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Job Description:At K&L Gates, we are looking for smart, imaginative and hard-working people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and ideas to join us. Perhaps our search for talented visionaries and your search for important and impactful work lead to the same place.
We are seeking an experienced midlevel associate to join our Corporate M&A team. This role may be based in Boston, Charleston, Charlotte, Miami, Nashville, Pittsburgh, Portland, Raleigh, or Seattle. The ideal candidate will have three to five years of Corporate M&A experience, with private equity transaction experience preferred.
Key qualifications include:
- Strong M&A experience, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating merger agreements, stock purchase agreements, asset purchase agreements, letters of intent, and related documents. Private equity experience is a plus.
- Experience with partnership agreements, joint ventures, and limited liability company operating agreements.
- Meaningful responsibility for managing and closing M&A and related transactions.
- Conducting legal due diligence.
- Experience with representation and warranty insurance underwriting and related issues.
- Advising clients on general corporate/entity matters and business matters.
Candidates will work closely with experienced lawyers who will provide active mentoring and opportunities to assume increasing levels of responsibility and client contact. Candidates must be self-starters who possess the ability to work independently and as part of a team. We require strong academic credentials, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to providing the highest quality client service.
Please contact Marley McLaughlin, Principal Legal Recruiter, at Marley.McLaughlin@klgates.com with any questions.
Base Compensation $205,000 - $340,000 / year
The compensation salary for this position will be determined during the interview process and will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to prior experience, relevant expertise, current business needs, and market factors.
