Banking/Finance Partner

HIA Legal; New York (NY); On-site; USD 190,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

HIA Legal in New York is seeking a Finance Counsel (Private Credit) to join its market-leading Private Credit practice in New York. This opportunity is ideal for Senior Associates ready to step into a Counsel role or existing Counsel seeking a stronger platform and a credible path toward partnership, with a leadership role on complex cross-border financing matters and meaningful client ownership.

The team handles sponsor-backed acquisitions, direct lending, unitranche facilities, bespoke

Qualifications

• 6+ years' experience advising on private credit or leveraged finance.
• Experience representing direct lenders, funds or sponsors.
• Strong drafting, negotiation and client management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead matters including sponsor-backed acquisition financings.
• Handle direct lending, unitranche and bespoke financing structures.
• Manage refinancing, recapitalisation and liability management transactions.
• Handle special situations and opportunistic credit matters.
• Lead complex cross-border financing transactions.

Skills

6+ years' experience in private credit

Direct lenders / private credit funds

Private equity sponsor experience

Drafting & negotiation

Cross-border financing

Job description

Finance Counsel (Private Credit) | New York

A leading international law firm is seeking a Counsel to join its market-leading Private Credit practice in New York.

This opportunity is well suited to experienced Senior Associates ready to step into a Counsel role, as well as existing Counsel seeking a stronger platform and a clear, credible pathway towards partnership. The team continues to invest strategically in senior talent, offering the opportunity to play a meaningful role in the continued growth of one of the market's premier private credit practices.

Counsel can expect to play a leading role on matters including:

• sponsor-backed acquisition financings
• direct lending and unitranche facilities
• NAV, recurring revenue and other bespoke financing structures
• refinancing, recapitalisation and liability management transactions
• special situations and opportunistic credit matters,
• complex cross-border financing transactions.

This opportunity would suit lawyers seeking:

• a leadership role within one of the market's premier private credit practices
• sophisticated domestic and cross-border financing work
• meaningful client ownership and responsibility for transaction execution
• a clear and credible pathway towards partnership.

Candidates should ideally have

• 6+ years' experience advising on private credit, leveraged finance or broader banking & finance transactions
• significant experience acting for direct lenders, private credit funds and/or private equity sponors
• excellent drafting, negotiation and client management skills
• strong commercial judgement and the ability to lead complex transactions
• experience gained at a leading US or international law firm.