Asset Finance & Leasing Counsel (Industrials)

About Axiom: 

Axiom is transforming the legal services landscape by delivering innovative solutions ranging from individual secondees to fully integrated project teams that combine top-tier talent with cutting-edge technology. Join our innovative talent community and help drive impactful legal solutions to complex problems in various industries. 

Job Description:

We are seeking an Asset Finance & Leasing Counsel to work remotely on our clients' Financial Services and Industrials team. This role focuses on advising clients on all aspects of equipment and asset finance, leasing transactions, and related commercial agreements. The ideal candidate will have experience supporting lenders, lessors, or manufacturers in structuring and negotiating asset-backed financing arrangements across industrial sectors.

Responsibilities:

• Advise on the structuring, negotiation, and documentation of equipment finance and leasing transactions, including cross-border deals.

• Draft and review lease agreements, master leases, purchase and sale agreements, security documents, and related financing contracts.

• Provide guidance on asset-backed financing, vendor finance programs, and syndicated leasing structures.

• Counsel clients on regulatory, risk, and compliance considerations related to asset finance and leasing portfolios.

• Support internal stakeholders in developing standardized documentation and governance frameworks for financing operations.

• Collaborate with business and legal teams within industrial manufacturing, energy, transportation, and equipment sectors to ensure commercial and legal alignment.

Qualifications: 

• 5+ years of experience as a practicing attorney in asset finance, equipment leasing, or structured lending.

• Strong knowledge of secured transactions, UCC Article 9, and collateral management principles.

• Proven ability to negotiate complex financing documentation and advise on deal structuring.

• Experience advising clients in the industrial or manufacturing sectors preferred.

• Juris Doctor (JD) required; active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience supporting lenders, lessors, or OEMs in equipment or vendor finance programs.

• Background in cross-border financing, syndications, or project finance.

• Strong communication, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to thrive in a project-based, flexible engagement model.

Compensation, Benefits & Location:

This role offers a range of competitive compensation starting at $150k and adjusted to take location and years of experience into consideration. We offer a highly competitive benefits package in the alternative legal services marketplace that includes health benefits, 401K and more.  Axiomites also get access to professional development resources and learning and development programs. Axiomites predominately work remotely, with the exception that some clients require on-site presence.

Axiom is the global leader in high-caliber, on-demand legal talent. Covering North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC, we enable legal departments to drive efficiency and growth and meet the demands of today’s business landscape with best in breed alterative legal services.

Axiom is a leader in diversity, inclusion, and social engagement. Diversity is core to our values and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be named a best place to work for LGBTQ+ Equality, earning top marks in the 2021 Corporate Equality Index for the second consecutive year. Axiom’s legal department is Mansfield certified and is committed to considering at least 50% diverse candidates for leadership roles and outside counsel representation.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Learn more about working at Axiom.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Axiom ensures equal employment opportunity in recruitment and employment, without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religious creed or belief, political opinion, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, age, disability, alienage or citizenship status, marital (or civil or other partnership recognized by law) status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, sexual orientation, military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Axiom prohibits and will not tolerate any such discrimination or harassment.

Accommodation for Individuals with Disabilities: Upon request and consistent with applicable laws, Axiom will provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities who require an accommodation to participate in each stage of the recruitment process. To request an accommodation to complete the application form, please contact us at benefits@axiomlaw.com and include “Applicant Accommodation” in the subject line. 

Axiom respects your privacy. For an explanation of the kind of information we collect about you and how it is used, our full privacy notice is available at https://www.axiomlaw.com/privacy-notice. 

Employment with Axiom may be contingent upon successful completion of a background check, providing proof of identity, and possessing the necessary legal authorization to work.

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