Mergers & Acquisitions Attorney - GA - On Site

Vensure Employer Solutions•Duluth, GA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The M&A Attorney will serve as a core legal partner to the Corporate Development team and business leadership, providing end-to-end legal support for the company's M&A and strategic transactions. The role is intended for an attorney with meaningful transactional experience who can independently draft and negotiate core deal documents, lead legal due diligence, and act as lead internal counsel on acquisitions, divestitures, investments, and strategic partnerships. The attorney will work closely with Corporate Development, Finance, Tax, HR, IT, and senior management to structure and execute transactions. The position also supports transaction-related governance and approvals, post-closing integration and compliance, and the development of scalable M&A legal processes, templates, and playbooks. Other duties include special legal projects and backup support for corporate legal matters.

Requirements

J.D. from an accredited law school.
Active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar, or eligibility for in-house registration.
4–6 years of M&A and transactional experience gained at a law firm, in-house legal department, or a combination.
Demonstrated ability to independently run deals and interface directly with senior business leadership.
Strong knowledge of U.S. M&A transactions and corporate law principles.
Advanced drafting and negotiation skills for complex commercial and transaction documents.
Ability to independently manage multiple transactions and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and issue-spotting capabilities.
Business-oriented judgment and a practical, solutions-focused approach to legal risk.
Professionalism, discretion, and ability to handle confidential information.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex legal concepts clearly to non-legal stakeholders.
Ability to negotiate effectively with counterparties and external counsel.

Nice To Haves

Experience with private company M&A transactions.
Experience supporting growth-stage, sponsor-backed, or highly acquisitive organizations.
Familiarity with cross-border transactions and related regulatory considerations.
Experience improving legal processes, templates, or playbooks.

Responsibilities

Serve as lead internal legal counsel on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, investments, and strategic transactions from initial diligence through closing and post-closing matters.
Draft, review, and negotiate NDAs, LOIs, term sheets, stock and asset purchase agreements, merger agreements, disclosure schedules, and ancillary agreements, including TSAs, employment and retention agreements, and equity-related documents.
Partner with Corporate Development, Finance, Tax, HR, IT, and senior management to structure, negotiate, and execute transactions in alignment with business objectives.
Lead and manage legal due diligence across corporate governance, commercial contracts, litigation, compliance and regulatory matters, employment and benefits, intellectual property, data privacy, real estate, and financing matters.
Identify, evaluate, and communicate legal risks, issues, and mitigation strategies to deal teams and executive leadership.
Oversee diligence reporting, issue tracking, remediation planning, and closing deliverables.
Own deal timelines, legal workplans, and closing checklists.
Coordinate cross-functional inputs and manage internal and external stakeholders to resolve legal issues proactively and pragmatically.
Support post-closing integration activities and ongoing compliance obligations related to completed transactions.
Prepare transaction-related materials for Board and committee review and support related corporate approvals.
Assist with entity formation, reorganizations, and corporate housekeeping matters connected to transactions.
Help build, improve, and maintain M&A legal processes, templates, and playbooks.
Support special legal projects related to strategic initiatives outside active transactions.
Provide backup support for other corporate legal matters during peak workload periods.
Participate in internal training, knowledge-sharing, and process improvement initiatives.
Assist with ad hoc legal research or analysis at the request of senior legal or business leadership.