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About the Role
The New York office of Clifford Chance has an opening for an Asset Finance associate attorney in the firm’s Debt Finance Group. We advise lessors, financiers, banks, funds, manufacturers, operators and investors on asset finance across aviation, shipping, rail and other movable, high-value assets.
Responsibilities
- Structuring
- Security and enforcement
- Documentation
- Closings
- Portfolio acquisitions and disposals
- Restructurings
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited U.S. law school, or a foreign law degree with a U.S. LL.M. from an accredited law school.
- High academic achievement.
- Meaningful experience advising lenders, lessors, investors, underwriters, or sponsors on cross-border asset finance transactions.
- Substantial experience in aviation and other transportation finance, including aircraft and high‑value equipment financings.
- Experience with a broad range of transaction types, including operating and finance leases, secured lending, leveraged leasing, portfolio acquisitions and dispositions, restructurings, and asset-backed or structured finance transactions (including EETCs).
- Familiarity with export credit agency (ECA)-supported financings, ABS, and other innovative or complex financing structures.
- Strong drafting, negotiation, and project-management skills.
- Entrepreneurial mindset, strong client-service orientation, and ability to work effectively in team-based, cross-border matters.
- Prior experience at a peer Am Law or international law firm.
- Admission to the New York bar is required.
- Submissions must include a resume and law school transcript(s).
Skills
- Drafting
- Negotiation
- Project management
- Client service orientation
- Team-based, cross-border matters
Location
- New York
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Preferred class years 2017-2021
Education Level
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree
- U.S. LL.M.
Salary/Compensations
- $365,000-$435,000
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits and compensation package
About the Company
- As a global law firm our work spans jurisdictions, cultures, and languages – and so do our people.
- Our culture is collaborative and inclusive— where diverse perspectives are recognised and valued.
- Where performing to your highest ability, unlocks equal access to opportunities to learn, thrive and grow.
- We combine deep legal expertise and commercial intelligence to grow, transform, protect, and defend our clients' businesses, across every critical moment.
- We operate in the sectors and regions that matter to our clients.
- With forward-thinking insights and innovative, tech-enabled solutions that combine deep knowledge of their sectors and markets.
- You’ll build connections and work with colleagues as one global team.
- You’ll unlock opportunities for clients, across borders, cultures, legal and commercial disciplines.
- Join us to work with colleagues as one global team – empowering each other to be exceptional and create advantage for our clients.
Equal Opportunity
- At Clifford Chance, we forge an inclusive culture, where all perspectives are recognised and valued.
- It’s a culture where everyone has equal access to opportunities to thrive and succeed, irrespective of background.
- We are guided by our values-based Code, which sets high standards of conduct and has a principle focused on being inclusive.
- We are an equal opportunity employer and provide consideration to all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
- We comply with the law and regulations in every location where we operate and across all aspects of employment, from recruitment and selection to development, progression, and day-to-day working life.