Counsel
Protective Life
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Birmingham • Alabama • United States
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Salary
💰 $125,000 - $160,000 per year
About the role
- Supporting Acquisitions and Corporate development, Corporate Finance, and Treasury.
- Supporting the negotiation, structuring, and execution of complex corporate transactions, including acquisitions, reinsurance transactions, and corporate finance transactions
- Draft, review and negotiate relevant transaction documentation, including purchase agreements, merger agreements, disclosure schedules, finance agreements, debt instruments, offering documents, disclosure documents and other related transaction documents
- Lead and support legal due diligence, including coordination of business and functional experts, and provide analysis and assessments of due diligence findings
- Become a valued and trusted strategic partner of Protective’s business owners and cross-functional working teams in connection with corporate transactions and initiatives
- Identify, evaluate and address complex and strategic issues of legal and commercial risk
- Work with and manage outside counsel supporting transactions and strategic initiatives
- Assist in the coordination, negotiation, review, and procurement of representations and warranties insurance policies, where applicable, in support of acquisitions.
- Drive continuous improvement on all aspects of Protective’s M&A and corporate finance transaction processes
Requirements
- 3 to 5 years of experience as a corporate transactional lawyer with M&A experience in a law firm and/or in-house corporate setting within a large organization
- Experience working on corporate transactions, particularly mergers and acquisitions, and corporate finance transactions
- Proficiency in structuring and drafting a wide variety of transaction documents
- Currently admitted to a state bar and in good standing
Benefits
- Comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance
- Mental health benefits
- Employee assistance program
- Paid time off
- Paid parental leave
- Short-term disability
- Cultural observance day
- Contributions to healthcare accounts
- Pension plan
- 401(k) plan with Company matching
- ProHealth Rewards platform to improve wellbeing with cash rewards
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
M&Acorporate transactionstransaction documentationdraftingnegotiationlegal due diligencerisk assessmentrepresentations and warranties insurancefinance agreementsdebt instruments
Soft Skills
strategic partnershipcross-functional collaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationleadership
Certifications
state bar admission