Mid-Level M&A Associate

Job Overview:
A Mid-Level M&A Associate position based in Austin, Texas, focused on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions. This role involves representing private equity sponsors, investors, and middle-market companies in sophisticated corporate transactions while working within a collaborative national transactions practice.

Duties:

• Represent clients in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and other strategic transactions
• Draft, review, and negotiate transaction documents
• Manage multiple transaction workstreams from inception through closing
• Collaborate with attorneys across practice areas on complex transactions
• Communicate directly with clients, opposing counsel, and deal teams
• Provide practical legal and business advice throughout the transaction lifecycle
• Support private equity and strategic corporate transactions across various industries
• Contribute to client relationship development and business development initiatives

Requirements:

• 4 to 8 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions or related corporate transactions
• Significant experience handling complex M&A transactions, including private equity matters
• Ability to manage multiple matters simultaneously and work directly with clients
• Interest in business development and long-term client relationship management
• Strong academic credentials

Education and Certifications:

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an ABA-accredited law school
• Active membership in good standing with the applicable state bar
• Admission to the Texas Bar, or eligibility to obtain admission, required as a condition of employment

Skills:

• Strong drafting and contract negotiation abilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities
• Project and transaction management skills
• Client relationship and stakeholder management
• Ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary legal teams
• Practical business judgment and commercial awareness

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Life and disability insurance
• Adoption assistance
• Backup dependent care benefits
• Comprehensive employee benefits package
• Professional development and career growth opportunities
• Collaborative and entrepreneurial work environment 

A well-known, top-drawer firm with an especially strong health care practice, this firm offers offices across the U.S. in addition to European and Asian outposts. The firm is on an upward trajectory, with savvy acquisitions in hot markets marking the last decade. The accolades and honors keep rolling in for this firm, meaning that attorneys can be sure they will be among the best and the brightest. A full-service firm with excellence in business law, litigation, and intellectual property, this is an excellent place to start or accelerate one?s career.