Job Title: Debt Finance Attorney (4–7 Years)
Location: Portland, ME (Hybrid/Flexible Work Arrangements)
Employment Type: Full-Time | Associate or Counsel
Practice Area: Debt Finance & Restructuring
Experience Level: 4–7 years substantive transactional experience
About the Role
A highly regarded New England firm is seeking an attorney with strong experience in debt finance and restructuring. You’ll handle a diverse mix of borrower and lender-side matters across secured and unsecured deals, asset-based lending, mezzanine, bilateral and syndicated facilities, receivables and acquisition financing, cross-border transactions, restructurings, and workouts. You’ll take transactions from term sheet through closing with hands-on responsibility, client contact, and collaboration across teams.
Key Responsibilities
Structure, draft, and negotiate loan and security documents and ancillary agreements.
Manage transactions end-to-end: term sheet → diligence → documentation → closing.
Advise borrowers and lenders across varied financing types (secured/unsecured, ABL, mezzanine, syndicated, receivables, acquisition, cross-border).
Support workouts and restructurings; coordinate with bankruptcy/restructuring teams as needed.
Interface directly with clients, opposing counsel, and internal stakeholders to drive timely closings.
Qualifications
4–7 years of substantive transactional experience, ideally focused on debt finance.
Demonstrated ability to run deals independently with partner oversight.
Strong drafting, issue-spotting, and negotiation skills; impeccable attention to detail.
Restructuring/workout/bankruptcy experience is desirable but not required.
Juris Doctor and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction; ability to become admitted/waived into ME if needed.
Compensation
Competitive base salary with discretionary performance bonus.
Comprehensive Benefits (highlights)
Health: Medical, dental, and vision plans (self, family, domestic partner); FSA for health & dependent care; annual flu vaccines; wellness program with funding.
Insurance: Employer life; short/long-term disability; AD&D; business travel accident; supplemental life; identity theft coverage.
Work/Life: Flexible work arrangements; generous PTO & holidays; commuter benefits; emergency back-up child/adult care; paid parental leave; tuition reimbursement; EAP; tech/computer purchase discount; personal insurance discounts; bereavement leave; 529 college savings plan; adoption assistance.
Retirement: 401(k) with discretionary profit-sharing contributions.
Why This Role
Sophisticated, varied financing work (borrower & lender side).
Meaningful autonomy with partner access and mentorship.
Collaborative culture with real flexibility and robust benefits.
How to Apply
All communication is handled with the highest level of confidentiality. To learn more, please reach out directly:
📩 Email: catherine.mcgee@gogpac.com
📞 Phone: 605-705-3227
All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.
