Mid-Level Corporate Associate

Job Overview

A law firm seeks a Corporate Associate with 4-5 years of experience to join its New York office. The successful candidate will have substantial experience in mergers and acquisitions, general corporate matters, and financing transactions. This role also involves supporting transactional matters for professional sports teams and related entities.

Duties

• Handle mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters.
• Work on financing transactions.
• Support transactional matters for sports law practice.
• Draft and negotiate legal documents.
• Manage multiple matters in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• 4-5 years of relevant legal experience.
• Excellent drafting and negotiation skills.
• Strong analytical ability.
• Capacity to manage multiple matters.

Education

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree.

Certifications

• Admitted to practice law in New York.

Skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

Benefits

• Hands-on responsibility and client exposure.
• Meaningful mentorship opportunities.
• Collegial firm culture.

This mid-sized New York law firm is a unique blend of legal talent and creative energy. The firm is small enough to render the most personalized service, yet because it is so focused it can handle the most sophisticated transactions and the most complex litigation in those areas in which is concentrates. It specializes in real estate, tax, business, e-commerce, labor, regulatory and litigation areas and offers extremely competitive salaries. The firm is distinguished from others by its ability to create practical and imaginative business solutions to complex legal problems as a result of the partners own varied business experiences and its cost effect approaches. There is close-knit atmosphere at this firm, engendered by the mutual respect with which its attorneys treat one another. This mid-sized firm may not be the most prestigious on the block (although they are located on a prestigious block in mid-town Manhattan), they are a great opportunity for an attorney looking for a solid practice in a supportive environment.