Lender-Focused Loan Workouts & Recovery Attorney

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP seeks a Service Partner or Junior Partner to grow their own practice within the Financial Services arena. Ideal for an attorney with extensive experience representing banks, lenders, and special servicers in distressed credit, workouts, and enforcement matters.

Position offers opportunity to work with sophisticated institutional clients on complex loan workouts, restructurings, and recovery strategies across industries.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar admission.
• Ten or more years of relevant experience.
• Significant experience representing banks, financial institutions, lenders, investors, loan servicers, special servicers, or other creditors.
• Experience negotiating, documenting, and understanding loan workouts, restructurings, forbearance agreements, loan modifications, and related collateral strategies.

Responsibilities

• Advise banks, financial institutions, lenders, investors, loan servicers, and special servicers on distressed loans and troubled borrower situations.
• Negotiate and document loan workout agreements, restructurings, forbearance agreements, loan modifications, and payment plans.
• Analyze, protect, and enhance lender collateral positions.
• Advise on loss mitigation strategies, portfolio recovery, and distressed credit management.
• Counsel on creditor rights, default remedies, and enforcement options.
• Develop and implement recovery strategies for distressed assets and non-performing loans.
• Handle matters involving receiverships, foreclosures, and UCC Article 9 remedies.
• Draft and negotiate complex workout, restructuring, servicing, and enforcement documentation.

Skills

Legal drafting

Negotiation

Analytical thinking

Client counseling

Independent work

Education

J.D.

Job description

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP seeks a Service Partner or Junior Partner to grow their own practice within the Financial Services arena. Ideal for an attorney with extensive experience representing banks, lenders, and special servicers in distressed credit, workouts, and enforcement matters.

Position offers opportunity to work with sophisticated institutional clients on complex loan workouts, restructurings, and recovery strategies across industries.