Description:
Dorsey & Whitney LLP is seeking a Mergers and Acquisitions Senior Associate, Of Counsel, or Partner with at least five years of experience to join our Delaware office. Dorsey has a long history of commitment to Delaware -- opening its Delaware office over 20 years ago -- and the firm is looking to expand and grow its Delaware presence with entrepreneurial and high performing lawyers. This Mergers and Acquisitions attorney will assist with Delaware legal corporate advice in matters originating in all of Dorsey's 22 offices throughout the world. This attorney will have the opportunity to work on a wide variety of corporate transactions and provide Delaware corporate law advice in such situations, including incorporations, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, other corporate restructurings, dissolutions, strategic partnerships, financing and complex lending transactions, cross-border transactions, and private equity investments. This attorney will also assist with advising clients on fiduciary duty considerations and other strategic corporate law considerations in a variety of situations and transactions.Qualified candidates will have:
- A JD degree from an ABA-accredited law school
- At least five years of Delaware corporate experience, including substantial mergers and acquisitions experience;
- Experience working in the business/corporate group of a Delaware based law firm or in the Delaware office of a large national or international law firm;
- Delaware bar admission;
- Strong project management skills, organizational skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment and manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure;
- Excellent academic credentials.
Dorsey offers a collaborative and dynamic environment, with competitive compensation and excellent benefits. Our benefits are available to attorneys working 17+ hours/week along with their dependents, including spouses and domestic partners regardless of gender. Dorsey's benefits package includes: comprehensive medical insurance with coverage for infertility, gender-affirming care, behavioral health, and access to virtual providers; dental insurance; vision insurance; 401(k) retirement savings plan; basic and optional life insurance; short and long-term disability; flexible time off; up to 15 weeks of paid parental leave with up to an additional 6-8 weeks of paid short-term disability for attorneys who give birth; paid holidays; adoption assistance; healthcare, dependent care, and transportation pre-tax reimbursement accounts; back-up child and elder care program; education and college advising program; virtual tutoring; wellbeing programs and activities; mass transit program (certain offices); travel assistance program; 24/7 employee assistance program with access to five confidential visits with a licensed counselor at no cost. Where applicable, attorneys may be eligible for a discretionary bonus and/or a productivity bonus, clerkship bonus, relocation expenses, and bar review expenses. First-year associates are also eligible for a salary advance and bar review stipend. (Some benefits are subject to eligibility criteria and may result in taxable income to the recipient.)
You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, affectional preference, disability, age, marital status, familial status, status with regard to public assistance, military or veteran status, or any other legally-protected status.
