Global Transportation Finance Associate Attorney

S4L Partners; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy (3 days in-office,

Job summary

S4L Partners invites applications for a Finance associate to join its Global Transportation Finance team. The role supports complex financing transactions across aviation, rail, maritime and equipment assets, with opportunities for client contact and business development.

A JD and bar admission in a relevant jurisdiction are required, with strong drafting and negotiation skills. The firm offers a hybrid work policy, with three days in-office and two days remote, and emphasizes professional

Qualifications

• 2–6 years of transactional law firm experience.
• Experience in securitization, leveraged finance, secured lending, capital markets, or related areas.
• Strong contract drafting and negotiating skills; good organizational abilities.
• Experience managing multiple matters simultaneously.
• Admission to, or progress toward admission in, CA, IL, TX, or FL.

Responsibilities

• Handle transactional work focusing on financing, leasing, acquisition and disposition of assets.
• Draft and negotiate complex agreements for aviation, rail, maritime and other equipment assets.
• Collaborate with partners, clients, and multidisciplinary teams to support business development.

Skills

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Organizational skills

Multi-tasking

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.