Dallas, Texas | Hybrid

Global Transportation Finance Associate Attorney

AmLaw 200 Opportunity

Compensation

$200,000 – $325,000+

Aligned Talent Acquisition is recruiting for an experienced Global Transportation Finance Associate Attorney opportunity with a leading Am Law 200 firm in Dallas.

This is an excellent opportunity for a transactional attorney interested in sophisticated aviation, aircraft, equipment, and transportation finance transactions involving financial institutions, lessors, investors, manufacturers, operators, and other participants in the global transportation industry.

Ideal Background

• Experience in transportation finance, aviation finance, equipment finance, secured lending, leasing, or related transactional matters

• Experience with aircraft financing, leasing, acquisitions, dispositions, or other asset-based transactions is highly desirable

• Experience representing lenders, lessors, borrowers, operators, investors, manufacturers, or financial institutions

• Experience drafting and negotiating credit agreements, lease agreements, security agreements, purchase agreements, guaranties, and other financing documents

• Experience with secured lending, structured finance, leasing, or asset-based financing transactions

• Exposure to cross-border and international transactions is a plus

• Ability to coordinate sophisticated transactions from initial diligence and documentation through closing

• Strong drafting, negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills

• Ability to manage multiple complex transactions and deadlines

• Excellent client service and communication skills

• Strong academic credentials

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school required

• Texas bar admission required or ability to become admitted

Why This Opportunity

Sophisticated global transportation and aviation finance transactions

Exposure to aircraft finance, leasing, secured lending, and complex asset-based transactions

Opportunity to represent financial institutions, lessors, investors, operators, and other transportation industry participants

Exposure to sophisticated domestic and cross-border transactions

Meaningful transaction responsibility and direct client interaction

Opportunity to develop specialized and highly marketable transportation finance experience

Strong platform for long-term career development and advancement

Interested?

If you're a Dallas transactional associate with transportation, aviation, equipment finance, leasing, or sophisticated finance experience, I'd love to have a confidential conversation.

Even if you're not actively looking, it never hurts to know what's out there. I'm happy to discuss compensation, partnership track, billable expectations, firm culture, hybrid flexibility, and whether this opportunity could make sense for your career.

All inquiries are confidential.

Devney Ayers
Director of Legal Recruiting
Aligned Talent Acquisition

devney@alignedtalentacquisition.com

(216) 710-5174