We are seeking a talented, energetic lawyer to join our growing Finance group. Our firm will be a good home for an attorney who is highly motivated to grow or expand their own practice and wants to get involved early at a growing firm. We represent private equity firms, founders, family offices, and public companies in sophisticated and complex financial matters. Importantly, the firm desires to build a platform for members of the firm to unlock their full potential and find personal fulfillment as they provide unparalleled service to assist clients in doing the same.

Required Skills and Abilities

• 3-5 years of experience.
• Must include nationally recognized law firm experience or similar experience working on sophisticated, complex debt finance projects.
• Experience representing borrowers and/or lenders in the negotiation, documentation and closing of debt financing transactions, including bespoke financing arrangements involving novel or atypical asset classes, leveraged and structured finance, acquisition financings, asset-based and cash-flow lending.
• Working knowledge of distressed debt, workouts, restructurings, digital assets and cryptocurrency-related financings, cross-border transactions, UCC Article 9, and/or general corporate law is preferred.
• Candidates must possess strong analytical, writing and organization skills.
• Excited about the opportunity to be part of a talented team in a fast-paced, professionally satisfying and very growing practice.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting and working at a computer.

Benefits

Croke Fairchild contributes to voluntary medical, dental, and vision plans. Offers FSA, HSA, and commuter benefits. Firm-paid STD & LTD. Benefits offered to those scheduled to work at least 30 hours per week. Retirement savings plan. Flexible paid time off days.

Croke Fairchild is WBE Certified and a member of the National Association of Minority and Women-Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF).

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of CFDB not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, veteran or military status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, caregiver status, unemployment status or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state and/or local laws. This applies to all employment decisions.

About Us

Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres is a growing law firm headquartered in Chicago, with a team of over 150 staff. Formed by partners who worked at preeminent international law firms, with a deep bench of sophisticated and experienced corporate lawyers and litigators, our team provides exceptional legal service while affording our clients the benefits of working with an agile and entrepreneurial-minded team of results-oriented, well-rounded professionals. We are driven by our core values: humility, respect, collaboration, partnership, and innovation.

We represent a diverse group of interesting clients, which include private equity firms, founders, startups, venture capital investors, family offices and public companies (among others), in sophisticated and complex legal matters and transactions.

Point of Difference Strategies is one of the largest lobbying and government affairs firms in Illinois. With offices in Chicago and Springfield, PoDS offers top-tier government affairs and lobbying services at the federal, state, and local levels. PoDS proudly serves a diverse client base, including local governments, trade organizations, Fortune 100 companies, and nonprofits.

Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres and Point of Difference Strategies partner in providing the best, most comprehensive legal and government affairs services to their clients.