Corporate M&A Associate Attorney
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full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Stamford • Connecticut • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $170,000 - $225,000 per year
Job Level
JuniorMid-Level
About the role
- Serve as a key mid-level team member on mergers and acquisitions transactions, from LOI/term sheets through closing and post-closing matters.
- Draft, review, and negotiate purchase agreements, merger agreements, disclosure schedules, ancillary documents, and corporate governance materials.
- Support private equity and strategic buyers and sellers on add-on acquisitions, carve-outs, and other complex transactions.
- Handle general corporate and commercial matters, including entity formation, operating agreements, shareholder agreements, and routine corporate housekeeping.
- Coordinate and lead due diligence efforts, synthesize findings, and help develop practical risk-mitigation and deal-structuring solutions.
- Work closely with partners and clients to manage deal timelines, communicate issues, and keep transactions moving efficiently to closing.
- Collaborate with colleagues across related practice areas (funds, finance, tax, litigation) to deliver integrated, business-focused advice.
Requirements
- JD from an accredited law school with strong academic credentials.
- 3+ years of corporate transactional experience at a law firm; prior experience as a mid-level corporate/M&A associate strongly preferred.
- Significant experience working on M&A deals (buy-side and/or sell-side), including drafting core deal documents.
- Solid grounding in general corporate law, entity structures, and governance.
- Strong drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills, with excellent attention to detail and judgment.
- Admission to at least one U.S. state bar; ability to work from Stamford, CT on a regular basis.
- Team-oriented mindset, business acumen, and comfort working directly with sophisticated clients.
Benefits
- Dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
mergers and acquisitionspurchase agreementsmerger agreementsdisclosure schedulescorporate governancedue diligencerisk mitigationdeal structuringdraftingnegotiation
Soft skills
analytical skillsattention to detailjudgmentteam-oriented mindsetbusiness acumencommunicationcollaboration
Certifications
JDU.S. state bar admission