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About the Role
We are seeking strong mid-level and senior associates with experience in managing and negotiating debt finance transactions to join our Americas Banking practice. This role offers the opportunity to work on high-quality, internationally-oriented bank finance and capital markets transactions within a global organization.
Responsibilities
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commitment letters and term sheets, as well as primary loan and security documentation and ancillary deliverables.
- Preparation and review of issues lists and summary grids.
- Conducting legal research based on client needs.
- Managing deal teams and processes from initial discussions through closing and post-closing matters.
- Managing and conducting due diligence.
- Serving as the primary point of contact for clients, opposing counsel, and other transactional legal teams.
- Assisting clients with ongoing deal administration, including joinders, amendments, interpretive questions, and collateral matters.
- Providing direct assistance to senior lawyers on day-to-day legal services.
- Attending and presenting at educational seminars.
- Exercising good judgment in internal and external written and verbal communications.
- Mentoring and training junior team members.
- Attending and participating in continuing education classes and client development initiatives.
Requirements
- At least four years of debt finance experience.
- Strong academic record and intellectual curiosity.
- Creative thinker.
- Project management experience.
- Commercial and business acumen.
- Outstanding communication skills.
- Strong time management skills, with the ability to stay calm under pressure when juggling multiple projects and teams.
- Excellent drafting skills.
- Driven by professional growth.
- Client service focus.
- Team player.
- Strong judgment.
- Proactive, resourceful, takes initiative, and a self-starter.
- Fluency in English required.
- Admitted to the bar and in good standing.
Skills
- Debt finance
- Negotiation
- Loan agreements
- Security documents
- Legal research
- Due diligence
- Client communication
- Drafting
- Mentoring
- Training
- Project management
- Commercial acumen
- Business acumen
- Time management
- Judgment
- Initiative
Location
- Americas
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Mid-level
- Senior
Education Level
- Admitted to the bar
Salary/Compensations
- $310,000 - $420,000
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life coverage
- Disability coverage
- 401(k) retirement savings
- Vacation time
- Leave programs (including parental leave)
- Performance bonus eligible
About the Company
- White & Case is an elite global law firm serving leading companies, financial institutions, and governments worldwide.
- We have a long history as an international firm and are well-positioned to help clients resolve their most complex legal challenges wherever they may arise.
- Operating across six continents and working in virtually every country, we have invested heavily in building a high-quality, full-service practice that competes at the top of the market.
- We are distinguished by our on-the-ground presence in key financial markets and our expertise in handling complex cross-border work.
- Our interconnectedness, collaboration across geographic and practice boundaries, and global network of offices attract and retain significant cross-border work.
- Our lawyers and Business Services professionals are globally minded, enterprising, and committed to excellence.
Equal Opportunity
- White & Case is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and is committed to creating a fair workplace.
- It is our Firm’s policy to recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law.
- Applicants who are interested in applying for a position and require an accommodation during the process should contact talent.acquisition@whitecase.com.