Leveraged Finance / Debt Finance Lawyer – Interim

Company: Altern8 Legal
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Location: London
Job Description:

Job Description

Help ambitious businesses build, scale, and navigate change.

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Altern8 Legal is looking to speak with experienced leveraged and debt finance lawyers regarding a senior interim engagement with a leading US law firm in London.

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The firm is looking to add experienced transactional capacity to its finance practice for an initial 6 months or more, with the opportunity to work on sophisticated domestic and cross-border financing matters.

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The opportunity

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We are particularly interested in lawyers with strong experience across leveraged finance, acquisition finance, and related debt financing transactions.

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Relevant backgrounds could include sponsor or lender-side leveraged finance, private credit/direct lending, refinancings, restructurings or other complex secured financing work.

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You will ideally have trained and/or practised within a leading UK, US or international law firm and be comfortable working directly with Partners and clients while remaining hands-on with transaction execution.

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The target level is approximately 5–8 PQE, although we are happy to consider closely aligned lawyers either side of this range where the experience is particularly relevant.

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The engagement

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Duration: Initially 6 months+, with potential to extend

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Commitment: full-time with scope for flexibility

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Location: London hybrid, with some office attendance expected

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Rate: Highly competitive

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About Altern8 Legal

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Altern8 Legal provides businesses and law firms with flexible access to experienced lawyers for interim, fractional and project-based requirements.

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Our consultants combine strong technical expertise with the judgement, adaptability and ownership required to integrate quickly into high-performing teams.

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If you have a strong leveraged or acquisition finance background and would be interested in a high-quality interim assignment within a leading US law firm, we'd be very happy to have an initial confidential conversation.

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Posted: August 26th, 2026