Finance Associate

Onward Recruiting; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 235,000 - 390,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness stipend

Technology stipend

Health benefits

Fertility benefits

Daily catered meals

Job summary

Onward Recruiting represents a premier global law firm seeking a Finance Associate to join its market-leading acquisition finance team in Los Angeles or New York. The group handles large, complex financings for top private equity sponsors and is led by a nationally recognized partner.

You will work on leveraged buyouts, credit agreements, and related financing documents, serving West Coast and New York clients across diverse industries.

Qualifications

• 2 to 6 years of acquisition finance or debt finance experience, ideally representing sponsors and borrowers.
• Currently practicing at a leading AmLaw firm.
• Admitted in California or New York (relocating candidates do not need California admission before starting).
• If based in New York, able to work in Los Angeles at least once a quarter, usually for a full week.
• Strong academic credentials and a desire to grow with a close-knit, high-performing team.

Responsibilities

• Representing private equity sponsors in leveraged buyouts, take-privates, carve-outs, and add-on acquisitions.
• Drafting and negotiating credit agreements, commitment papers, and related financing documents.
• Handling large-cap syndicated financings, middle-market private credit deals, and some capital markets work.
• Working across unitranche, direct lending, first-lien and second-lien, asset-based, and recurring-revenue facilities.
• Building in-demand experience in liability management, recapitalizations, and complex refinancings.
• Serving West Coast and New York clients across a wide range of industries

Skills

Acquisition Finance

Debt Finance

AmLaw Experience

Bar Admission CA/NY

Job description

Our client, one of the most prestigious global law firms, is seeking a Finance Associate for its market-leading acquisition finance team in Los Angeles or New York. Led by one of the country’s most recognized finance partners, the group handles some of the largest and most complex financings for top private equity sponsors.

Why You Should Apply

• Base salary of $235,000 to $390,000, depending on class year, plus market year-end and special bonuses not tied to billable hours.
• Join a nationally recognized team that has advised on well over $100 billion in financings.
• Get hands-on mentorship and early responsibility from partners who work directly with associates.
• Be part of an intimate, fast-growing Los Angeles office where finance is the largest practice.
• Enjoy daily catered meals in new office space in both cities (New York is relocating), plus wellness services and a game room in Los Angeles.
• Receive monthly wellness and technology stipends.
• Enjoy exceptional health benefits, including outstanding fertility benefits.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Representing private equity sponsors in leveraged buyouts, take-privates, carve-outs, and add-on acquisitions
• Drafting and negotiating credit agreements, commitment papers, and related financing documents
• Handling large-cap syndicated financings, middle-market private credit deals, and some capital markets work
• Working across unitranche, direct lending, first-lien and second-lien, asset-based, and recurring-revenue facilities
• Building in-demand experience in liability management, recapitalizations, and complex refinancings
• Serving West Coast and New York clients across a wide range of industries

About You

• 2 to 6 years of acquisition finance or debt finance experience, ideally representing sponsors and borrowers
• Currently practicing at a leading AmLaw firm
• Admitted in California or New York (relocating candidates do not need California admission before starting)
• If based in New York, able to work in Los Angeles at least once a quarter, usually for a full week
• Strong academic credentials and a desire to grow with a close-knit, high-performing team