Finance & Restructuring Counsel

Faegre Drinker is actively recruiting a Counsel level finance attorney to join the Finance & Restructuring practice group. We are seeking candidates with at least seven or more years of transactional experience to represent financial institutions and corporate trust clients on a variety of corporate trust transactions, which may include structured finance (RMBS, CMBS, and ABS), municipal debt, and corporate debt issuances and transactions.

Candidates must have experience reviewing, negotiating, and drafting a variety of transactional agreements, which may include trust indentures, loan, account control, agency, custodial, pooling and servicing, servicing, disbursement, master services, non-disclosure, SaaS, software license, statement of works, third-party vendor, service schedules, and other related or similar agreements. The successful candidate also will have excellent writing, review, and negotiation skills, superior academics, exceptional client focus, the ability to manage multiple transactions and assignments with minimal supervision, a willingness and proven ability to manage other lawyers and paralegals, and work as part of a collaborative team.

Faegre Drinker's Finance & Restructuring Practice Group provides a full range of services to financial institutions, corporate trust businesses and divisions, public and private companies, and private credit.

This is a hybrid position and is available in the following offices: Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Des Moines, Florham Park, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York City, Philadelphia, Princeton, San Francisco, Washington DC, Wilmington. Candidates must list the office for which they wish to be considered in the requested cover letter.

If you are looking for an opportunity with a growing, collaborative firm, please apply online and include your cover letter and resume. Please contact Kelly Joyce, Manager of Partner and Counsel Recruiting, with any questions at kelly.joyce@faegredrinker.com.

In alignment with applicable Colorado state law, applications for this role will be accepted through March 31st.

The anticipated initial annual salary range for someone who is hired into this position is $250,000 - 420,000.

Actual initial salary may be above or below the above-identified range and will be based on the relevant skills, training, experience, and other job-related factors, including the location of where the position is filled and consistent with applicable law. The initial salary range listed above is just one component of Faegre Drinker's total compensation and benefits package for attorneys, which includes, but is not limited to, productivity and discretionary bonuses; life, health, accident and disability insurance; and a 401(k) plan.

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, national origin, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws. Equal employment opportunity will be extended to all persons in all aspects of employment, including retirement, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline and termination.

We are committed to providing equitable access to employment for all and welcome qualified applicants with disabilities who meet the qualifications of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations. If you need an accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an email to recruiting@faegredrinker.com to let us know the nature of your request.