Structured Finance & Securitization Staff Attorney

King & Spalding LLP; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

King & Spalding LLP in New York seeks a transactional professional to support asset-backed securitization and structured lending transactions. You will coordinate due diligence and supervise quality-control procedures for offering memoranda and other documents, and work with issuers and investment banks to validate investor materials.

Applicants should have superior academic credentials and prior large-firm experience; experience closing and monitoring transaction processes is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Requires superior academic credentials.
• Prior experience at a large law firm is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise due diligence and quality-control procedures for offering memoranda and other transaction documents.
• Collaborate with financial issuers and investment banking teams to validate investor materials.
• Prepare transaction checklists, critical dates lists, UCC financing statements, and support securities offerings.
• Compile and analyze market information and monitor industry trends.
• Produce reports and presentation materials; create client-facing and business development content.

Skills

Due diligence

Transaction management

Asset-backed securitization

Structured lending

Job description

Overview

• The role supports transaction execution, legal due diligence, and transaction management for asset-backed securitization and structured lending transactions, with a particular focus on whole business, digital infrastructure, and media royalty securitizations, as well as structured private credit facilities.
• Core responsibilities include coordinating and supervising due diligence and quality-control procedures for offering memoranda and other transaction documents, collaborating with financial issuers and investment banking teams to validate investor materials, and preparing transaction checklists, critical dates lists, UCC financing statements, and supporting registered and exempt securities offerings.
• Additional duties involve compiling and analyzing market information, monitoring industry trends, producing reports and presentation materials, and creating client-facing and business development content that supports practice group initiatives.
• Requires superior academic credentials and prior experience at a large law firm; experience building or managing transaction closing and monitoring processes is strongly preferred.