Corporate Associate (Debt Finance)

Job summary

Advise clients and institutional lenders, private credit funds, borrowers, developers, and private equity sponsors on debt financing transactions. Draft and negotiate security agreements, guarantees, debentures, and other loan and security documents while collaborating with colleagues and clients.

Job details

About the Corporate Section Mintz’s corporate practice offers a blend of comprehensive legal expertise and practical business counseling that enables our clients to clarify goals, find solutions, and achieve results across varied business transactions. Our corporate lawyers advise clients on a wide variety of issues affecting commercial, financial, and industrial enterprises, both publicly and privately owned. Responsibilities Mintz is seeking a mid-level corporate associate with 2-3 years experience and a focus in debt financing to join our team in Toronto. Candidates should have some experience with a variety of financing structures, including senior secured financing, mezzanine financing, acquisition financing, syndicated financing, construction financing, and real estate financing for Schedule I banks and other institutional lenders, private credit funds, borrowers, developers and private equity sponsors. Collaboration with team members is an important component of any role at Mintz. Therefore, the firm encourages working from the office approximately 60% of the time in accordance with the firm’s published guidelines. Qualifications Canadian law degree (JD or LLB) A license to practice in the Province of Ontario with 2-3 years of practice experience Debt finance experience is required and prior experience with real estate security is an asset Experience drafting and negotiating security agreements, guarantees, debentures and other types of loan and security documents Technology-forward approach to legal practice with hands-on, daily proficiency with legal AI tools Excellent written and oral communication skills Professionalism in working and engaging with clients and colleagues Ability to prioritize, meet deadlines and balance competing responsibilities Ability to stay organized and exercise attention to detail Ability to collaborate and work effectively in team settings About Mintz Mintz is an Am Law 100 law firm with over 600 attorneys serving clients worldwide. Our attorneys combine legal, business and industry insight to help navigate shifting challenges. We advise business leaders, entrepreneurs and investors on pivotal deals, disputes and regulatory matters within our core practice areas. We are strategically located to meet the needs of our clients, with offices in Boston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Toronto and Washington, DC.

What you’ll do

Advise clients and institutional lenders, private credit funds, borrowers, developers, and private equity sponsors on debt financing transactions. Draft and negotiate security agreements, guarantees, debentures, and other loan and security documents while collaborating with colleagues and clients.

Requirements

Requires a Canadian JD or LLB, an Ontario license to practice, and 2–3 years of legal practice experience with debt finance experience. Candidates should have experience drafting and negotiating loan and security documents, proficiency with legal AI tools, and strong communication, organizational, prioritization, and teamwork skills; real estate security experience is an asset.

Listed skills

• Time management · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• client relations · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Debt Financing
• Senior Secured Financing
• Mezzanine Financing
• Acquisition Financing
• Syndicated Financing
• Construction Financing
• Real Estate Financing
• Drafting and Negotiating Security Agreements
• Guarantees
• Debentures
• Loan and Security Documents
• Legal AI Tools
• Written and Oral Communication
• Client Relations
• Time Management
• Attention to Detail

Job areas

• Legal
• Finance & Accounting