Finance Associate Jobs in East Rutherford, NJ (NOW HIRING)

Direct Counsel is seeking a Structured Finance Associate Attorney to join a highly regarded Am Law 100 firm in New York, New York.

This is an exceptional opportunity for an attorney with 4–6 years of structured finance experience to join a nationally recognized finance practice advising clients on sophisticated warehouse lending, securitizations, and other secured finance transactions involving mortgage and asset-backed platforms.

• Represent clients in complex structured finance and secured lending transactions.

• Advise on repurchase and warehouse facilities, syndicated credit facilities, securitizations, and other secured finance matters.

• Draft, review, and negotiate complex transaction documents, including:

  • Repurchase agreements

  • Credit agreements

  • Pooling and servicing agreements

  • Indentures

  • Private placement memoranda

  • Offering materials

  • Intercreditor agreements

• Advise clients on financing structures supporting mortgage-backed and asset-backed lending platforms.

• Counsel clients on servicing, collateral, and transaction structuring issues.

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to manage transactions from structuring through closing.

• J.D. from an accredited law school with excellent academic credentials.

• Active Bar membership in good standing.

• 4–6 years of experience in structured finance, securitization, or secured finance transactions.

• Experience advising on repurchase facilities, warehouse lending, syndicated credit facilities, and securitizations.

• Strong experience drafting and negotiating structured finance transaction documents.

• In-depth understanding of financing structures supporting mortgage-backed and asset-backed platforms, including servicing and collateral issues, is strongly preferred.

• Excellent analytical, drafting, negotiation, and client counseling skills.

• Outstanding written, verbal, and interpersonal communication abilities.

• Base salary: $310,000–$390,000, depending on experience, qualifications, and other applicable factors.

• Performance-based bonus opportunities.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• 401(k) retirement savings plan.

• Generous paid time off and firm holidays.

• Professional dev

  Structured Finance Associate Attorney

  Direct Counsel is seeking a Structured Finance Associate Attorney to join a highly regarded Am Law 100 firm in New York, New York.

  This is an exceptional opportunity for an attorney with 4–6 years of structured finance experience to join a nationally recognized finance practice advising clients on sophisticated warehouse lending, securitizations, and other secured finance transactions involving mortgage and asset-backed platforms.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Represent clients in complex structured finance and secured lending transactions.

  • Advise on repurchase and warehouse facilities, syndicated credit facilities, securitizations, and other secured finance matters.

  • Draft, review, and negotiate complex transaction documents, including:

    • Repurchase agreements

    • Credit agreements

    • Pooling and servicing agreements

    • Indentures

    • Private placement memoranda

    • Offering materials

    • Intercreditor agreements

  • Advise clients on financing structures supporting mortgage-backed and asset-backed lending platforms.

  • Counsel clients on servicing, collateral, and transaction structuring issues.

  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to manage transactions from structuring through closing.

  Qualifications

  • J.D. from an accredited law school with excellent academic credentials.

  • Active Bar membership in good standing.

  • 4–6 years of experience in structured finance, securitization, or secured finance transactions.

  • Experience advising on repurchase facilities, warehouse lending, syndicated credit facilities, and securitizations.

  • Strong experience drafting and negotiating structured finance transaction documents.

  • In-depth understanding of financing structures supporting mortgage-backed and asset-backed platforms, including servicing and collateral issues, is strongly preferred.

  • Excellent analytical, drafting, negotiation, and client counseling skills.

  • Outstanding written, verbal, and interpersonal communication abilities.

  Compensation & Benefits

  • Base salary: $310,000–$390,000, depending on experience, qualifications, and other applicable factors.

  • Performance-based bonus opportunities.

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.

  • 401(k) retirement savings plan.

  • Generous paid time off and firm holidays.

  • Professional development, mentorship, and partnership-track career opportunities.

  Why Apply?

  This position offers the opportunity to work alongside nationally recognized structured finance attorneys on sophisticated warehouse lending, securitization, and asset-backed finance transactions. Associates receive meaningful client responsibility, direct exposure to complex capital markets transactions, and exceptional opportunities to build a long-term career within one of the nation's premier structured finance practices.

  elopment, mentorship, and partnership-track career opportunities.

This position offers the opportunity to work alongside nationally recognized structured finance attorneys on sophisticated warehouse lending, securitization, and asset-backed finance transactions. Associates receive meaningful client responsibility, direct exposure to complex capital markets transactions, and exceptional opportunities to build a long-term career within one of the nation's premier structured finance practices.