Corporate Associate – Finance- 3677931

AMS Staffing Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 170,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

AMS Staffing Inc. is recruiting for a Corporate Associate – Finance with substantial experience in institutional financing and lending transactions.

The attorney will draft and negotiate credit agreements, loan documents and security instruments while coordinating with banks, lenders, and corporate clients. Strong drafting, analytical, and transaction-management skills are required, along with a JD from an accredited law school and bar admission.

Qualifications

• Substantive corporate finance and lending experience.
• Strong institutional finance experience is required.
• Experience representing banks, lenders, borrowers or corporate clients is preferred.
• Active and in-good-standing admission to the applicable state bar.

Responsibilities

• Represent institutional clients in sophisticated financing and lending transactions.
• Draft, review, and negotiate credit agreements and related documents.
• Represent banks, lenders, borrowers, and corporate clients.
• Coordinate with clients, counsel, lenders and transaction participants.
• Manage portions of transactions from structuring to closing.

Skills

Drafting

Negotiation

Transaction management

Analytical skills

Client service

Education

J.D. from an accredited law school

Job description

Job Title: Corporate Associate – Finance

Location: New York, NY; Florham Park, NJ; Philadelphia, PA; Washington, D.C.; Indianapolis, IN; Fort Wayne, IN; Chicago, IL; Minneapolis, MN; Denver, CO

Term: Full-time

Referral Fee: AMS will pay $500 should the person you refer get hired

Job Description:

Our large law firm client is seeking an experienced Corporate Associate – Finance to join its sophisticated corporate and finance practice. The ideal candidate will have substantive experience representing institutional clients in complex financing and lending transactions and a strong background working with sophisticated financial institutions, lenders, borrowers, and corporate clients.

This position is specifically focused on institutional finance, rather than private investment fund formation. Candidates should have meaningful experience with financing transactions, credit facilities, loan documentation, secured transactions, and related corporate finance matters.

This is an excellent opportunity for an attorney seeking to join a large law firm platform with a sophisticated transactional practice and the opportunity to work on complex institutional finance matters.

Responsibilities:

• Represent institutional clients in sophisticated financing and lending transactions.
• Draft, review, and negotiate credit agreements, loan documents, security agreements, guarantees, and other financing documentation.
• Represent banks, financial institutions, institutional lenders, borrowers, and other sophisticated corporate clients.
• Assist with structuring and documenting secured and unsecured financing transactions.
• Conduct and oversee transactional due diligence.
• Manage financing transactions from initial structuring through closing.
• Review organizational documents, collateral documentation, and other materials related to financing transactions.
• Coordinate with clients, opposing counsel, lenders, borrowers, and other transaction participants.
• Identify material legal and business issues and provide practical, commercially focused solutions.
• Independently manage significant portions of transactions while collaborating with partners and other members of the deal team.
• Manage multiple sophisticated transactions and deadlines simultaneously.
• Provide high-quality and responsive client service.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Active and in-good-standing admission to the applicable state bar.
• Substantive corporate finance and lending experience.
• Strong institutional finance experience required.
• Experience representing banks, financial institutions, institutional lenders, borrowers, or other sophisticated corporate clients preferred.
• Experience with credit facilities, loan documentation, secured transactions, guarantees, and related financing documents.
• Large law firm or comparable sophisticated transactional experience strongly preferred.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, analytical, and transaction-management skills.
• Ability to independently manage significant portions of complex financing transactions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple matters and deadlines while working collaboratively with attorneys and client teams.
• Commitment to providing high-quality client service.
• Candidates whose finance experience is primarily private fund formation or investment fund work will not be the target profile for this position.