Fund Finance Lawyer

Join our Fund Finance team as a Fund Finance Lawyer and work at the center of complex, high-value financing transactions. In this role, you will partner closely with the business to structure, negotiate, and execute bespoke fund finance solutions, gaining exposure to sophisticated cross-border transactions while providing practical, commercially focused legal advice.

We are a global financial services group operating in 30 markets with 57 years of unbroken profitability. At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that is fulfilling and creates value. You will bring your insights and expertise to the task at hand and feel supported as you make your own kind of impact for a better future.

As a Fund Finance Lawyer, you will advise stakeholders on the structuring and execution of complex fund financing transactions, helping drive successful outcomes across a broad range of strategic deals. You will draft and negotiate transaction documentation, provide clear and pragmatic legal guidance, and work closely with business, credit, risk, and compliance teams throughout the transaction lifecycle. The role also involves leading and coordinating external counsel across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring efficient execution of transactions.

This position offers significant exposure to structured finance matters and the opportunity to influence commercially important decisions in a fast-paced environment.

• JD degree and admission to the New York Bar, with approximately 4-5 years of relevant experience at a leading law firm and/or in-house legal team within financial services.
• Strong experience advising on complex, multi-jurisdictional secured financing transactions, including the ability to draft and critically review complex transaction documentation.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with sound commercial judgment and the ability to provide practical legal advice in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with fund finance transactions, including subscription, NAV, and hybrid facilities, as well as exposure to private equity and hedge funds through fund formation or financing transactions is helpful.
• Familiarity with derivatives, structured products, and bankruptcy or insolvency consideration is helpful.

Salary range for this position: $260,000 - $300,000/Year. Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, peer and market data, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location. You may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award. You can further read about the full spectrum of benefits we offer our people listed below.

• 1 wellbeing leave day per year and a minimum of 25 days of annual leave
• 20 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of paid transition leave upon return to work and 6 weeks’ paid leave for secondary caregivers
• 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
• Benefits and initiatives to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing such as medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account and dependent day care savings account; life insurance, disability, and other insurance plans; 401(k) and short/long term disability
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program, a robust behavioural health network with counselling and coaching services
• Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
• Recognition and service awards
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
• Reimbursement for work from home equipment

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