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Title: Lead Transactional Attorney – Structured Credit / Asset-Backed Finance
Firm: $40B+ credit, hedge, PE fund
Location: New York, NY
Job Overview:
A growing alternative investment platform is seeking a Lead Transactional Attorney to support its rapidly expanding structured credit business. This individual will serve as the lead legal specialist for the firm’s asset-backed finance platform, working closely with the investment team across the full transaction lifecycle — from initial term sheet negotiations through documentation, execution, and ongoing portfolio management.
This is a unique opportunity to become the first dedicated lawyer embedded full-time with the structured finance investment team and help shape the legal infrastructure of a fast-growing platform launched in 2024.
Highlights:
Opportunity to build and shape a growing structured finance legal function
Direct partnership with investment professionals and senior leadership
Broad exposure across consumer, residential, commercial, and esoteric asset classes
High-impact role within a rapidly growing investment platform
Significant autonomy and strategic involvement
Key Responsibilities:
Lead transactional legal support for structured credit and asset-backed finance investments
Advise investment professionals from term sheet negotiation through closing and portfolio management
Review, draft, and negotiate definitive transaction documentation
Support transactions involving debt instruments, loan purchases, and equity/JV structures
Manage and coordinate external counsel on transaction matters
Collaborate cross-functionally with compliance, operations, accounting, and fund teams
Help establish and develop legal processes and infrastructure for the structured finance practice
Qualifications:
5+ years of transactional legal experience within structured finance or asset-backed finance
Strong experience handling debt transactions, loan acquisitions, and structured credit matters
Familiarity with a variety of asset classes including consumer, residential, commercial, and esoteric assets preferred
Ability to work closely with investment teams in a fast-paced environment
Strong drafting, negotiation, and project management skills
Experience managing outside counsel and coordinating across internal stakeholders
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Worksite address
new york, NY, 10261, US
Who can apply
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