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Burford Capital · 1 day ago

Vice President, Commercial Underwriting

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$225K/yr - $250K/yr

6+ years exp

Burford Capital is the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law. They are seeking a Vice President of Underwriting to identify and analyze litigation-related opportunities for financing, oversee investments, and communicate with law firms and corporate representatives.

Financial Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Assess and price risks associated with the litigation, evaluate litigation budgets, and negotiate financing deals from start to finish

Work closely with Burford’s legal, finance and tax teams to structure, model, negotiate and close financing transactions, while minimizing legal and operational risks

Building strong client relationships and actively identify financing opportunities with law firms and corporations

Actively monitor ongoing investments, regularly interacting with clients and counsel as the litigation proceeds in order to facilitate successful resolution

Qualification

Commercial litigation experienceLicensed to practice lawAntitrust litigation exposureExpert data analysesFinancial services experienceCommunicatorEntrepreneurial mindsetDeal-savvyTeam player

Required

6+ years of broad commercial litigation experience from a top-tier U.S. law firm

Must be licensed to practice law in the U.S

Assess and price risks associated with the litigation, evaluate litigation budgets, and negotiate financing deals from start to finish

Work closely with Burford's legal, finance and tax teams to structure, model, negotiate and close financing transactions, while minimizing legal and operational risks

Building strong client relationships and actively identify financing opportunities with law firms and corporations

Actively monitor ongoing investments, regularly interacting with clients and counsel as the litigation proceeds in order to facilitate successful resolution

A thoughtful litigator with an intuitive sense of the merits, value and risks of litigation

Commercial mindset, numerate and deal-savvy, with the ability to price risk and explain (both internally and externally) the value of a deal

Team player who can work collegially with all members of the underwriting teams across Burford's global offices

Entrepreneurial and self-directed

Strong communicator and outgoing, capable of participating in panels, conferences, and other client-facing business development opportunities on behalf of Burford

Excited to work in a fast-paced environment where both your legal skills and financial acumen will be fully utilized

Openness to some amount of travel

Preferred

Antitrust litigation exposure

Federal clerkship experience

Pre-law school professional experience, preferably in financial services (or relevant academic background)

Substantive experience with expert data analyses, valuation, or damages reports

Benefits

Annual discretionary bonus

Participation in our Restricted Stock Unit program

Competitive health care benefits

401k matching program

Company

Burford Capital

Burford Capital operates as a finance and professional services company.

Founded in 2009

New York, New York, USA

51-200 employees

http://www.burfordcapital.com

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