Our client is seeking an associate with at least two years of transactional experience to join a New York team handling sophisticated securities-linked financings, hedging strategies, and structured transactions. The work blends fast-moving deal execution with rigorous legal analysis.
The Work
- Work closely with senior attorneys to structure and execute financing, hedging, and monetization transactions, including variable prepaid forwards, funded collars, covered calls, and margin loans.
- Contribute to capital-raising matters involving convertible debt, convertible preferred equity, and issuer forwards.
- Support structured repurchase transactions, including accelerated share repurchases and capped calls, as well as structured acquisitions such as long total return swaps.
- Apply securities-law analysis and product knowledge to complex matters involving tax, secured-transactions, and bankruptcy considerations.
- Work on matters for sophisticated clients that may include investment banks, corporations, buy-side funds, and ultra-high-net-worth individuals.
- Collaborate with attorneys across a team with partners in London, Hong Kong, and Europe, supporting cross-border capabilities.
What You Bring
- At least two years of legal experience in a transactional practice.
- Experience with capital markets and U.S. securities laws and regulations is useful.
- Experience with ISDA-based derivatives documentation is useful.
- Experience with secured transactions or bankruptcy and restructuring is useful.
- Derivatives experience is not required; candidates from a range of transactional backgrounds are encouraged to be considered.
- Ability to engage with complex legal analysis and transaction structuring.
Why Consider It
This opportunity brings together high-stakes deal work and detailed legal structuring across a varied mix of financing, hedging, capital-raising, repurchase, and acquisition transactions.
Associates work closely with senior attorneys and can build broad transactional experience even without a prior derivatives background.
Compensation & Benefits
The team’s international presence supports cross-border capabilities, and the platform provides comprehensive benefits and well-being resources.
Confidentiality
This is a confidential opportunity. Contact Advocates Legal Recruiting to discuss the role and receive additional details about the client and team. All inquiries will be handled confidentially.