Mid-/Senior-level Finance Attorney

A law firm in Dallas, TX, is seeking a highly skilled Mid-/Senior-level Finance Attorney with 4-6 years of experience to join their finance team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in representing commercial banks, private credit lenders, private equity firms, and corporate borrowers in debt financing and hybrid investment transactions, including senior-secured, junior-secured, mezzanine loans, acquisition financings, and other structured financings.

Duties:

• Represent commercial banks, private credit lenders, private equity firms, and corporate borrowers in a variety of debt financing transactions.
• Lead and manage hybrid investment transactions, including senior-secured, junior-secured, and mezzanine loans.
• Handle acquisition financings, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating loan agreements and related documents.
• Advise clients on structured financing and investment strategies, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory frameworks.
• Conduct due diligence and risk analysis for financing and investment transactions.
• Collaborate with clients, colleagues, and other stakeholders to structure, negotiate, and close complex financial deals.
• Draft, review, and negotiate security agreements, intercreditor agreements, and other related documentation.
• Stay current on industry trends, market conditions, and legal developments relevant to finance and lending.

Requirements:

• 4-6 years of experience as a finance attorney, with a focus on debt financing and investment transactions.
• Proven experience representing commercial bank lenders, private credit lenders, private equity firms, and corporate borrowers.
• Strong understanding of senior-secured, junior-secured, mezzanine loans, and acquisition financings.
• Experience with structured financings and other complex investment transactions.
• Strong legal research, drafting, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work independently and handle multiple complex transactions simultaneously.
• Excellent client-facing and communication skills.

Education:

• JD from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Strong academic credentials, demonstrating a solid understanding of finance and transactional law.

Certifications:

• Licensed to practice law in Texas, or eligible for admission.

Skills:

• Expertise in debt financing and hybrid investment transactions.
• Strong negotiation and drafting skills in complex loan agreements and structured financings.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and manage multiple high-level transactions.
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities to address clients’ financing needs.
• Knowledge of current finance market trends and regulatory requirements.

Experience:

• 4-6 years of relevant experience in finance law, with a particular focus on lending, private equity, and structured finance transactions.
• Demonstrated success in handling senior-secured, junior-secured, and mezzanine loans, acquisition financings, and similar transactions.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth.

The Texas law practice was launched twenty-six years ago. Over one-hundred practiced attorneys make up their law office. They represent a wide range of domestic and international clients. Areas of concentration are business transactions and litigation law. There are two prominent practice groups namely corporate-finance securities, and restructuring-reorganization. Antitrust, appellate, class action; multi-district litigation, and employment-labor; OSHA are a number of their practice areas. Attorneys were repeatedly named in leading industry publications for their legal expertise.