Structured Finance Associate — Chicago Securitization Expert

Watts & Associates Recruitment; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 260,000 - 435,000; Full time

Job summary

Watts & Associates is representing a prestigious Am Law 50 global law firm in Chicago seeking a Structured Finance Associate. The role focuses on securitisations, asset-backed financings and complex capital-markets transactions for financial institutions, issuers, sponsors and other market participants.

The successful attorney will work closely with partners and senior lawyers, take ownership of substantive matters and gain exposure to high-value work and cross-practice collaboration.

Qualifications

• Approximately 3–9 years of structured finance, securitisation or asset-backed finance experience.
• Experience drafting and negotiating complex finance documents.
• Strong understanding of transaction structures and risk allocation.
• Excellent analytical, drafting and organisational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple sophisticated transactions and deadlines.
• Strong communication and client-facing skills.
• Excellent academic credentials and sophisticated law-firm experience.
• Admission to the Illinois Bar, or eligibility to obtain admission promptly.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate transaction and financing documents.
• Support securitisations and asset-backed lending transactions.
• Review asset pools, diligence materials and transaction structures.
• Advise on warehouse facilities and term take-out transactions.
• Coordinate closing conditions and transaction deliverables.
• Work with issuers, underwriters, lenders, investors and servicers.
• Coordinate tax, regulatory, bankruptcy and securities-law input.
• Manage transaction timelines and multidisciplinary workstreams.
• Contribute to structuring analysis and practical risk solutions.

Skills

Structured finance

Securitisation

Asset-backed financing

Drafting

Negotiation

Client-facing skills

Analytical ability

Academic credentials

Bar admission Illinois

Education

Illinois Bar admission

Tools

CMBS knowledge

Job description

Watts & Associates is representing a prestigious Am Law 50 global law firm in Chicago seeking a Structured Finance Associate. The role focuses on securitisations, asset-backed financings and complex capital-markets transactions for financial institutions, issuers, sponsors and other market participants.

The successful attorney will work closely with partners and senior lawyers, take ownership of substantive matters and gain exposure to high-value work and cross-practice collaboration.