Corporate Associate & Counsel | Corporate Partner Attorney - Finance | M&A | Structured Finance[...]

Platinum Legal Search Group, LLC; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading compensation

Origination bonuses

National and international deal exposure

Job summary

A premier legal platform is hiring transactional attorneys at various levels in New York. Ideal candidates will have 3-8+ years of experience in corporate or finance law, strong drafting skills, and the ability to manage complex transactions. The role offers market-leading compensation, origination bonuses, and opportunities for growth. Join a collaborative team working on high-profile cases and global deals in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 3–8+ years of experience in corporate, finance, funds, or M&A practice; 8+ years for Partner Level.
• Comfortable interfacing directly with clients, investors, or counterparties.
• Strong drafting, analytical, and deal-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate complex transactional documents.
• Manage M&A and finance transactions from diligence through closing.
• Advise clients on entity structuring, risk, and regulatory matters.
• Work closely with cross-functional legal teams and external stakeholders.
• For senior attorneys: lead negotiations, manage client relationships, and contribute to business development.

Skills

Strong drafting

Analytical skills

Deal management

Client interfacing

Education

JD from an accredited law school

Job description

Overview

A premier legal platform is actively hiring transactional attorneys at the associate, counsel, and partner levels to support a growing roster of high-profile clients. These roles offer elite deal flow, cross-border exposure, and collaborative teams in a fast-paced, high-reward environment.

Practice Areas of Interest

• Finance (Acquisition, Structured, ABL) – Debt financing, CLOs, intercreditor agreements
• Private Funds – Formation, structuring, and capital raising across asset classes
• Energy & Infrastructure – Project finance and Latin America-facing development deals
• Global Transactions – Cross-border M&A, international regulatory compliance, joint ventures
• Corporate Finance – fund finance, private fund debt finance, securitization, structured finance, asset-based lending, and real estate finance. Ideal candidates will have a background representing lenders, arrangers, and institutional clients in subscription credit facilities, NAV-based loans, hybrid structures, CLOs, CMBS, and repurchase or warehouse lending transactions. Roles involve drafting and negotiating complex financing agreements, reviewing fund documents, and ensuring regulatory compliance across diverse transaction types including capital call lines, rated note feeders, and real estate-backed financings. Experience with CRE CLOs, MSRs, whole loan trades, and real estate syndications or securitizations is highly valued.

• Draft, review, and negotiate complex transactional documents (contracts, operating agreements, fund docs, credit agreements)
• Manage M&A and finance transactions from diligence through closing
• Advise clients on entity structuring, risk, and regulatory matters
• Work closely with cross-functional legal teams and external stakeholders
• For senior attorneys: lead negotiations, manage client relationships, and contribute to business development
• JD from an accredited law school
• 3–8+ years (Associate/Counsel) of experience in corporate, finance, funds, or M&A practice, 8+ Partner Level
• Strong drafting, analytical, and deal management skills
• Comfortable interfacing directly with clients, investors, or counterparties
• (For partners) Portable book of business preferred, but not always required

Why Join This Platform

• Market-leading compensation, origination bonuses, and scalable advancement
• National and international deal exposure
• Resources to grow your practice — internal referrals, marketing, and leadership paths
• Work with elite institutional clients across industries
• Roles available for both lateral growth and strategic practice expansion

Confidential inquiries welcome. Apply now to explore personalized opportunities tailored to your experience and long-term goals.

Locations

New York, DC, Chicago, Houston + remote-capable roles

Recent postings and salary ranges are provided for context and are not guaranteed by Platinum Legal Search Group, LLC.