Oaktree Capital Group, LLC

Vice President or Senior Vice President, Attorney, Global Private Debt

Oaktree Capital Group, LLC • $250K — $275K *
New York, NY 10025In-Person
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 7+ years of legal experience from a top 100 law firm focusing on finance
  • Experience in sponsor and non-sponsor lending, as well as syndicated facilities
  • Expertise in financing grids and various credit documentation
  • Exceptional writing and communication skills
  • Ability to manage and mentor junior staff

Responsibilities

  • Provide legal advice and support for corporate finance within Global Private Debt
  • Negotiate and execute credit-based portfolio company investments
  • Prepare and review loan documentation, including term sheets and credit agreements
  • Negotiate amendments and post-closing deliverables throughout investment life
  • Mentor and manage junior legal team members
  • Assist in the closing of portfolio company investments with associated departments
  • Research market trends in private credit and cross-border transactions

Benefits

  • Discretionary bonus incentives
  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Flexible work arrangement
Full Job Description
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


Experience Required
  • 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


Personal Attributes

  • 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


Education

A Bachelor's degree and a law degree is required.

Base Salary Range:

$250,000 - $275,000

In addition to a competitive base salary, you will be eligible to receive discretionary bonus incentives, a comprehensive benefits package and a flexible work arrangement. The base salary offered will be commensurate with experience and/or qualifications, industry knowledge and expertise, as well as prior training and education.

About Oaktree Capital Group, LLC

Oaktree Capital Group, LLC is a global investment management firm specializing in alternative investment strategies. The firm was founded in 1995 by a group of individuals who had been investing together since the mid-1980s in high yield bonds, convertible securities, distressed debt, real estate, control investments and listed equities. Oaktree has more than 950 employees and offices in 19 cities worldwide. The firm emphasizes an opportunistic, value-oriented and risk-controlled approach to investments in distressed debt, corporate debt (including high yield debt and senior loans), control investing, convertible securities, real estate and listed equities. Oaktree's clients include 75 of the 100 largest U.S. pension plans, more than 400 corporations around the world, and over 350 endowments and foundations globally.
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