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Commercial Finance Associate – Boston

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Boston, MA, USA
Mid level
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Boston, MA, USA
Mid level
Represent lender clients on syndicated and asset- and cash-flow lending matters. Draft and negotiate credit, security, intercreditor and real estate documents; handle restructurings, workouts, acquisition and leveraged financings, and manage transactions from structuring through closing.
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Commercial Finance Associate – Boston


Barnes & Thornburg LLP, an Am Law 100 firm with a nationally recognized Finance practice, is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Commercial Finance Associate, with 2–4 years of experience, to join its growing team and our Boston office. This addition is driven by sustained client demand and long-term strategic growth, and is an outstanding opportunity for a mid-level associate looking to deepen lender-side experience within a sophisticated commercial finance practice, and a clear path for advancement.

Responsibilities:

  • The associate will work closely with partners and have direct client contact, representing national and regional financial institutions

  • Draft and negotiate credit agreements, security agreements, amendments, real estate documents

  • Will work on restructurings and workouts

  • Will work on syndicated credit facilities, cash flow and asset-based lending transactions

  • Manage acquisition financings as well as leveraged finance transactions, structure, document and close loan transactions

Qualifications:

  • 2–4 years of experience in commercial finance

  • Strong background in syndicated loan and debt finance transactions

  • Experience representing the lender side (agent banks, lead arrangers, institutional lenders)

  • Proficiency drafting and negotiating credit agreements, security agreements, intercreditor agreements, and ancillary loan documentation

  • Top academic credentials

  • Excellent drafting, analytical, and communication skills

  • Interpersonal skills to build client relationships

Why Join Barnes & Thornburg LLP

  • A stable, expanding finance platform with consistent deal flow

  • Work with market-leading financial institutions

  • Clear path for advancement within a firm committed to long-term associate development

  • Collaborative, team-oriented culture

We will not consider resumes submitted by external agencies or recruiters for this position. Recruiters and agencies will not be compensated for assisting Barnes & Thornburg LLP in recruiting for this position, regardless of whether such party has a recruiting contract with us.

Barnes & Thornburg LLP is an AmLaw 100 firm with 26 offices. The firm is known for fostering an inclusive, collegial, and supportive atmosphere with a well-defined and transparent path for professional growth.

Equal Employment and Opportunity Statement:

Barnes & Thornburg is committed to equal employment opportunity in both principle and as a matter of policy. We will recruit, hire, train, promote, compensate and provide benefits to all applicants and employees without regard to ancestry, sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, religion, religious creed, mental and/or physical disability, medical condition, military and/or veteran’s status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws. This policy applies to all recruiting, hiring, promotions, upgrades, layoffs, compensation, benefits, terminations and all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment. The firm complies fully with all federal, state and local equal employment opportunity laws.

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