Corporate Associate (Milwaukee)
About The Position
We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced transactional corporate associate to join our collaborative corporate team in the Milwaukee office. The role offers work on a broad range of sophisticated corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and other strategic transactions, corporate governance, commercial contracting, and general business counseling. The ideal candidate enjoys working directly with clients and collaborating with attorneys across multiple practice areas to provide strategic, business-focused legal advice and work product.
Requirements
- Minimum two years of experience primarily in commercial or transactional work.
- Excellent writing and drafting skills.
- Proven ability to work in a fast-paced team environment with multiple deadlines and internal and external demands.
- Superior organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to work full-time, including variable hours that flex with client needs.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Interest in a collaborative, intellectually stimulating environment and a strong desire to contribute to team and client success.
- J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school.
- Admitted or eligible for admission to practice in the State of Wisconsin.
Responsibilities
- Advise clients on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and other strategic business transactions.
- Conduct and manage legal due diligence in connection with mergers and acquisitions and other corporate transactions.
- Draft, review, and negotiate purchase/sale agreements, ancillary transaction documents, and other commercial agreements.
- Prepare and coordinate closing documents and oversee transactions through closing and post-closing activities.
- Counsel clients on corporate governance, entity formation, organizational matters, and ongoing business operations.
- Build and maintain strong client relationships while contributing to business development initiatives and the firm's collaborative culture.
Benefits
- Excellent benefit package
- Competitive compensation commensurate with experience
- Reasonable billable hour expectations
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
