Larson Maddox
Senior Finance Counsel - Leading Global Bank
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Senior Counsel, Finance & Specialty Lending
Location: New York, NY (Hybrid)
Compensation: $250,000-$280,000 Base Salary + $70,000-$90,000 Target Bonus
Start Date: Flexible, with an anticipated start following year-end bonus payouts
About the Opportunity
A rapidly growing international banking institution is seeking a Senior Counsel, Finance & Specialty Lending to join its expanding U.S. legal team. This is a high-impact opportunity to serve as a trusted legal advisor to front-office deal teams supporting a diverse portfolio of financing transactions across the bank's corporate and institutional platforms.
With continued investment in its U.S. business and strong momentum across lending and capital deployment initiatives, the organization offers attorneys the opportunity to work on sophisticated, market-leading transactions while enjoying meaningful business exposure and long-term career growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide legal support for complex financing transactions across multiple business lines.
- Structure, review, negotiate, and execute credit agreements and related financing documentation.
- Partner directly with originators, credit professionals, risk teams, and senior business leaders throughout the transaction lifecycle.
- Advise on transaction structuring, risk allocation, collateral arrangements, covenant packages, and regulatory considerations.
- Coordinate with external counsel while managing legal costs and ensuring efficient execution.
- Support portfolio management, amendments, waivers, restructurings, and workout matters as needed.
- Monitor legal and regulatory developments impacting lending and specialty finance activities.
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Ideal Background
The team is particularly interested in attorneys with experience in one or more of the following areas:
- Leveraged Finance
- Fund Finance
- Project Finance
Candidates may come from leading law firms, financial institutions, direct lenders, investment banks, or other sophisticated finance platforms.
Qualifications
- J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership.
- Approximately 5-10+ years of relevant legal experience.
- Strong drafting and negotiation experience involving complex financing transactions.
- Ability to manage transactions independently while partnering effectively with commercial stakeholders.
- Excellent business judgment, communication skills, and attention to detail.
- Experience advising front-office teams in a fast-paced, transaction-driven environment.
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Why Consider This Role?
- $250,000-$280,000 base salary
- $70,000-$90,000 target annual bonus
- Hybrid work schedule with strong flexibility
- Opportunity to join a growing and highly strategic legal team
- Significant exposure to senior deal professionals and business leadership
- Broad transaction variety across a well-capitalized global banking platform
- Planned start date structured to accommodate attorneys receiving year-end Big Law bonus payments
This opportunity is best suited for attorneys seeking a move from private practice or another financial institution into a commercially focused, business-facing legal role with a growing banking platform and substantial long-term upside.
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