Syndicated Review Attorney

US Bank; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

401(k) retirement plan

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking a transactional lending attorney to join its Law Division to provide legal support to business lines that make syndicated loans, including Institutional Client Group, Commercial Real Estate, Working Capital Finance, and Loan Capital Markets.

Duties include reviewing syndicated credit agreements, commitment papers, and related documents, and providing legal guidance to the commercial lending teams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience reviewing commercial lending transactions.
• Strong drafting, negotiating, issue-spotting and risk identification skills.
• Bar admission in good standing; JD from ABA-accredited school.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support to syndicated lending business lines.
• Review syndicated credit agreements and commitment papers.
• Advise on commercial lending transactions and related documents.
• Collaborate with business teams and internal clients.

Skills

Drafting

Negotiation

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Juris Doctor

Job description

At U.S. Bank, we're on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at-all from Day One.

Job Description

Successful candidates for positions in the U.S. Bank Law Division consistently provide excellent advice and guidance to clients and colleagues on a variety of legal matters. They build trusting relationships that allow the business to make well-informed decisions. They contribute to the excellence of the Law Division through meaningful collaboration, participation in the community, and investment in the development of the department.

Key Responsibilities

U.S. Bank is seeking a transactional lending attorney to join its Law Division to provide legal support to business lines that make syndicated loans, including Institutional Client Group, Commercial Real Estate, Working Capital Finance, and Loan Capital Markets. Duties include reviewing syndicated credit agreements, commitment papers, and related documents, and providing legal support and advice to the commercial lending business lines.

Skills and Experience

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of 3+ years of experience at a large law firm or in-house at a financial institution reviewing commercial lending transactions.
• Strong drafting, negotiating, issue-spotting and risk identification skills.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with both legal and business audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively and to set priorities and exercise judgment in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Juris Doctor from an ABA accredited institution.
• Admitted to State Bar in good standing.

Helpful Qualifications

• Strong and demonstrated technical knowledge of syndicated loan transactions, the syndicated lending market, and LSTA guidance.
• Experience with process improvements and incorporation of technology and/or AI solutions into legal processes.

Successful candidates for a position in the U.S. Bank Law Division support U.S. Bank's core values, which guide what we do every day:

• We do the right thing.
• We power potential.
• We stay a step ahead.
• We draw strength from diversity.
• We put people first.

In the U.S. Bank Law Division, we honor those values through our mission: "We guide our clients to remarkable results with expert legal counsel." Our commitment is evident in the work we do, not only for the Bank, but for our communities.

The Law Division has received several awards for its pro bono contributions, including the Minnesota Corporate Pro Bono Council's "Excellence in Pro Bono Award," and we encourage our legal professionals to contribute time and expertise to pro bono work as part of their role.

Location Expectations

This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

If there's anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants .

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

Review our full benefits available by employment status here .

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

E-Verify

U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about the E-Verify program .

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