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About the Role

Oaktree is seeking a legal professional to provide corporate finance legal advice and support for its Global Private Debt strategy. This role involves negotiating and executing investments, managing loan documentation, and mentoring junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Provide corporate finance legal advice and support, including working with outside counsel, senior officers and investment professionals within Oaktree’s Global Private Debt strategy
• Negotiate and execute portfolio company investments alongside other members of the deal team, primarily in credit-based investments
• Assist with preparing, reviewing and negotiating all loan documentation, including, financing grids, commitment papers, letters of intent, term sheets, credit agreements, intercreditor agreements and all ancillary agreements and deliverables
• Negotiate and execute amendments, post-closing deliverables and other necessary items throughout the life of the investment alongside other members of the deal team
• Mentor, train and eventually take-on direct management responsibilities for more junior members of the legal team within Global Private Debt
• Assist with closing portfolio company investments, including working closely with Operations, Accounting and Tax
• Research and review new market trends in private credit, secondary market trading, and cross-border transactions
• Participate in cross-departmental initiatives to design and implement firm-wide procedures
• Supervise operations team members in their collection of counterparty KYC for Global Private Debt deals as needed
• Provide support on other transactional matters and special projects

Requirements

• 7+ years of legal experience at a top 100 law firm with an emphasis on finance and experience with sponsor lending, non-sponsor lending and syndicated facilities
• Experience with life science lending, mezzanine lending, cross-border transactions, and English law credit facilities as well as exposure to asset management, investment funds and other corporate transactional work is a plus
• In-house candidates should have at least 5+ years of experience at a top law firm and current experience working within a credit-based investment team
• Expert level knowledge of financing grids, credit agreements, security agreements, term sheets, letters of intent, commitment papers, and ancillary deal documents
• Exceptional writing, drafting and communication skills
• Proven ability to manage and train junior personnel
• Proven capability in analyzing complex data, evaluating information and drawing logical conclusions and demonstrated ability to identify key issues
• Track record in planning and project management and in maintaining composure under pressure while meeting deadlines
• High level of integrity and professionalism
• Highly organized and detail oriented
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize deliverables
• Ability to resolve stressful situations in a professional manner
• Ability to work in a collaborative manner with other members of the investment team, other investment groups, and other global staff in Legal and Compliance, Tax, Accounting and other departments
• Ability to train, mentor and manage junior resources
• Exercise senior business judgment and aware of when issues need to be escalated

Skills

• Finance
• Sponsor lending
• Non-sponsor lending
• Syndicated facilities
• Life science lending
• Mezzanine lending
• Cross-border transactions
• English law credit facilities
• Asset management
• Investment funds
• Corporate transactional work
• Financing grids
• Credit agreements
• Security agreements
• Term sheets
• Letters of intent
• Commitment papers
• Ancillary deal documents
• Writing
• Drafting
• Communication
• Managing junior personnel
• Analyzing complex data
• Evaluating information
• Drawing logical conclusions
• Identifying key issues
• Planning
• Project management
• Maintaining composure under pressure
• Meeting deadlines
• Integrity
• Professionalism
• Organization
• Detail orientation
• Interpersonal skills
• Multi-tasking
• Prioritization
• Stress resolution
• Collaboration
• Mentoring
• Business judgment
• Escalation awareness

Location

• Los Angeles

Work Type

• Flexible work arrangement

Experience Level

• 7+ years of legal experience
• 5+ years of experience

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree
• Law degree

Salary/Compensations

• $250,000 - $275,000

Benefits

• Discretionary bonus incentives
• Comprehensive benefits package

About the Company

• Oaktree is a global leader in alternative investment management, part of Brookfield’s credit platform, with over $220 billion in assets under management.
• The firm specializes in opportunistic, value-oriented, and risk-controlled investments across credit, private equity, real assets, and listed equities.
• Oaktree has over 1,500 employees and offices in more than 25 cities worldwide.
• The credit strategies division manages over $160 billion in assets, investing in both liquid and illiquid instruments.
• Oaktree fosters a collaborative, curious, and inclusive environment that values diversity of thought.
• The company is committed to providing training, career development, and supporting local communities through philanthropic initiatives.

Equal Opportunity

• Oaktree is committed to diversity and to equal opportunity employment.
• Oaktree does not make employment decisions on the basis of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, past or present physical or mental disability, HIV status, medical condition as defined by state law (genetic characteristics or cancer), pregnancy and related medical conditions, veteran status, military service, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic violence victim status or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state and local laws and ordinances.
• This policy applies to hiring, placement, internal promotions, training, opportunities for advancement, recruitment advertising, transfers, demotions, layoffs, terminations, rates of pay and other forms of compensation and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment.
• This policy applies to all Oaktree applicants, employees, clients, and contractors.
• Staff members wishing to report violations or suspected violations of this policy should contact the head of their department or Human Resources.
• For positions based in Los Angeles, the firm will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.