Job Summary:     Winthrop & Weinstine, an entrepreneurial, full service law firm in downtown Minneapolis, has an excellent opportunity on its well-recognized lending team for an associate attorney with 3-5 years of experience. Our lending practice is fast-paced, very collaborative, devoted to excellent client service, and involves sophisticated high-end matters for a wide range of businesses.  Qualified candidates will be highly motivated, have excellent academic credentials, strong analytical abilities, excellent oral and written skills and will be a self-starter.  The candidate will have 3-5 years of lending experience, with a strong preference for candidates who have backgrounds in real estate financing and/or UCC secured transactions.   Winthrop & Weinstine offers competitive salary and benefits and a team approach to providing our clients with top quality service.

EXPERIENCE WITH THE FOLLOWING ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTION REQUIRED:

• Document Drafting & Management: Draft, review, and revise all necessary legal documents for clients, ensuring they meet legal standards, regulatory requirements and any client-required terms and conditions.
• Legal Opinion & Counsel: Provide sound legal opinions and strategic counsel to clients regarding commercial lending matters, ensuring advice is grounded in current laws and regulations.
• Negotiation: Respond to opposing parties’ comments to loan documents, engage in negotiations with opposing parties, clients, and other stakeholders, aiming for favorable outcomes while protecting the client’s interests.
• Client & Partner Communication: Maintain consistent and clear communication with clients and internal partners about the progress and status of assigned matters, ensuring all parties are informed.

 COMPETENCIES (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES) REQUIRED:

• Dependable, accountable, and consistently demonstrating a strong work ethic with a professional demeanor in all interactions.
• Ability to work well under pressure with deadlines – possess a sense of urgency.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a variety of personalities and work styles.
• Ability to be flexible in schedule and adaptable to constant change.
• Ability to effectively handle multiple tasks and frequent interruptions.
• Analytical skills necessary to conduct complex and detailed analysis of legal matters.
• Strong interpersonal skills necessary in order to communicate in person, by e-mail and telephone with a diverse group of clients, attorneys and staff and provide information with ordinary courtesy and tact.
• Work requires more than 40 hours per week to perform the essential duties of the position.

 QUALIFICATIONS, REQUIRED:

• Three plus years of experience, with a preference for relevant experience in representing banks, other financial institutions, and secured lenders in commercial lending transactions including real-estate secured and asset-based lending areas.
• Highly motivated self-starter
• Strong analytical abilities.
• Excellent computer and communication skills.
• Experience with the following software: MS Word.
• Excellent grammar, proofreading skills, and a keen eye for detail, ensuring high levels of accuracy in all written communications and document preparation.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple tasks effectively, ensuring completion of assignments despite frequent interruptions and changes in schedule.

QUALIFICATIONS, PREFERRED:

• Experience with the following software:

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Requires use of office equipment, such as computers, phones, and copiers.
• Requires sitting and computer-related activities for extended periods of time.
• Requires occasional lifting up to and exceeding 20 pounds.

SALARY & BENEFITS

Competitive base salary commensurate with experience. $210,000 - $260,000 annually.

Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. Winthrop & Weinstine reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience/qualifications of the selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.

Winthrop & Weinstine offers a comprehensive benefits package for all regular full time employees including health insurance, paid parental leave, 401(k), disability, life insurance, paid time off, and voluntary benefits.

 Equal Opportunity Employer

Winthrop & Weinstine is an equal opportunity employer.  We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, or any other basis protected by state or federal law or local ordinance.