Sovereign Finance Associate Attorney - Junior to Mid-Level

Sovereign Finance Associate Attorney - Junior to Mid-Level 6877739 Location: New York,NY, US Date Posted: 08-05-2026 Job Description Experience: Mid Level Salary: $225,000 - $310,000 per year Job Details Advise sovereigns, sub-sovereigns, state-owned enterprises, and international financial institutions on bond offerings, financings, refinancings, derivatives, liability-management transactions, and sovereign debt restructurings. Work on market-shaping structures involving collective action clauses, equal-ranking provisions, guaranteed issuances, sukuk bonds, and diaspora bonds. Advise leading companies and financial institutions across Latin America and the Caribbean on capital markets and strategic transactions. Collaborate on matters involving institutions such as the IMF, World Bank, IFC, IDB, EBRD, AIIB, EIB, CAF, and other development banks and funds. Assume meaningful responsibility and interact directly with clients, counterparties, and globally recognized practitioners. Candidate Profile

JD 2022-2025

Fluency in both Portuguese and Spanish. Experience in capital markets, finance, sovereign debt, project finance, or related cross-border transactional work. Outstanding academics, drafting, analytical ability, and interest in sophisticated international transactions. Eligibility for admission in the selected jurisdiction. A bit about us: A globally recognized law firm with more than 1,000 lawyers across 16 offices is expanding several elite regulatory, transactional, and finance practices. The platform advises more than half of the Fortune 100 and is especially differentiated by its ability to combine sophisticated regulatory insight, high-stakes litigation strength, and complex transactional capability across more than 40 practice and industry groups. Why join us? Ranked among the top 10 firms on The American Lawyer's 2025 A-List, with 173 lawyers ranked by Chambers and 202 recognized by Legal 500 in 2026. Collegial, team-oriented culture with meaningful responsibility, direct client exposure, and interdisciplinary work across offices and practices. Robust associate development through formal partner, counsel, peer, and group mentoring; annual retreats; practice-specific training; Trial School; deposition-skills workshops; and a proprietary in-house learning platform. Associates may use up to 100 hours annually for a shadowing program that allows them to observe trials, hearings, client meetings, and other advanced professional activities. Billable-hour framework: 2,000-hour annual bonus threshold, with market reporting indicating approximately 1,800 client-billable hours and up to 200 qualifying hours for pro bono and other approved activities. Flexible hybrid culture historically recognized for allowing approximately 50% remote work, subject to client, team, office, and current firm expectations. Exceptional pro bono platform: more than 107,000 pro bono hours recorded in 2025, with recent recognition from the Financial Times and Bloomberg Law. Comprehensive attorney benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid leave, mental-health and well-being resources, medical concierge support, and commuter benefits.

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