Closing Date: 15th August, 2026
Description:
Faegre Drinker is actively recruiting an associate to join the Corporate Group (supporting Corporate Trust transactions and a member of the Corporate Trust team). We are seeking candidates with 3-5 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, ABS, and CFO/CDO), municipal debt and public finance, corporate debt/high yield, finance facilities, loan agent, and document custody (and other related matters and/or projects).Ideal candidates will 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 servicing, and other related or similar agreements (and some familiarity with post-closing matters and default-related issues). The successful candidate also will have excellent organizational, writing, review, analysis, and negotiation skills, superior academics, sophisticated communication skills, exceptional client focus, the ability to manage multiple transactions and assignments, and work as part of a collaborative team.
Faegre Drinker's Corporate Group provides a full range of services to financial institutions, including 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.
Please contact Frannie De Simone, Associate Recruiting Manager, with any questions at frannie.desimone@faegredrinker.com
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In alignment with applicable Colorado state law, applications for this role will be accepted through August 15th, 2026.
The anticipated initial annual salary range for someone who is hired into this position is $180,000 – $300,000.
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.
