferred experience includes sponsored finance, syndicated lending, acquisition/leveraged finance (either borrower or lender side) and/or direct lending and private credit transactions

• Strong academic record and intellectual curiosity, creative thinker

• Project management experience

• Commercial and business acumen

• Outstanding communication skills

• Strong time management skills, ability to stay calm under pressure when juggling multiple projects and teams

• Excellent drafting skills

• Driven by professional growth

• Client service focus

• Team player

• Strong judgment

• Proactive, resourceful, takes initiative and a self-starter

• Fluency in English required

• Admitted to the bar and in good standing

Locations, Hours, and Compensation

Offices: New York, Boston, Miami, Chicago or Los Angeles

Salary Range: $310,000 - $420,000

This role reports to

Partner

Equal Opportunities

White & Case is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and is committed to creating a fair workplace. It is our Firm's policy to recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law.

Benefits at White & Case

White & Case LLP offers a comprehensive suite of benefit programs to all eligible employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability coverage, 401(k) retirement savings, vacation time, and leave programs (including parental leave). Exempt roles are also performance bonus eligible.

The Firm may modify and amend any job description at any time in its sole discretion. Nothing herein creates a contract of employment or otherwise modifies the at-will nature of employment.

The above is only a general description of the essential duties associated with this position and does not represent an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all duties.