Senior Associate Counsel - Investment Law (Remote)

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Job Description

Come join a group of dynamic and talented professionals in our Investments Law team. We are looking for an attorney with 4 or more years of sophisticated corporate transactions experience, including experience with structured finance transactions (e.g., collateralized loan obligations) and other investment transactions. We are fortunate to have an engaged, fast-moving and hard-working team and are looking for someone with those same qualities.
You will collaborate with other attorneys and work directly with our business partners as a member of the team. Investments Law is responsible for a wide range of complex transactional work for our public company parent, numerous subsidiaries, and our investment advisers. Our team’s work includes advising the business partners on Allstate’s multi-billion-dollar portfolio that includes all types of public and private investments.
You will be working with attorneys who are invested in your professional development and appreciate that work-life balance begins with the idea that your career and your life should be mutually rewarding, not mutually exclusive.

• You will provide legal advice and counsel to business partners on sophisticated investment transactions, including structured finance transactions (e.g., collateralized loan obligations).
• You will conduct legal reviews, identify issues, draft, review, and negotiate engagement letters, collateral management agreements, offering circulars, indentures, and other investment related documentation. 
• You must be interested in gaining a broad range of exposure to a variety of complex transactional work.
• This position will be a liaison with business partners who manage investment transactions.  You will be responsible for managing projects, preparing recommendations, and coordinating with various internal clients in connection with that work.
• You may oversee the work of outside counsel and paraprofessionals.

Core Competencies: Skills/abilities/experiences in the following areas: legal knowledge, with a customer-centric focus, strategic thinker, sound and practical business judgment, analytical skills with interest in embracing technology and data, excellent written/verbal communication, works well in a collaborative team environment with demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally, adaptable, strong relationship building skills, business knowledge, issue management, analytical skills, influencing others (inside and outside the company), comfortable working with both a legal and business mindset simultaneously and willingness to innovate and engage in creative problem-solving.

Other Requisites:

• License to practice law in a U.S. jurisdiction
• JD required
• Chicago preferred but will consider remote candidates
• 4 or more years of complex transactional experience including, structured finance transactions (e.g., collateralized loan obligations), or other investment transactional experience in a law firm, a Fortune 500 company or similar organization
• Excellent negotiation skills and experience advising business partners on investment transactions
• Solid legal and business knowledge with respect to investment transactions
• Lives into Allstate’s six core capabilities: Future Oriented, Change Ready, Customer Centric, Digital Mindset, Results Driven, People Focused 

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Compensation

Compensation offered for this role is $92,560.00 - 166,465.00 annually and is based on experience and qualifications.

The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation.

Joining our team isn’t just a job — it’s an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. And one where you can impact the future for the greater good.  

You’ll do all this in a flexible environment that embraces connection and belonging. And with the recognition of several inclusivity and diversity awards, we’ve proven that Allstate empowers everyone to lead, drive change and give back where they work and live. 

Good Hands. Greater Together.

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