The Washington, DC office of Morgan Lewis, an international law firm with some 2,000 attorneys, seek a qualified senior level associate with law firm experience to join our Structured Transaction Practice. Background in structured finance and securitization is required. A successful candidate would be a self-starter who can take ownership of projects and who will also be a team player and able to interact effectively with clients.


Practice Description:

Morgan Lewis's Structured Transaction Practice consists of over 30 attorneys across the firm’s 24 domestic and international offices. Serving the unique financing needs of many of the world’s most sophisticated businesses in the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, Morgan Lewis lawyers assist clients with the full spectrum of structured finance transactions. Our highly ranked teams represent a broad range of leading financial institutions, investment funds, and issuers in the development of innovative liquidity vehicles as well as the acquisition and disposition of financial companies and assets.


Practice Facts and Rankings:


Our lawyers rank in the top tier by Chambers USA

Recognized as 2015 “Law Firm of the Year” in Securitization and Structured Finance Law according to U.S. News/Best Lawyers

We have represented more issuers and underwriters combined in offerings of ABS/MBS than any other law firm in the U.S. in the past five years, according to Asset-Backed Alert and Thomson Financial.

We wrote the books, literally: Offerings of Asset-Backed Securities and The Federal Law of Asset-Backed Securities: The Offering Process and Periodic Reporting.


Job Requirements:


We are looking for someone with 4+ years of relevant experience, a strong academic background and excellent writing and drafting skills. We value collegiality and diversity among our lawyers and seek to make the practice both professionally and personally rewarding.