Corporate Finance Associate

Finance AssociateNextStep Recruiting is partnering with a confidential law firm to identify a Finance Associate for its growing debt finance practice. This opportunity is ideal for an attorney with experience representing borrowers, sponsors, or lenders in middle-market financing transactions. The role offers significant client interaction, hands-on drafting, and the opportunity to work on sophisticated domestic financing matters.ResponsibilitiesDraft and negotiate credit agreements, loan documents, and financing transaction documentationRepresent borrowers, sponsors, lenders, and private credit providers in acquisition financings, leveraged buyouts, refinancings, and growth capital transactionsManage financing transactions from structuring through closing while coordinating with clients, lenders, and opposing counselSupport complex debt finance matters, including private credit, syndicated lending, asset-based lending, and fund finance transactionsRequirementsJ.D. from an accredited law school and active Texas Bar admission3-5 years of debt finance or corporate finance experience at a law firmExperience drafting and negotiating financing documents for middle-market lending transactions, including secured credit facilities, acquisition financings, and private credit transactionsStrong drafting, negotiation, analytical, and client communication skillsAbility to independently manage transaction workstreams in a fast-paced practiceNextStep Recruiting provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, or applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location where the company has facilities.