Attorney | Mergers & Acquisitions | 149136 | Wheaton, IL

Mission Recruiting, LLC; Wheaton (IL); Sur place; USD 120 000 - 170 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Flexible spending accounts

HSA eligibility

401(k) with profit sharing

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Reimbursement programs

Résumé du poste

Mission Recruiting, LLC seeks an accomplished Corporate Practice Group Attorney in Wheaton, IL to join a well-established western suburb firm. You will handle sophisticated corporate and transactional matters with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, and related deals.

You will advise clients, draft and negotiate complex contracts, lead teams on transactions, and maintain strong, direct client interaction.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant legal experience, with strong M&A and transactional focus.
• Experience with acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, debt & equity offerings, and sophisticated contracts.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, judgment, attention to detail, and client communication; ability to lead teams.

Responsabilités

• Advise on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, and other corporate transactions.
• Draft, review, and negotiate sophisticated commercial contracts.
• Lead teams on transactional projects and provide practical client guidance.
• Maintain high level of client interaction and service.

Connaissances

M&A experience

Transactional experience

Contract drafting

Negotiation skills

Leadership

Client communication

Description du poste

Corporate Practice Group Attorney

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
• Handling general corporate matters
• 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.

Compensation & Benefits

• 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.

Work Environment

• 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.

Salary Range: $120,000 – $170,000

Reference: 149136