Description:

At Jimerson Birr, our team accepts the lasting responsibility of protecting our clients' rights, businesses, properties, investments, and finances. We partner with established companies, emerging ventures, and individuals to structure deals, solve complex problems, and guide pivotal decisions with measurable outcomes. We pride ourselves on legal excellence, disciplined execution, and a culture built on service, quality, and results.

About the role:
We are seeking a Senior Business Advisory & Transactional Attorney who thrives on turning complexity into clean, reliable deal work. You'll own day‑to‑day execution of transactions and governance matters, translate ambiguity into structured plans, and communicate recommendations with clarity and confidence. As a Senior, you operate with independence, set matter momentum, and mentor others—while modeling JB's client‑service standards.

Key Responsibilities:
What You'll Do:

Lead the full lifecycle of deals and transactions; from scoping through closing; maintaining structured timelines, risk registers, and status transparency.
Draft, review, and negotiate core corporate documents (operating/shareholder agreements, bylaws, buy‑sell agreements, asset/stock purchase agreements, disclosure schedules, ancillary agreements).
Advise on entity formation, restructuring, and dissolution; counsel boards and executives on governance and fiduciary duties.
Direct diligence (requests, tracking, issue spots), coordinate advisors, and manage closing checklists and data room hygiene.
Navigate ownership transitions, capital restructuring, partner exits, and franchising decisions with business‑first judgment.
Mentor junior attorneys and paralegals; delegate intelligently; reinforce validated matter plans, templates, and workflows.
Maintain time, SLA, and budget discipline; ensure matters stay on plan and on budget.

How You Create Impact at JB

Bill — Production: Deliver precise, timely, business‑ready documents and negotiations that align with defined scope, budget, and timelines.
Build — System Improvement: Strengthen playbooks (clause libraries, closing checklists, model timelines), improve workflows, and coach juniors to run the plays.
Bridge — Clients & People: Lead clear alignment calls, expectation setting, and decision logs so executives can act with confidence.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
What You'll Bring

JD and active membership in the Florida Bar
5+ years in business transactions, corporate law, or M&A
Track record of drafting clean, reliable documents and running efficient deal processes
Strong organizational skills across multiple matters and deadlines
Clear, persuasive communication with executives, counterparties, and advisors

Preferred:

Mid‑market M&A experience; multistate or cross‑border transactions
Advising privately held or family‑owned companies on governance and succession

Why Join Jimerson Birr?
You'll practice inside a client‑service model designed to create consistent value:

Conferring client‑defined value: Clarify objectives, success criteria, budget, timeline, and communication preferences at intake—then manage to them.
Accessibility: Keep lines open and responsive; clients never guess how to reach us or when they'll hear from us.
Efficiency & cost‑effectiveness: Staff matters smartly, use technology and checklists to reduce friction, and provide early assessments for predictable spend.
Delivering an experience while delivering results: Make progress visible with alignment calls, status summaries, and documented decisions.
Meaningful partnership: Anticipate needs, surface options, and help clients plan the next goal beyond the one we just achieved.
Exceptional communication based on listening: Ask better questions, summarize tradeoffs plainly, and write for business readers.
Accountability to goals: Hold the team (and yourself) to timelines, scopes, and outcomes; surface risks early and propose fixes.