Attorney

Mission Recruiting, LLC; Wheaton (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401(k) with profit sharing

Paid holidays

Paid vacation and sick time

Parental leave

Reimbursement programs

Job summary

Mission Recruiting, LLC seeks an experienced attorney to join its Corporate Practice Group in Wheaton, Illinois. The role focuses on sophisticated corporate and transactional matters, with emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and related transactions.

The attorney will advise clients on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, and other corporate transactions, including debt and equity offerings, entity formation, and complex contracts.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant legal experience, with emphasis on M&A and corporate transactions.
• Experience with acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, debt and equity offerings, entity formation, and sophisticated contracts.
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills, sound judgment, attention to detail, effective client communication, and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, and other corporate transactions.
• Handle debt and equity offerings; advise on entity formation.
• Draft, review, and negotiate sophisticated commercial contracts.
• Lead teams on transactional projects and provide practical legal guidance to clients.
• Maintain a high level of client interaction and service; support business development.

Skills

M&A experience

Transactional work

Drafting & negotiation

Team leadership

Client communication

Attention to detail

Sound judgment

Debt & equity offerings

Job description

A well-established western suburban law firm is seeking an experienced attorney to join its Corporate Practice Group in Wheaton, Illinois. The opportunity is focused on sophisticated corporate and transactional matters, with particular emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and related transactions.

Responsibilities

The attorney will advise clients on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, and other sophisticated corporate transactions. Responsibilities also include:

• Handling debt and equity offerings
• Advising on entity selection and formation
• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating sophisticated commercial contracts
• Taking significant responsibility for client matters
• Leading teams on transactional projects
• Providing practical legal guidance directly to clients
• Maintaining a high level of client interaction and service

Qualifications

• The position prefers 8+ years of relevant legal experience, while the recruiting discussion characterized the opportunity as a 5-10-year role. Strong M&A and transactional experience is particularly important.
• Candidates should have experience with acquisitions and divestitures, restructurings, debt and equity offerings, entity formation, general corporate matters, and sophisticated commercial contracts. Excellent drafting and negotiation skills, sound judgment, attention to detail, effective client communication, and the ability to lead teams are also important.
• Salary range: $120,000 - $170,000
• The position also offers incentive compensation based on fees collected minus the attorney's overhead or "gate." The benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision coverage; disability and life insurance; flexible spending accounts; HSA eligibility; a 401(k) with profit sharing; vacation and sick time; paid holidays; partially paid parental leave; and additional reimbursement programs.
• The position is based in the firm's Wheaton, Illinois office and involves significant client interaction and responsibility for individual matters. The firm describes a collegial, client-focused environment with ongoing business development training and billable-hour requirements designed to support work/life balance.