Description:
Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig is seeking a Corporate/Finance Associate Attorney. The ideal candidate must have excellent writing and research abilities and be passionate about helping individuals and businesses. This position is corporate transactional work with a real estate finance component.The position can be a hybrid work schedule with open office locations in Leesburg or Vienna, VA, but consolidating to Ashburn VA next year.
DBL is a veteran-owned law firm with more than 65 outcome-focused attorneys advising and representing national and international legal matters. Our firm offers a depth of knowledge without sacrificing the high touch service our clients demand. Our attorneys hail from the most respected law schools, “big law”, and a variety of diverse backgrounds. In addition to former military, government agency, and corporate experience, the partners at DBL average more than twenty years of high-level relevant legal experience.
Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig is recognized as prestigious leading law firm in the U.S. by Chambers and Partners, a legal directory that ranks firms based on independent research.
Required Qualifications:
- Members of Maryland, District of Columbia, Delaware, or Virginia bar preferred.
- Minimum of two (2) years of Corporate Transactional experience.
- Banking Loan experience a plus.
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school.
- The ideal candidate should have excellent legal writing skills and strong attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple transactions simultaneously under tight deadlines.
Key Responsibilities:
Corporate/Transactional:
- Handle corporate and transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, entity formations, contract drafting and negotiation, and corporate governance- LLCs, corporations, partnerships
- Manage entity formations, qualifications, and maintenance matters
- Draft and review corporate documents, including operating agreements, bylaws, stockholder agreements, and board resolutions
- Provide practical legal guidance to clients on corporate compliance and governance matters
- Asset and stock purchase agreements (M&A transactions)
- Entity structuring and restructuring - mergers, conversions, and dissolutions
- Prior experience as a Title Attorney or Lenders Counsel
- Commercial loan transactions - loan document review, lender requirements, and title insurance commitments
- Deed of trust and mortgage transactions - preparation and review
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating purchase agreements, leases, and closing documents
- Conducting and clearing title searches, resolving title defects, liens, and encumbrances
- Handling residential and commercial real estate closings end-to-end
- Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, service agreements, and vendor agreements
- LOI, NDA, SNDAs drafting and negotiating
- Joint venture agreements and partnership structures
- Loan agreements, promissory notes, and guaranty agreements
- Assignment and assumption agreements & buy-sell agreements
- Construction loan documentation and draw processes
- UCC filings and lien searches
- Reviewing and negotiating commitment letters and term sheets
