Transactional Lawyer
Are you tired of working in a legal practice and looking to transition into one of NYC's fastest scaling start-ups? YieldStreet is hiring an in-house Corporate Counsel that has strong experience in Secured Lending and Specialty Finance. This candidate will report directly to our General Counsel and work closely with the Investment and Origination teams in processing new debt originations in asset classes including art, marine, real estate and corporate lending. Lead and manage the legal aspect of each transaction from inception to closing. We expect you to live and breathe credit-based transactions, compliance, and securities offerings. If this sounds ike you, read on...
What you'll do
- Work on U.S. and cross-border secured lending documentation (loan agreements, security/pledge agreements, guarantees, amendments, subordination and inter-creditor agreements) as well as execution, closing and post-closing legal requirements in various asset classes, including art, real estate, marine and corporate debt
- Draft and manage cross-border art related legal documentation, including auction house/gallery consignment agreements, storage agreements, museum loan agreements and bailment agreements
- Draft and manage participation and asset purchase agreements, loan purchase agreements, operating agreements, and loan facility documentation in the context of a direct lender or participant
- Manage compliance with legal requirements of warehouse facilities and leverage facilities
- Work on securities offerings' disclosure documents and related issues for deal documentation
- Negotiate vendor contracts and non-disclosure agreements, assist with the general legal needs of YieldStreet and liaise with various teams and stakeholders both internally and externally
What you'll need
- J.D. from top-tier U.S. law school
- 7-10 years of legal experience in a top-tier law firm and/or in-house experience
- Expertise in Secured Lending/Specialty Finance/Structured Finance
- Strong transactional expertise
- Experience with securities laws and capital markets transactions a plus
- Strong communication skills, and be exceptionally organized and detail-oriented
- Ability to multi-task and manage various projects, meet deadlines, excel under pressure, and work independently
- Bankruptcy/restructuring experience a plus
About YieldStreet
YieldStreet is disrupting the trillion-dollar lending and investment industry. We recently raised $178m in financing from world-class venture capitalists to help us scale. Our investor demand is soaring, and our team is expected to double in size this year. Do you have what it takes to join a booming startup that is changing the investment industry?
We're building the largest global digital wealth management platform to change the way wealth is created. With an investor-first approach, our investor community builds a diversified portfolio of investments outside of the stock market to generate passive income. YieldStreet is giving unprecedented access to asset classes such as Real Estate, Marine, Legal, Art & Commercial. We’re headquartered in New York City with offices in Brazil, Argentina, Malta and Greece.
Benefits
This is an opportunity to work with a group of diverse, smart, and friendly people from 8 different countries who speak a total of 17 different languages. Our team is comprised of successful entrepreneurs with combined exits of over $1B, and we get social with each other during happy hours, exercise classes and team off sites in our work hard/play hard culture. We're located in a beautiful new office in Midtown, our building is close to most major subway lines.
About YieldStreet
YieldStreet is disrupting the trillion-dollar lending and investment industry. We recently raised $178m in financing from world-class venture capitalists to help us scale. Our investor demand is soaring, and our team is expected to double in size this year. Do you have what it takes to join a booming startup that is changing the investment industry?
We're building the largest global digital wealth management platform to change the way wealth is created. With an investor-first approach, our investor community builds a diversified portfolio of investments outside of the stock market to generate passive income. YieldStreet is giving unprecedented access to asset classes such as Real Estate, Marine, Legal, Art & Commercial. We’re headquartered in New York City with offices in Brazil, Argentina, Malta and Greece.
Benefits
We offer an attractive market compensation and benefits package including a competitive base salary, bonus opportunity, stock option plan, health, dental & vision benefits, life insurance, 401(k) match, unlimited paid vacation, sabbatical and paid holidays and that's before you even step in the office!
This is an opportunity to work with a group of diverse, smart, and friendly people from 8 different countries who speak a total of 17 different languages. Our team is comprised of successful entrepreneurs with combined exits of over $1B, and we get social with each other during happy hours, exercise classes and team off sites in our work hard/play hard culture. We're located in a beautiful new office in Midtown, our building is close to most major subway lines.