Description:

Position Overview:
The attorney in this position will gain significant, broad-based public and project finance experience, including substantive experience structuring and executing finance transactions, as well as working with municipal bond workouts and restructurings. In this role, you will work on high-profile and highly rated tax-exempt and taxable bond financings, as well as distressed and high-yield municipal bond transactions. This is a fast-paced practice that involves managing multiple matters simultaneously, frequent client interaction, and engagement with sophisticated financial products and complex credit structures and transactions.

Responsibilities:

Serve as a key member of deal teams representing a wide range of clients in public and project finance transactions
Structure and document tax-exempt and taxable municipal securities as well as other debt instruments and derivatives
Draft and review principal transaction documents, including:

Trust indentures and loan agreements
Bond purchase and underwriting agreements
Primary and secondary market disclosure and disclosure undertakings
Security documents
Tax certificates and opinions

Conduct legal research and analysis related to securities, tax, bankruptcy, and municipal law issues
Assist with restructurings of distressed municipal debt, including workouts, etc.
Interface directly with clients, financial advisors, investment bankers, rating agencies, and other transaction participants

Qualifications:

Relevant experience in public finance, transactional, and/or commercial real estate work
Experience serving as bond counsel, disclosure counsel, or underwriter's counsel preferred but not required
Experience with bond and finance transactions and restructurings, tax and bankruptcy not required but would be a plus
Strong drafting, analytical, and organizational skills
Ability to manage multiple matters in a deadline-driven environment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
J.D. from an accredited law school and strong academic credentials
Must hold a current license to practice law in the state of application, or be eligible for admission by reciprocity (waiver) in that state

Why Join Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Join a nationally known, well-respected, expanding public finance department with consistent deal flow
Work with market-leading financial institutions and organizations
The firm is known for fostering an inclusive, collegial, and supportive atmosphere
We are committed to long-term associate development and a well-defined and transparent path for professional growth

We will not consider resumes submitted by external agencies or recruiters for this position. Recruiters and agencies will not be compensated for assisting Barnes & Thornburg LLP in recruiting for this position, regardless of whether such party has a recruiting contract with us.