Associate Counsel, M&A and Strategic Transactions
July 27
🏢 In-office - Manhattan
Description
• Serve as one of the primary lawyers responsible for mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, debt financings, and other strategic corporate transactions, working closely with internal business clients and legal subject matter experts • Help manage and coordinate legal entity management and the legal due diligence process • Advise on legal issues and risks and help ensure compliance with laws and regulations • Draft term sheets, commercial agreements and other ancillary documentation relating to strategic transactions under tight deadlines • Coordinate transaction signings and closings • Work collaboratively with multiple cross-functional teams on post-transaction and integration matters • Drive improvement of standard form agreements, transaction playbooks, and other legal processes • Assist with legal trainings for business clients and retrospectives to identify and develop improvements
Requirements
• Strong academic credentials including a JD and membership in good standing in at least one state bar (NY or CA bar a plus) • 2+ years of top-tier law firm experience • Background in M&A, leveraged finance, or other complex commercial/transactional practice • Confidence operating in a fast-paced environment with the desire to learn the business • Able to manage several simultaneous projects and shift priorities under deadline pressure in a dynamic environment • A team player with low ego who can effectively work with other attorneys and legal professionals • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and an ability to clearly and simply explain complex ideas
Benefits
• Participation in our incentive programs (which may include where eligible cash, equity, or commissions). • Paid vacation, holidays, sick time, parental leave, marriage leave, and recharge leave; • Medical, tele-health, dental and vision benefits; • 401(k) plan; • Flexible spending accounts (FSAs); • Commuter program; • Life and disability insurance; • Maven (a support system for new parents); • Carrot (fertility benefits); • UrbanSitter (caregiver referral network); • Employee Assistance Program; • Pet insurance.
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