U.S. Associate - Banking

Linklaters Americas; New York (NY); On-site; USD 365,000 - 435,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonuses

Overtime pay

Job summary

Linklaters Americas in New York seeks a candidate specializing in banking transactions, particularly in acquisition and leveraged finance. Ideal candidates will have a J.D. or LLM and experience in areas like infrastructure finance and debt restructurings.

The role demands excellent communication skills and adaptability to legal AI tools, targeting candidates from the class of 2016 to 2021. A competitive salary range of $365,000 to $435,000 is offered, with consideration for experience and qualifications.

Qualifications

• Proactive, team oriented, adaptive to legal AI tools.
• Class of 2016 - 2021 is preferred.

Skills

Experience in U.S. domestic and international banking transactions

Acquisition finance

Leveraged finance

Infrastructure finance

Fund finance

Trade finance

Debt restructurings

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Education

U.S. J.D. or LLM

Job description

Overview

Candidate should have experience representing sponsors, borrowers, arrangers, agents, and lenders in U.S. domestic and international banking transactions with a focus on acquisition finance and leveraged finance, as well as experience in infrastructure finance, fund finance, trade finance, debt restructurings and other commercial loan transactions. Candidate must be proactive, team oriented and adaptive to legal AI tools. Excellent written and oral communication skills are required. U.S. J.D. or LLM required. Candidate should be class of 2016 - 2021.

Compensation

The base salary range offered for this role will be between $365,000 and $435,000 and represents the firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent upon a number of factors, including but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant experience, performance, qualifications, degrees and location, as well as the needs of the firm. The total compensation package for this position may include overtime pay, discretionary bonuses and other benefits.

Technical Skills

This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.