Corporate Associate

Squire Patton Boggs • Cleveland, OH

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Squire Patton Boggs is hiring a mid to senior level Associate with corporate transactional experience to join its sophisticated corporate practice and be part of a highly collaborative team. The position can be based in our Cincinnati, Cleveland, or Columbus offices. The individual hired for this position will have an opportunity to assume significant responsibility in complex transactional matters for key clients and be part of a growing local and global team. The candidate can also expect to be involved with a variety of assignments and receive valuable hands-on experience across a range of disciplines, including cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity, debt finance, capital markets, joint ventures, strategic alliances, commercial contracts, securities offerings and corporate governance.

Requirements

• Possess a JD from an accredited law school and a strong academic record
• Admission to the Ohio Bar and be in good standing
• At least 5 years of meaningful experience in a law firm managing mergers and acquisitions, securities, and other corporate transactional matters
• Experience in mergers and acquisitions, dispositions, auctions, carve-out transactions, joint ventures and/or cross-border transactions
• Demonstrated ability to draft purchase agreements, ancillary documents, and third-party legal opinions
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate transaction teams (domestic and cross-border)
• Experience managing due diligence and the data room or data site
• Experience negotiating aspects of corporate transactions
• Demonstrated capability to work in a team environment and exercise good judgment
• Positive, can-do, and proactive attitude
• Excellent verbal and written communication and organizational skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Flexible, composed, and ability to prioritize and handle multiple matters simultaneously with a high level of competence and accuracy
• Committed to professional ethics and client confidentiality

Responsibilities

• Advise firm clients on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and other corporate transactional matters
• Transaction management and due diligence
• Assist with managing client relationships

Benefits

• health
• dental
• life
• 401(k)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level