Corporate Finance Mid-Level Associate

Advocates Legal Recruiting; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 225,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocates Legal Recruiting seeks a midlevel Corporate Finance Associate to support a debt finance platform spanning private credit, sponsor finance, and special situations. The role will involve direct lending, leveraged buyouts, and cross-border matters with multiple offices and an in-person expectation.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of finance experience, strong drafting skills on credit agreements, and the ability to manage closing checklists within deal teams.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of finance experience from a peer firm.
• Hands-on drafting and negotiation in credit agreements and ancillary documents.
• Comfortable running workstreams, managing closing checklists, and interacting with deal teams.
• Bar admission in the state where you plan to sit (and in good standing).

Responsibilities

• Direct lending and private credit financings (including acquisition financings).
• Leveraged buyouts and sponsor-backed transactions across the capital stack.
• Growth capital, stressed and distressed financings, and liability management-style work when the market turns.
• Exposure to financing and restructuring dynamics based on matters and client needs.

Skills

Drafting & negotiation

Deal management

Credit agreements

Education

Bar admission in the applicable state

Job description

Dallas, United States | Posted on 07/21/2026

Corporate Finance Associate (3–5 years) | Private Credit + Leveraged Finance

Multiple offices (NYC, Dallas, Houston, LA, Boston, Chicago)

Our AmLaw 100 client is adding a midlevel associate to a debt finance platform that sits in the middle of private credit, sponsor finance, and special situations work. The practice is Chambers-ranked in Private Credit nationwide and is consistently active across lender-side and sponsor-side mandates.

Role Summary

• Direct lending and private credit financings (including acquisition financings)
• Leveraged buyouts and other sponsor-backed transactions across the capital stack
• Growth capital, stressed and distressed financings, and liability management-style work when the market turns
• Exposure to both financing and restructuring dynamics, depending on matters and client needs

Candidate Profile

• 3–5 years of finance experience from a peer firm
• Hands-on drafting and negotiation in credit agreements and ancillary documents
• Comfortable running workstreams, managing closing checklists, and interacting with deal teams
• Bar admission in the state where you plan to sit (and in good standing)

Why This Role

• A private credit platform that regularly advises many of the market’s most active credit investors
• Real deal volume across sponsor finance, special situations, and cross-border angles, not one narrow lane
• Multiple office options, with an in-person expectation
• Base range at $225,000 to $420,000

If you are a 3–5 year finance associate who wants heavier private credit reps and cleaner runway to take ownership of deals,