Corporate M&A Attorney

Our client, an AmLaw 50 firm, is seeking a Corporate M&A Attorney to join its Corporate Practice Group in Miami. This position is ideal for a motivated attorney with at least five years of corporate M&A experience who is looking to build a long-term career within a collaborative and supportive team at one of the nation’s premier law firms.

Responsibilities:

• Represent public and private companies, private equity sponsors, investors, and other clients in sophisticated domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, and other strategic transactions.
• Draft, review, and negotiate transaction documents, including purchase and sale agreements, merger agreements, joint venture agreements, operating and shareholder agreements, confidentiality agreements, and ancillary closing documents.
• Manage M&A transactions from initial structuring and due diligence through signing and closing, including coordinating transaction timelines and overseeing closing processes.
• Lead and manage legal due diligence efforts, identify and analyze key legal and business risks, and communicate findings and recommendations to clients and deal teams.
• Advise clients on general corporate matters, including entity formation and structuring, corporate governance, fiduciary matters, organizational documents, and ongoing business operations.
• Supervise and mentor junior associates and other members of transaction teams.

Qualifications:

• At least 5 years of corporate transactional experience within a large law firm environment.
• Significant experience handling sophisticated mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and general corporate and governance matters.
• Demonstrated experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex transaction documents.
• Experience managing significant components of transactions and coordinating matters through due diligence, signing, and closing.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple matters and competing priorities in a fast-paced transactional environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team-centric, collaborative environment.
• Desire and ability to take on significant responsibility and direct client interaction.
• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Admission to the Florida Bar and membership in good standing
• Associates receive a competitive compensation and benefits package reflective of the firm’s position as a leading global law firm and the local Miami market.
• Compensation is reviewed annually, with consideration given to individual performance, professional growth, effectiveness, and overall contributions to the firm and its clients.
• Salary: $300,000 - $450,000 per year annually. Actual compensation will depend on experience, qualifications, performance, and business needs.

Our advertisements use salary and experience as a guide only. Interlink Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer. Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.