Finance & Restructuring Associate Attorney

Aligned Talent Acquisition • Dallas, TX

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

This is an excellent opportunity for an attorney interested in sophisticated commercial finance, restructuring, workouts, and creditors’ rights matters involving lenders, borrowers, financial institutions, investors, and other sophisticated clients. The role offers exposure to commercial lending, secured finance, workouts, and distressed transactions, with a blend of traditional finance and restructuring experience. It provides significant transaction responsibility and direct client interaction, collaboration with complementary corporate, bankruptcy, real estate, and litigation practices, and an excellent platform for long-term career development and advancement.

Requirements

• 2–6 years of finance, restructuring, bankruptcy, or related transactional experience
• Experience with commercial lending, secured finance, acquisition finance, asset-based lending, or other sophisticated financing transactions
• Experience representing banks, financial institutions, private lenders, borrowers, investors, or other corporate clients
• Experience drafting and negotiating credit agreements, security agreements, guarantees, intercreditor agreements, and other financing documents
• Ability to manage complex financing and restructuring matters from initial diligence and documentation through closing or resolution
• Strong drafting, negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple sophisticated matters in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent client service and communication skills
• Strong academic credentials
• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school required
• Texas bar admission required or ability to become admitted

Nice To Haves

• Experience with workouts, restructurings, distressed transactions, and creditors’ rights matters is highly desirable
• Experience with Chapter 11 proceedings, insolvency matters, or bankruptcy-related transactions is a plus

Responsibilities

• Manage complex financing and restructuring matters from initial diligence and documentation through closing or resolution
• Drafting and negotiating credit agreements, security agreements, guarantees, intercreditor agreements, and other financing documents
• Representing lenders, borrowers, financial institutions, private lenders, investors, or other corporate clients
• Handling commercial lending, secured finance, acquisition finance, asset-based lending, or other sophisticated financing transactions
• Working on workouts, restructurings, distressed transactions, and creditors’ rights matters
• Engaging in Chapter 11 proceedings, insolvency matters, or bankruptcy-related transactions

Benefits

• Compensation $200,000 – $350,000+
• Hybrid flexibility

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree