Chicago Structured Finance Associate: Securitization & ABS

Watts & Associates Recruitment; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 260,000 - 435,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligibility

Health benefits

Wellbeing resources

Pro bono opportunities

Job summary

Watts & Associates Recruitment, on behalf of a highly regarded Am Law 20 global full-service law firm, seeks a Structured Finance Associate to join its Chicago, IL office. The role focuses on securitisations, asset-backed financings and complex capital-markets transactions for financial institutions, issuers, sponsors and investors.

You will work closely with partners and senior lawyers, take ownership of substantive matters and gain exposure to high-value work, cross-practice collaboration and

Qualifications

• Approximately 3–7 years of structured finance, securitisation or asset-backed finance experience.
• Experience drafting and negotiating complex finance documents.
• Strong understanding of transaction structures and risk allocation.
• Admission to the Illinois Bar or eligibility to obtain admission promptly.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate transaction and financing documents.
• Support securitisations and asset-backed lending transactions.
• Review asset pools, diligence materials and transaction structures.
• Advise on warehouse facilities and term take-out transactions.
• Coordinate closing conditions and transaction deliverables.
• Work with issuers, underwriters, lenders, investors and servicers.
• Coordinate tax, regulatory, bankruptcy and securities-law input.
• Manage transaction timelines and multidisciplinary workstreams.
• Contribute to structuring analysis and practical risk solutions.

Skills

Structured finance

Drafting and negotiating

Analytical skills

Client-facing skills

Multi-transaction management

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Illinois Bar admission or eligibility

Job description

Watts & Associates Recruitment, on behalf of a highly regarded Am Law 20 global full-service law firm, seeks a Structured Finance Associate to join its Chicago, IL office. The role focuses on securitisations, asset-backed financings and complex capital-markets transactions for financial institutions, issuers, sponsors and investors.

You will work closely with partners and senior lawyers, take ownership of substantive matters and gain exposure to high-value work, cross-practice collaboration and