Global Transportation Finance Associate Attorney

S4L Partners; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

S4L Partners seeks Finance associates to join the Global Transportation Finance team in Chicago (also in Los Angeles, Dallas, or Miami). The role offers a cohesive, collaborative environment with exposure to shareholders, business development, and client-facing activities within a premier practice focused on aviation, rail, maritime and equipment assets.

The team is ranked nationwide; you will work with a group of lawyers representing banks, leasing companies, airlines, hedge funds and other

Qualifications

• 2–6 years of transactional experience at a law firm.
• Experience in securitization, leveraged finance, secured lending, capital markets, maritime, private equity, project finance, structured finance, real estate finance, aviation, rail.

Responsibilities

• Strong contract drafting and negotiating skills.
• Ability to manage multiple matters simultaneously.
• Client-facing activities and business development involvement.

Skills

Transactional experience

Drafting & negotiating

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Education

J.D. degree

Job description

The Opportunity:

We have exciting opportunities for Finance associates to join the Global Transportation Finance team in ourLos Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, or Miami office. Our cohesive and collaborative team has a diverse and unique multidisciplinary practice that gives you the opportunity to work closely with shareholders and to participate in business development and client-facing activities. Our platform supports and encourages career development and thrives on excellent client service.

The Global Transportation Finance Group at Our Client has been ranked by Chambers USA as a nationwide Band 1 practice for 19 years and counting. You would join a team of more than 60 lawyers representing major banks, leasing companies, airlines, hedge funds, private equity firms and other investors in a wide range of complex international and domestic transactions focusing on the financing, leasing, acquisition and disposition, restructuring and enforcement of aviation, rail, maritime and general equipment assets.

About You:

• You have 2-6 years of transactional experience at a law firm;
• You have experiencein one or more of the following: securitization, leveraged finance, secured lending, capital markets, maritime, private equity, project finance, structured finance, real estate finance, aviation, rail;
• You have strong contract drafting and negotiating skills as well as organizational skills;
• You have experience managing multiple matters simultaneously; and
• You havea J.D. degree (or its equivalent) and strong academic credentials, and you are admitted in (and in good standing with) or taking steps to become admitted in the relevant jurisdiction [California, Illinois, Texas, or Florida].

About our Client:

• They offer top-tier, interesting work in a more personalized work environment.
• They allow you to accept as much responsibility and client contact as you are ready to assume.
• They provide substantial professional development assistance in the form of training, mentoring and performance feedback.
• The compensation and benefits structure is competitive.
• They offer a hybrid work policy with three days a week in-office attendance and two days remote.