Job Description
The ideal candidates would
The Bay Area and Los Angeles offices of Kirkland & Ellis LLP are seeking Associates to join our market-leading Debt Finance Practice Group. Candidates should have 2-6 years of experience (2-5 years) in one or more of the following areas: structuring, documentation and negotiation of secured and unsecured financing transactions for both borrowers and lenders, including senior, senior secured, mezzanine and subordinated debt transactions; acquisition financings; and loan workouts.
Kirkland?s Debt Finance Practice focuses primarily on representing private equity funds and other corporate borrowers. Serving more than 500 private equity clients, we are recognized by Chambers & Partners for our outstanding work and excellence in client service. According to Bloomberg, Debtwire and Refinitiv (formerly Thomson Reuters), our more than 300 debt finance lawyers consistently handle more transactions for borrowers than any other law firm in the world and, for the last five years, have led the market in U.S. borrower transactions. We help clients improve their competitive position by providing creative solutions, strategic market insight, operational support, global relationships and skill in advising and executing complex debt capital markets transactions.
Candidates Candidates with leveraged finance experience, particularly in the context of mergers and acquisitions, are preferred.preferred.
Kirkland?s Debt Finance Practice focuses primarily on representing private equity funds and other corporate borrowers. Serving more than 500 private equity clients, we are recognized by Chambers & Partners for our outstanding work and excellence in client service. According to Bloomberg, Debtwire and Refinitiv (formerly Thomson Reuters), our more than 300 debt finance lawyers consistently handle more transactions for borrowers than any other law firm in the world and, for the last five years, have led the market in U.S. borrower transactions. We help clients improve their competitive position by providing creative solutions, strategic market insight, operational support, global relationships and skill in advising and executing complex debt capital markets transactions.
Kirkland
Kirkland & Ellis LLP offers a competitive salary structure as well as a robust offering of benefits to all of its employees and attorneys.
Compensation Compensation is based upon the roles and responsibilities of the position, the experience and education of the applicant and/or employee and is aligned with internal pay equity within Kirkland & Ellis LLP itself.
The The hiring salary range for this position is between $235,000 and $365,000.$390,000. These figures are not representative of the full compensation range for this position.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP offers a competitive salary structure as well as a robust offering of benefits to all of its employees and attorneys.
Compensation Compensation is based upon the roles and responsibilities of the position, the experience and education of the applicant and/or employee and is aligned with internal pay equity within Kirkland & Ellis LLP itself.
The The hiring salary range for this position is between $235,000 and $365,000.$390,000. These figures are not representative of the full compensation range for this position.
Practice Areas & Specialty
Acquisition Finance, Banking, Debt Finance, Lending, M&A, Mezzanine Finance, Secured Finance
Key skill Required
- Documentation
- Finance
- Insight
- Leveraged Finance
- Mezzanine
- Pay Equity
- Private Equity
Designation
- Associate
