Associate

Linklaters LLP

$225K — $365K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in law or foreign equivalent
  • 3 years of experience in financial transactions
  • Proven experience in drafting and negotiating legal documents
  • Admitted to practice law in the State of New York
  • Experience with U.S. and local capital markets law
  • Familiarity with credit risk retention and bankruptcy law
  • Skilled in cross-border transaction coordination

Responsibilities

  • Draft, negotiate, and document various legal documents related to capital markets
  • Advise on structuring of complex financial mechanisms
  • Serve as a communication link between U.S. and global legal practices
  • Provide specialized securitization-related advice for transactions
  • Conduct legal research on U.S. finance and securitization law
  • Advise major banks and corporations on securities law compliance
  • Coordinate signing, closing, and post-closing processes for transactions

Benefits

  • Telecommuting options may be available
  • Access to discretionary bonuses
  • Inclusion in a comprehensive benefits package
  • Opportunity to work with tier 1 banks and Fortune 500 companies
  • Exposure to a global practice across multiple jurisdictions
Full Job Description
Linklaters LLP seeks Associate in New York, NY to draft, negotiate and document indentures, credit agreements, offering circulars and various other legal documents concerned with capital markets, finance and securitization practice. Advise on legal structuring of complex financial mechanisms. Work as a key resource and communication point between our US-law practice and our global practice (including the UK, Germany, Hong Kong and Japan) specifically when these practices are working alongside each other on cross-border deals which require legal analysis from numerous jurisdictions. Provide specialized securitization-related structuring advice on cross-practice finance and corporate transactions which require the use of securitization, asset backed securities or other asset backed finance structures. Facilitate Legal research related to US finance and securitization law, specifically as it relates to credit risk retention, bankruptcy and true sale, ERISA and Tax. Advise tier 1 banks and Fortune 500 companies on New York securities law and U.S. federal securities law, including Rule 144A and Reg S issuances, U.S. credit risk retention and Volcker Rule issues. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Master's degree in law or foreign equivalent and three (3) years of experience in the job offered or related field: drafting, negotiating and finalizing documents in connection with financial transactions and agreements; representing both corporate clients and financial institutions in domestic and cross-border transactions; utilizing and applying U.S. and local capital markets and finance law to global finance transactions; drafting, negotiating, and finalizing conditions precedent deliverables; coordinating signing, closing and post-closing process of transaction; assisting with the coordination of financial transactions . Must be admitted to practice law in the State of New York. Telecommuting and/or working from home may be permissible pursuant to company policies. When not telecommuting, must report to work site. The base salary range offered for this role will be between $225,000 and $365,000 and represents the firm's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's relevant experience, performance, qualifications, as well as the needs of the firm. The total compensation package for this position may include discretionary bonuses and other benefits. Qualified applicants please apply on https://careers.linklaters.com/en and search Associate and indicate job code CA022626EW.

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This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.

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