Assistant General Counsel - Private Credit

Loomis Sayles is a performance‑driven active asset management company that seeks to identify exceptional investment opportunities on behalf of institutional and retail clients worldwide. Founded in 1926, Loomis Sayles oversees approximately $417 billion in assets under management (as of 31 March 2026) for global clients spanning more than 50 countries.

As the lawyer primarily dedicated to the private credit investment team, you will use your legal knowledge and experience to assist the business team in evaluating private placement bonds, loans, asset‑backed securities and alternative asset investments. You will identify, evaluate and effectively communicate legal risks and business issues to appropriate parties, ultimately recommending and negotiating appropriate solutions, with the support of dedicated paralegal and operational staff.

The Private Credit Team, which includes Managing Directors, Private Credit Analysts, Product, Legal and Information Technology specialists, invests in a full range of privately placed corporate, asset‑backed, infrastructure and other esoteric types of transactions. This role adds a key member of the team to support the Loomis Sayles Private Credit business.

• Collaborate with business colleagues to analyze complex investment transactions, assessing risk, recommending mitigation strategies and negotiating solutions with internal and external third parties. Draft and negotiate all necessary and recommended legal documents.
• Provide legal and strategic advice to executives and management regarding highly complex, strategic or sensitive matters which may have a material dollar impact. Exercise wide latitude to consider the total situation, evaluate risks and rewards, and create practical and effective solutions.
• Leverage sound risk‑management practices to create valuable recommendations and achieve the most advantageous business objectives in ambiguous and unique circumstances.
• Provide a high level of comprehensive transactional legal support directly to business clients independently, with minimal guidance. This includes responsibility for analyzing, drafting and negotiating complex legal documents and deal structures while supervising the management of transactions with internal and external parties from analysis through the closing of private transactions.
• Participate in developing, refining and documenting processes, procedures, guidelines, and controls that will govern all portfolio activity across private credit and bank loan strategies.
• Review and negotiate purchase and sale agreements and supervise the drafting of bond powers, certificates and other documents in connection with secondary sale transactions. Evaluate requested amendments, consents, and waivers with respect to private credit securities and bank loan investments, analyze proposed changes, make recommendations and coordinate responses from the business team.
• Work with multiple teams across the firm, including operations, investment product and fund services, legal & compliance, portfolio management, tax and information technology.
• Maintain knowledge of trends in the industry, have familiarity with relevant statutes, regulations and other legal requirements and guidelines, and use that knowledge to identify legal issues, research, suggest and implement improvements in procedures.
• Be a team player with strong interpersonal skills who acts as a mentor and resource for colleagues and participates in cross‑training, temporary assignments and special projects as needed.
• Review data sites for private credit deals for material non‑public information (MNPI) and follow the firm's insider‑trading protocols when MNPI is present.

• Member of a state Bar (Massachusetts preferred);
  Juris Doctor from a top‑tier law school; strong academic credentials.
• Minimum of 5 years of corporate finance legal experience required, in a law firm or in a corporate transactional group. Preferred experience supporting the end‑to‑end lifecycle of private credit or bank loan investments, including experience reviewing private loan documents (credit…