• Location: Chicago
  • Practice Area: BANKING, CORPORATE
  • Admits: ILLINOIS
  • Salary: $310,000 - $390,000
  • Specialties: MEZZANINE FINANCE, FINANCE

Private Equity Associate Attorney (4+ Years)

  • Position Locations: Chicago
  • Salary: $310,000 - $390,000
  • Schedule: 3/2 Hybrid
  • Admits: ILLINOIS
  • Practice Area: BANKING, CORPORATE
  • Specialties: MEZZANINE FINANCE, FINANCE

Firm Description:
Our client is a globally recognized law firm with nearly 1,000 attorneys across 14 offices in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. With a legacy dating back over a hundred years, the firm is known for its sophisticated work in litigation, middle-market private equity, intellectual property, labor and employment, renewable energy, and white-collar defense. Serving a diverse and high-profile client base, our client offers a dynamic and collaborative environment where attorneys engage in complex, high-impact matters across industries and jurisdictions.

Position Description:
Our client is seeking a mid-level associate to join its Private Equity practice. This opportunity is best suited for attorneys with a strong foundation in private equity and broader corporate transactions who are looking to work on sophisticated sponsor-side matters.
                      

Ideal candidates will have:

  • 4+ years of corporate transactional experience at a law firm.

  • Meaningful experience representing private equity sponsors and portfolio companies in acquisitions, dispositions, investments, and related corporate matters.

  • Exposure to leveraged transactions, including mezzanine debt financings, with the ability to act in a second-chair role on transactions.

  • Strong drafting, negotiation, and deal management skills.

  • Experience with SBIC funds is a plus but not required.

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Jillian Dent

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