Leveraged & Structured Finance Associate

Permanent Placements LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Permanent Placements LLC is assisting in recruiting a mid-level Finance Associate for its growing banking and finance practice. The role involves advising sophisticated clients on debt finance transactions and working closely with lenders, borrowers, and sponsors on complex financings.

The ideal candidate holds a J.D. from an accredited law school and has 3–5 years of dedicated debt finance experience, including leveraged finance and asset-based lending, with strong drafting and negotiation

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school and bar admission in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 3–5 years of experience in debt finance, banking and finance, or commercial lending.
• Experience at a nationally recognized law firm or comparable handling sophisticated financing transactions.

Responsibilities

• Represent lenders and borrowers in the negotiation, structuring, documentation, and closing of complex debt financing transactions.
• Advise clients on leveraged finance, acquisition financings, asset-based lending, and cash-flow lending transactions.
• Support transactions involving structured finance and bespoke financing arrangements across a variety of asset classes.
• Draft and negotiate credit agreements, security documents, intercreditor agreements, and related financing documentation.
• Collaborate with clients, business stakeholders, and legal teams on domestic and cross-border transactions.
• Provide strategic legal guidance on financing structures, risk management, and transaction execution.

Skills

Debt finance experience

Negotiation skills

Cross-border transactions

Education

J.D. from an accredited law school

Job description

Permanent Placements LLC is assisting in recruiting a mid-level Finance Associate for its growing banking and finance practice. The role involves advising sophisticated clients on debt finance transactions and working closely with lenders, borrowers, and sponsors on complex financings.

The ideal candidate holds a J.D. from an accredited law school and has 3–5 years of dedicated debt finance experience, including leveraged finance and asset-based lending, with strong drafting and negotiation