Description:

A Leading Global Alternative Investment Management Firm is a recently formed strategy which invests in pools of contractual assets, or “assets”, such as loans, leases, receivables, mortgages and licensing agreements, which may or may not reference property or other hard assets. Asset categories include corporate, consumer, real estate, transportation, equipment, infrastructure, energy, intellectual property and other esoteric types.

A Leading Global Alternative Investment Management Firm seeks an attorney who will serve as an integral part of the investment team. The candidate will work with A Leading Global Alternative Investment Management Firm‘s investment, legal, marketing and client service teams, as well as with external counsel, to:

Negotiate and document bilateral and syndicated asset financing facilities as both borrower and non-bank lender
Negotiate and document asset portfolio purchases and sales, as well as ongoing or “flow” purchase agreements
Negotiate and document term sheets, letters of intent, servicing agreements
Ensure limited partnerships, funds-of-one and separately managed accounts have terms appropriate for A Leading Global Alternative Investment Management Firm's ABF investment activities (though fund formation will be led by other attorneys)
Issue 144A/Reg S as well as 4a2 or otherwise privately placed asset-backed securities
Optimize A Leading Global Alternative Investment Management Firm activities and vehicles to accommodate tax considerations of A Leading Global Alternative Investment Management Firm's clients (though tax structuring will be led by A Leading Global Alternative Investment Management Firm tax)
Navigate U.S. Credit Risk Retention rules, European Securitization Regulations and U.K. Securitization Regulations
Ensure A Leading Global Alternative Investment Management Firm's ABF activities comply with applicable consumer protection laws and lender licensing requirements
Advise on ESG best practices as it relates to asset backed finance
Optimize A Leading Global Alternative Investment Management Firm's ABF activities to accommodate regulatory capital considerations for A Leading Global Alternative Investment Management Firm's insurance clients, including U.S. NAIC Risk Based Capital, European Solvency II and ratings.

While A Leading Global Alternative Investment Management Firm has significant experience successfully investing client capital in ABF opportunities as a sub-allocation to existing funds, A Leading Global Alternative Investment Management Firm ABF represents A Leading Global Alternative Investment Management Firm's first client offering dedicated to ABF. Based on the expanding ABF opportunity set and client demand, A Leading Global Alternative Investment Management Firm ABF is expected to grow significantly. As such, A Leading Global Alternative Investment Management Firm seeks an entrepreneurial and commercial candidate who can work across legal disciplines and learn new topics quickly. The candidate will design structures and solutions which provide flexibility to accommodate strategy growth while allowing A Leading Global Alternative Investment Management Firm to continue to capitalize on its various institutional advantages. While the candidate will endeavor to reduce reliance on external counsel, A Leading Global Alternative Investment Management Firm's ABF attorney should develop a nuanced understanding of which firms provide differentiated insight in each ABF relevant practice area. Lastly, the candidate will supplement A Leading Global Alternative Investment Management Firm's existing legal team in providing targeted advice to A Leading Global Alternative Investment Management Firm's Structured Credit strategy, which invests in syndicated CLO, ABS, RMBS and CMBS, and A Leading Global Alternative Investment Management Firm's Senior Loan strategies, which issue and manage CLOs in the U.S. and Europe.

Experience Required:

5-10 years as an attorney working in asset backed finance, specialty lending and/or securitization with experience in diverse asset types.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

Personal Attributes:
The successful candidate should:

Be highly motivated to succeed and to foster the success of his/her teammates.
Be entrepreneurial and commercial and have the ability to work across legal disciplines and learn new topics quickly.
Possess outstanding interpersonal skills and a sense of self-awareness.
Demonstrate the poise, confidence and professionalism to establish relationships, garner support, and engage team members across the organization.
Be a highly resourceful, natural problem solver who can independently identify and recommend improvements to enhance performance, productivity, and efficiency.
Be a self-starter who originates ideas and identifies and captures opportunities and can push forward on initiatives with limited oversight or guidance.

Education: