Practice Areas · Finance & Banking · Structured Finance · Chicago
Structured Finance Recruiters in Chicago, Illinois
Specialist structured finance recruiters for the Chicago market — we map 100+ lawyers here and recruit lateral partners, counsel and in-house.
›6,659 US finance and banking partners, May–June 2026
Structured Finance Recruiters in Chicago, Illinois run retained searches for partners, counsel and in-house counsel. Sartori & Partners' May–June 2026 mapping counts 6,659 US finance and banking partners and 11,031 lawyers in Chicago. Since 2017 Sartori & Partners has completed 60+ interim engagements, median 7 days to start, outside 400+ placements (230+ in-house). In a 2026 file, Sartori & Partners placed an interim general counsel at a Series C fintech in San Francisco, live on day 6.
Inside the Structured Finance in Chicago market.
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- 100+
- structured finance lawyers mapped in Chicago
We map 100+ lawyers across Structured Finance in Chicago before building any shortlist — partner, counsel and in-house mandates, run on the same method everywhere.
Live structured finance roles in Chicago.
Structured Finance hiring in Chicago.
This page sits at the intersection of our structured finance specialism and the Chicago legal market.
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The searches we run in Structured Finance in Chicago.
Law-firm and corporate mandates alike — from a confidential lateral partner move to a first general counsel — each run on the same evidence-led method.
Lateral Partner & Practice-Group Moves
Confidential lateral partners and practice-group lift-outs, assessed on portable business, conflicts and platform fit.
Explore this search 02In-House & General Counsel
GC, deputy GC and senior counsel for companies operating across multiple jurisdictions.
Explore this search 03Associate & Counsel Recruiting
Mid-level and senior associates and counsel, matched on practice depth and trajectory, not keywords.
Explore this search 04Compliance & Regulatory Leadership
Chief compliance officers and regulatory leaders for the most heavily supervised practices.
Explore this searchBoth sides of the search.
For law firms
Lateral partners, practice groups and associates — a shortlist drawn from the full field of a practice, not a rented database.
Learn moreFor companies
General counsel, compliance and legal-operations leaders for businesses building or scaling a legal function.
Learn moreFor candidates
Considering a move? We approach senior lawyers privately and confidentially — nothing moves without your say-so.
Learn moreStructured Finance recruitment in Chicago — common questions
How many live structured finance roles does Sartori & Partners have?
We currently have 15 live structured finance roles in Chicago, spanning 5 partner-level and 10 associate or counsel positions. Most mandates in this market are handled confidentially — these are the roles we are in a position to share openly.
What compensation do structured finance roles typically offer?
Based on current live mandates, structured finance role compensation in Chicago runs $225k–$435k. This reflects only the roles where the hiring organisation has authorised us to share a range publicly — many mandates are structured around the right candidate rather than a fixed band. Contact us for a candid benchmark for your specific profile.
Structured Finance · Chicago
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