Finance Attorney

Illapa Search Ltd; Kentucky; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Illapa Search Ltd, a leading law firm, seeks a Finance Associate to join its Ohio office. You will work on sophisticated financing transactions for borrowers, lenders, financial institutions, private equity sponsors, and other market participants.

The role covers secured and unsecured lending, syndicated facilities, acquisition financing, leveraged finance, asset-based lending, refinancings, and related documentation.

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of finance or banking experience at a leading law firm or sophisticated transactional practice.
• Meaningful experience representing lenders, borrowers, private equity sponsors, financial institutions, or other sophisticated clients in financing transactions.
• Experience with secured and unsecured lending, syndicated credit facilities, acquisition financing, leveraged finance, asset-based lending, private credit, refinancings, or other commercial finance transactions.
• Strong understanding of credit agreements, security documents, guarantees, intercreditor arrangements, and related financing documentation.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating sophisticated loan and financing documents.
• Ability to manage substantial transaction workstreams with increasing autonomy.

Skills

Finance law

Negotiation

Drafting

Credit agreements

Transaction management

Job description

A leading full-service law firm is seeking a Finance Associate to join its Ohio office. This is an excellent opportunity to work on sophisticated financing transactions for leading companies, financial institutions, private equity sponsors, borrowers, and other sophisticated market participants.

The role will involve significant exposure to a broad range of secured and unsecured lending transactions, acquisition financings, leveraged finance, asset-based lending, syndicated credit facilities, private credit transactions, refinancings, and other complex commercial financing matters.

About the Firm:

The firm is a highly respected full-service law firm with a strong presence throughout the Midwest and a sophisticated Finance and Corporate practice. Its attorneys advise leading corporations, financial institutions, private equity sponsors, lenders, and borrowers on complex domestic and cross-border transactions.

The finance team is known for combining strong technical capabilities with a practical, business-oriented approach. Lawyers regularly work alongside M&A, private equity, restructuring, tax, real estate, and other specialists to provide clients with seamless advice on sophisticated transactions.

Associates benefit from hands‑on deal experience, meaningful partner interaction, direct client contact, and a collaborative team environment. The platform provides strong opportunities for attorneys seeking sophisticated transactional work while building a long‑term practice within a respected and established firm.

Job Requirements:

• 3-6 years of finance or banking experience at a leading law firm or sophisticated transactional practice.
• Meaningful experience representing lenders, borrowers, private equity sponsors, financial institutions, or other sophisticated clients in financing transactions.
• Experience with secured and unsecured lending, syndicated credit facilities, acquisition financing, leveraged finance, asset-based lending, private credit, refinancings, or other commercial finance transactions.
• Strong understanding of credit agreements, security documents, guarantees, intercreditor arrangements, and related financing documentation.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating sophisticated loan and financing documents.
• Ability to manage substantial transaction workstreams with increasing autonomy.