Corporate Associate (Mid to Senior Level) NY
About The Position
Greenberg Traurig is seeking a mid- to senior-level corporate associate to join its New York Corporate Practice, with a focus on private equity M&A. The role offers the opportunity to take significant responsibility for sophisticated transactions, work directly with clients, and collaborate closely with partners and other deal-team members. Associates will work with clients of varying sizes and across industries worldwide. Particularly talented candidates with the right experience may be considered for a meaningful signing bonus or for a Counsel role with a two-year runway to partnership. Successful candidates will join an active transactional practice and have opportunities to assume meaningful deal responsibility, develop direct client relationships, and work with experienced practitioners on complex private equity and M&A matters.
Requirements
- 4 to 7 years of corporate transactional experience at a top-tier BigLaw firm.
- Substantial private equity transactional experience, including representing private equity sponsors and/or portfolio companies.
- Significant experience with private company M&A, including acquisitions, dispositions, and add-on transactions.
- Strong experience drafting and negotiating purchase agreements, equity documents, ancillary agreements, and other principal transaction documents.
- Ability to independently manage significant transaction components and coordinate multiple workstreams.
- Strong commercial judgment and excellent client-service skills.
- Excellent academic credentials and superior drafting, analytical, and communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple matters in a fast-paced environment.
- Collaborative, proactive, and team-oriented approach.
- Admission to the New York Bar, or eligibility for prompt admission.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with leveraged buyouts, growth equity and minority investments, management equity arrangements, joint ventures, portfolio company transactions, and cross-border M&A.
Responsibilities
- Manage significant components of private equity and M&A transactions.
- Work directly with clients and develop client relationships.
- Collaborate with partners and other deal-team members on sophisticated transactions.
- Draft and negotiate purchase agreements, equity documents, ancillary agreements, and other principal transaction documents.
- Coordinate multiple transaction workstreams.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package.
- Eligible full-time employees may receive a discretionary bonus.
- Health insurance with an optional HSA.
- Short-term disability and long-term disability insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision care.
- Life insurance.
- Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.
- 401(k).
- Vacation and sick time.
- Employee assistance program.
- Voluntary accident insurance, voluntary life insurance, voluntary disability insurance, voluntary critical illness and cancer insurance, and pet insurance.
- Commuter and transit programs may be available in certain markets.
- A meaningful signing bonus may be offered to particularly talented associates with the right experience.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
