FID Secured Lending, Structure and Execution Lawyer (Corporate/CRE) - Vice President

Primary Responsibilities

• Drive the execution of FSL transactions (term and warehouse finance, repos, syndication and securitizations, etc.) by:
  • Managing legal and documentation issues that arise in connection with FSL transactions
  • Advising on structure of lending transactions, taking into account legal, franchise, regulatory, tax and other considerations
  • Identify, evaluate, and mitigate legal risks associated with collateral assets, lien perfection, and enforceability of security interests.
  • Working closely with external counsel to prepare transaction documentation (repos, credit agreements, security agreements, servicing agreements, indentures, offering memorandums, NPAs, etc.)
  • Drafting, reviewing and negotiating term sheets, engagement letters and NDAs
  • Leading documentation negotiations with clients
  • Liaising with various internal functions to facilitate funding of loans and settlement of transfers
  • Working with securitization/syndication teams to facilitate exit

Additional Responsibilities

• Preparing material for and presenting to internal committees, FSL senior management, internal audit and regulators
• Maintaining documentation precedents and templates
• Maintaining best practices and internal policies and procedures

Skills Required

• JD and admitted to the bar in any state
• 5+ years of experience in lending, corporate and/or capital markets experience at a major law firm or a large financial institution
• Great familiarity with structured finance and secured lending transactions
• Commercially driven
• Excellent verbal and written skills and ability to communicate with senior management and clients
• Ability to build effective working relationships and interact confidently with senior management and cross-functional teams
• Prominent leadership ability to manage and deliver on multiple projects under time pressure
• Sound judgment, and organizational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment
• Commercially minded and comfortable operating in a business-facing, fast-paced deal environment