Associate General Counsel - Commercial Finance and Capital Markets
15 Days Old
Associate General Counsel - Commercial Finance and Capital Markets IA-Johnston; IL-Naperville; IL-Bloomington; WI-Sun Prairie; WI-Johnson Creek; MN-Lakeville; MN-Mankato; Open to any Compeer location
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Compeer Financial is a member-owned cooperative located in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. We bring together team members with a variety of backgrounds and experiences to help provide financial services to support agriculture and rural communities. Join us in a culture that not only promotes meaningful work and professional development, but provides a flexible, hybrid work environment and excellent benefits, which empower you to thrive both personally and professionally.
How we support you:
Hybrid model – up to 50% work from home
Flexible schedules including ample flexibility in the summer months
Up to 9% towards 401k (3% fixed Compeer contribution plus up to 6% match)
Benefits: medical, dental, vision, HSA/FSA, life & AD&D insurance, short-term and long-term disability, wellness program & EAP
Vacation, sick leave, holidays/floating holidays, parental leave, and volunteer paid time off
Learning and development programs
Cross-functional committee opportunities (i.e. Inclusion Council, emerging professional groups, etc.)
Professional membership/certification reimbursement and more!
Casual/seasonal & intern team members are not eligible for benefits except for state-mandated programs.
This position provides expert legal advice in connection with our $15 billion (and growing) portfolio of syndicated and participated loans to middle market, large corporate, and institutional clients. As an Associate General Counsel, you will review, negotiate, document, and structure complex credit facilities during the entire credit lifecycle (from origination through workout or enforcement), including in connection with acquisition financing, real estate financing, asset-based lending, new business development and business expansion transactions. You will also serve as a day-to-day legal advisor to our Commercial Finance, Capital Markets, Syndications and Animal Agricultural groups, helping to drive continuous improvement in documentation standards and legal risk management.
This is a unique opportunity to work across the full credit lifecycle: from originating complex syndicated credit facilities to providing strategic advice in connection with workouts and restructurings. Few positions offer exposure to both transactional and distressed work at this scale. Similarly, few positions provide this opportunity for sophisticated work with exceptional work/life balance.
A typical day:
Serves as primary legal advisor and trusted legal partner to the organization’s Capital Markets, Commercial Finance, Syndications and Animal Agriculture teams, providing legal and strategic advice both at origination and through workout or enforcement.
Reviews, negotiates, drafts, and structures complex single lender, club, and syndicated and participated credit facilities (including syndicated loans, private placements, 144A’s, note purchases, and unitranche structures) to middle market, large corporate, or institutional clients.
In consultation with outside counsel, advises on liability management transactions, loan workouts, loan forbearances and waivers, bankruptcy or restructuring filings, or enforcement litigation.
The skills and experience we prefer you have:
JD from an American Bar Association accredited law school.
Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction, and eligibility for in-house counsel registration in Minnesota, Wisconsin or Illinois within 12 months of hire.
3+ years of experience (10+ years experience preferred) in a law firm or corporate law department, with a focus on commercial lending, financial restructuring and workouts, or commercial real estate.
Demonstrated expertise in secured and unsecured commercial lending transactions, commercial real estate transactions, distressed debt, or commercial bankruptcy and restructuring preferred.
Prior exposure to agriculture, food, infrastructure, or renewable energy sectors preferred.
Strong commercial judgment and a proven ability to act as a strategic partner to business teams preferred.
Strong attention to detail and high accuracy.
Analytical, critical thinking and decision-making skills.
High level of integrity.
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How we will take care of you:
Our job titles may span more than one career level (associate, senior, principal, etc.). The actual title and base pay offered is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role is eligible for variable compensation and other benefits.
Base Pay
$129,800 - $222,400 USD
Compeer Financial is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. Compeer is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
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