Associate Counsel II
A growing specialty finance company is seeking a Senior Associate General Counsel to join its legal team. This attorney will work closely with business leaders and senior management to support a variety of commercial lending platforms and financing transactions. The role offers broad exposure across secured lending, credit transactions, workouts, compliance, and day-to-day business counseling within a collaborative in-house environment.
Responsibilities
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial lending, financing, and credit-related agreements.
- Advise business teams on secured lending transactions and related legal matters.
- Support a variety of financing products and collateral-based lending structures.
- Assist with loan workouts, restructurings, default situations, and recovery efforts.
- Provide legal guidance regarding bankruptcy, creditor rights, and enforcement matters.
- Partner directly with business stakeholders to deliver practical, business-oriented legal advice.
- Advise on compliance, regulatory, and risk management matters impacting lending operations.
- Coordinate with outside counsel as needed on specialized legal matters.
- Support legal process improvements, documentation standardization, and internal controls.
Qualifications
- J.D. and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
- Approximately 5-7+ years of legal experience.
- Significant experience with commercial lending, secured transactions, or specialty finance matters.
- Strong experience drafting and negotiating loan, credit, and financing documentation.
- Prior in-house experience is preferred.
- Exposure to workouts, restructurings, bankruptcy, or creditor rights matters is a plus.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to effectively advise non-legal business stakeholders.
- Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
- Financial services, banking, commercial finance, asset-based lending, or equipment finance experience strongly preferred.
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