Attorney/Lawyer

Responsibilities

• Lead lender-side commercial loan closings from initial file review through funding, ensuring each transaction progresses efficiently and accurately.
• Prepare, revise, and negotiate core lending documents, including credit agreements, promissory notes, security instruments, guaranties, and related closing materials.
• Conduct legal due diligence by analyzing organizational records, authority documentation, title and survey matters, environmental reports, lien issues, and other transaction-related materials.
• Assess legal and structural concerns involving borrowers, collateral, and deal terms, and recommend practical solutions that reduce exposure while preserving the lender’s position.
• Oversight the closing process by maintaining detailed checklists, coordinating with internal and external parties, and confirming all conditions precedent are satisfied before disbursement.
• Review covenant and compliance provisions within financing arrangements to help ensure loan structures align with applicable requirements and risk standards.
• Communicate regularly with business partners, opposing counsel, and closing participants to resolve outstanding issues and keep transactions on schedule.

Requirements

• Active license to practice law and ability to perform attorney responsibilities in a services environment that requires careful attention to detail.
• Demonstrated experience handling commercial lending transactions on behalf of lenders, with a strong background in loan closings.
• Proven ability to draft and negotiate complex loan documentation with careful attention to legal detail and business objectives.
• Strong understanding of due diligence review, including entity documents, collateral matters, title considerations, and lien priority analysis.
• Experience identifying transactional risk and advising on protections that support sound lending decisions.
• Knowledge of commercial lending, mortgage financing, mortgage lending, and small business or SBA-related lending matters.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and file management skills, with the ability to balance multiple active transactions effectively.

Qualifications

• Law degree from an accredited law school.
• Admission to practice law in the state of Illinois.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant legal experience, preferably in commercial lending.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance.
• Eligibility for the company 401(k) plan.

Pay

The pay range for this position is 45 to 55.

Schedule

This is a Temporary / Contract position.

Location

Naperville, IL

Company

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