Commercial Banking & Finance Attorney – Lending Transactions at Orion Placement in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Job description

• About the job Commercial Banking & Finance Attorney – Lending Transactions
• Pay: $150,000.00 - $250,000.00 per year
• Join a respected, established law firm with a strong reputation for thoughtful, business-focused legal counsel.
• Work on sophisticated commercial banking and lending transactions with direct client impact.
• Handle complex loan documentation, due diligence, real estate lending, construction financing, and land development transactions.
• Collaborate with experienced attorneys in a supportive, people-first environment where your judgment and initiative are valued.
• Build on your banking and finance expertise while taking on increasingly sophisticated and meaningful matters.
• Enjoy a hybrid schedule designed to provide both flexibility and meaningful collaboration with the team.
• Eligible for monthly, quarterly, and/or annual performance-based bonus opportunities.
• Receive a strong benefits package, professional development support, CLE and bar reimbursement, and additional workplace perks.
• You will join a collaborative legal team where attorneys are trusted to take ownership of their work while having access to experienced colleagues and meaningful client relationships. We offer opportunities to grow your transactional practice, work on sophisticated matters, and make a visible impact within a well-established firm. Our culture emphasizes professionalism, respect, teamwork, and investing in the people who help us succeed. We also provide competitive benefits, professional development support, bonus opportunities, and a flexible hybrid work environment.

Responsibilities

• Advise banks, financial institutions, developers, borrowers, and other clients on sophisticated commercial lending transactions.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage complex loan documents and financing agreements.
• Handle commercial banking transactions involving real estate, asset-based lending, construction lending, and land development financing.
• Review and analyze due diligence materials to identify and address legal and transactional issues.
• Advise clients on the structure, documentation, negotiation, and execution of complex financing transactions.
• Work closely with clients, lenders, borrowers, opposing counsel, and other professionals to move transactions efficiently toward closing.
• Manage multiple transactions and deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy and responsiveness.
• Apply strong knowledge of banking, finance, real estate, and applicable regulatory requirements to transactional matters.
• Collaborate with attorneys and professionals across the firm to deliver comprehensive, business-minded legal solutions.
• Contribute to the continued growth and success of the commercial banking practice.

Requirements

• Must have a Minnesota bar license and 3+ years of substantive commercial banking and lending transaction experience. Candidates must have direct experience handling banking loan transactions, including drafting and negotiating loan documentation. Bankruptcy, restructuring, workout, and creditor-remedy experience alone will not meet the core requirements for this position.
• Minnesota bar license required.
• 3+ years of directly relevant commercial banking, finance, or lending transaction experience.
• Substantive experience drafting and negotiating commercial loan documentation.
• Experience reviewing due diligence for commercial lending transactions.
• Experience with real estate lending, construction lending, and/or land development financing strongly preferred.
• Affordable housing tax credit lending experience is highly preferred.
• Strong legal drafting, negotiation, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple sophisticated transactions independently while collaborating effectively with a team.
• Strong academic and professional credentials.
• Candidates with a portable book of business are welcome, but a book of business is not required.

Skills

Required

• Minnesota bar license
• Legal drafting
• Negotiation
• Analytical skills
• Communication skills
• Collaboration

Preferred

• Experience with real estate lending
• Experience with construction lending
• Portable book of business

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance