Debt Finance Associate Attorney

Private credit has done more to change the shape of a debt finance associate's docket in three years than syndicated lending did in twenty — the associates who've worked both sides of a direct-lending deal are the ones every group in New York is trying to hire.

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An elite international firm is hiring a debt finance associate (3–9 years) in New York. Cravath scale — $260K–$435K depending on class year.

You'd join a global finance practice acting for sponsors, direct lenders, banks, funds, and corporates on acquisition financings, refinancings, and liability management, with real deal ownership at your level and a bench that runs both borrower- and lender-side mandates rather than one or the other.

The work includes:

• Leveraged finance and acquisition financings for private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies
• Private credit and direct lending, including unitranche and holdco structures
• Fund finance — subscription lines and NAV facilities — plus infrastructure and hybrid capital financings
• Syndicated credit facilities, cross-border lending, and liability management transactions

What you bring:

• 3–9 years of debt finance, leveraged finance, or private credit experience at a peer firm
• Sponsor-side reps drafting and negotiating credit agreements and intercreditor arrangements
• Strong academics and a real interest in the finance practice
• New York xhyhwjd bar admission or the ability to waive in

What you get:

• A finance practice with genuine cross-border deal flow and a private credit book that keeps growing through the cycle
• Sponsor, lender, and borrower experience in one seat, which is the most portable profile in finance right now
• Cravath scale ($260K–$435K depending on class year), plus bonus eligibility

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