Associate

Responsibilities:

• Provide legal counsel related to private and syndicated financing transactions involving multi-tiered capital structures in connection with domestic and cross-border acquisitions, public-to-private buyouts, leveraged recapitalizations, in-court and out-of-court restructurings, and liability management exercises.
• Draft financing documents, including term sheets, credit agreements, notes issuance documents, security documents, preferred equity issuance documents, intercreditor agreements, and corporate governance documents.
• Prepare legal opinions in connection with secured term loans, revolving loans, asset-backed loans and restructurings.
• Structure and negotiate domestic and international credit support arrangements in support of bespoke financings.

position Requirements:

• JD, Bachelor of Laws or foreign equivalent
• One (1) year of experience in the offered position or a related occupation.
• New York Bar admission required

One (1) year of experience must include:

• Leveraged-finance transactions, including term debt financings, revolving loan financings and secured notes issuance, spanning senior, mezzanine and subordinated debt.
• Debtor-in-possession financings, exit financings, and liability management exercises.
• Drafting financing documents, including term sheets, credit agreements, security documents, secured notes indentures and intercreditor agreements.
• Preparing corporate documents, including preferred equity issuance documents, LLC agreements, resolutions, and officer certificates.
• Conducting due diligence reviews for secured and unsecured loan documents, customer contracts, asset purchase agreements, and corporate organizational documents.

Milbank is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, which includes providing equal opportunity for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. We value diversity and are firmly committed to a policy of non-discrimination, on the basis of actual or perceived age, race, color, religion, disability, marital status, pregnancy, national origin and citizenship, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, veteran status, creed, genetic predisposition, carrier status or any other classification protected by law. Our policy of equal opportunity applies to recruiting, hiring, placement, training, compensation, and all other terms of employment.