Private Equity Debt Finance Mid-Level Associate

Advocates Legal Recruiting; Washington; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocates Legal Recruiting represents an AmLaw 100 client seeking a mid-level Private Equity Debt Finance Associate for a Washington, DC–area role. The position focuses on sponsor-side and lender-side leveraged finance work tied to buyouts, acquisition financings, and growth facilities.

You will represent private equity sponsors and banks on term and revolving facilities, draft and negotiate credit agreements and collateral documents, and run key deal workstreams through signing and closing.

Qualifications

• Mid-level associate with leveraged finance reps (LBO, acquisition finance, growth facilities).
• Strong drafting in credit docs and comfort negotiating directly with counterparties.
• Bar admission (or ability to obtain promptly) required.

Responsibilities

• Represent private equity sponsors and/or banks on term and revolving facilities
• Draft and negotiate commitment papers, credit agreements, and collateral documentation
• Run key deal workstreams and coordinate with corporate and sponsor teams through signing and closing

Skills

Leveraged finance experience

Credit drafting

Bar admission

Job description

Private Equity Debt Finance Mid-Level Associate

Washington, United States | Posted on 07/21/2026

PE Debt Finance Associate | Washington, DC | Mid-Level

Our AmLaw 100 client is adding a mid-level debt finance associate to support sponsor-side and lender-side leveraged finance work tied to buyouts, acquisition financings, and growth deals.

Role Summary

• Represent private equity sponsors and/or banks and private credit lenders on term and revolving facilities
• Draft and negotiate commitment papers, credit agreements, and collateral documentation
• Run key deal workstreams and coordinate with corporate and sponsor teams through signing and closing

Candidate Profile

• Mid-level associate with leveraged finance reps (LBO, acquisition finance, growth facilities)
• Strong drafting in credit docs and comfort negotiating directly with counterparties
• Bar admission (or ability to obtain promptly) required

Why This Role

• A debt finance platform built around sponsor and lender work, with repeat deal flow in the innovation economy
• Chambers-recognized capabilities in banking and finance, with depth in private equity-adjacent financings
• Deal exposure that stays substantive, not just turn‑the‑doc assignments