3rd - 6th year M&A Associate

BCL Legal; New York (NY); On-site; USD 250,000 - 390,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Full benefits package (medical, dental

life, disability, vision, 401(k), PTO

Job summary

BCL Legal seeks a mid-level associate (3+ years) with sophisticated transactional experience to join its M&A team in Chicago, Denver, or New York. You will draft and negotiate deal documents, manage due diligence, and advise on M&A, financings, and governance.

Direct client interaction increases responsibilities while partners mentor your growth. Strong academics and outstanding writing skills are essential, with a collaborative, ambitious mindset to help grow a national platform across three

Qualifications

• 3+ years of sophisticated transactional M&A experience.
• Drafting and negotiating definitive and ancillary transaction documents; managing due diligence.
• Strong academic credentials and excellent writing/communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Drafting and negotiating definitive and ancillary transaction documents; managing due diligence.
• Advising clients on M&A, financings, entity formation, governance, and commercial agreements.
• Direct interaction with partners and clients as responsibilities grow.

Skills

M&A transactional experience

Strong academic credentials

Excellent writing and communication

Ambition and team-oriented mindset

Job description

About the Firm

Our client is a large, national Am Law-ranked firm with a strong, collegial culture and a growing national corporate practice. The firm is actively investing in its M&A bench across multiple key markets simultaneously, reflecting continued growth in its middle-market transactional practice and its ambitions to expand its national footprint.

About the Practice

The firm's M&A practice handles sophisticated business and transactional work with a strong emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and complex corporate transactions, including private equity-sponsored deals - with particular strength in the middle-market. The practice advises private companies, investors, and portfolio companies across the full transaction lifecycle and a broad range of industries, offering associates variety and consistent deal flow rather than a narrow sector focus.

The Role

The firm is seeking a mid-level associate (3+ years) with sophisticated transactional experience to join the M&A team in any of its Chicago, Denver, or New York offices. The role carries substantial responsibility from the outset, including drafting and negotiating definitive and ancillary transaction documents, managing due diligence processes, and advising clients on M&A, financings, entity formation, governance, and commercial agreements. Associates work closely with partners and clients directly, with early and increasing client interaction as they take on more responsibility.

Strong academic credentials, excellent writing and communication skills, and the ability to navigate complex subject matter efficiently are essential. The firm is especially interested in candidates who bring ambition and a team-oriented mindset to help grow its national platform.

What This Means for the Right Candidate

• Genuine, early substantive responsibility across the full deal lifecycle - not just document review
• Broad deal exposure across industries and transaction types, avoiding narrow specialization
• Direct partner and client access as part of a growing, collegial national practice
• Flexibility across three major markets (Chicago, Denver, New York)
• Competitive compensation ($250,000-$390,000, dependent on experience) plus discretionary bonus eligibility and a full benefits package (medical, dental, life, disability, vision, 401(k), PTO)

All inquiries and conversations are strictly confidential.