Corporate / M&A Attorney

LJW Solutions; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 160,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

LJW Solutions in North Carolina seeks an experienced Corporate / M&A Attorney to advise businesses, owners, and investors on transactional matters, including mergers, financings, and restructurings.

The ideal candidate will have 4–12 years of meaningful transactional experience, strong drafting skills, and the ability to work independently while managing client relationships. North Carolina Bar admission or eligibility is advantageous.

Qualifications

• 4–12 years of meaningful transactional experience.
• Corporate and/or M&A experience.
• Strong transaction-document drafting skills.
• Experience managing or supporting due diligence.
• Exposure to finance, private equity or business tax matters would be advantageous.
• Excellent academic credentials.
• Strong commercial judgement.
• Ability to work independently.
• Excellent client-facing and communication skills.
• North Carolina Bar admission or eligibility would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Mergers and acquisitions; buy-side and sell-side transactions.
• Corporate reorganisations and restructuring; private equity transactions.
• Business formations; joint ventures; corporate governance.
• Financing transactions; drafting and negotiating acquisition documents.
• Conducting and managing legal due diligence; advising privately owned businesses.
• General corporate and commercial advice; managing transactions from instruction to close.

Skills

M&A experience

Transactional experience

Drafting skills

Due diligence

Independent work

Client facing

Commercial judgement

Finance / tax exposure

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Bar admission (NC or eligibility)

Job description

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Corporate / M&A Attorney to join a highly regarded North Carolina business law practice.

The successful attorney will advise businesses, owners and investors across a wide range of transactional matters, with exposure to mergers and acquisitions, corporate transactions, finance, private equity and business tax matters.

The broad experience range makes this opportunity suitable for both established associates and more senior transactional attorneys seeking greater autonomy and direct client responsibility.

The Role

Your practice will include:

• Mergers and acquisitions.
• Buy-side and sell-side transactions.
• Corporate reorganisations and restructuring.
• Private equity transactions.
• Business formations.
• Joint ventures.
• Corporate governance.
• Financing transactions.
• Drafting and negotiating acquisition documents.
• Conducting and managing legal due diligence.
• Advising privately owned and closely held businesses.
• General corporate and commercial advice.
• Managing transactions from initial instruction through closing.

About You

The successful candidate will ideally possess:

• 4-12 years of meaningful transactional experience.
• Corporate and/or M&A experience.
• Strong transaction-document drafting skills.
• Experience managing or supporting due diligence.
• Exposure to finance, private equity or business tax matters would be advantageous.
• Excellent academic credentials.
• Strong commercial judgement.
• Ability to work independently.
• Excellent client-facing and communication skills.
• North Carolina Bar admission or eligibility would be advantageous.

What's on Offer?

• Indicative market salary of $160,000-$250,000, dependent on experience.
• Broad Corporate and M&A practice.
• Sophisticated middle-market transactions.
• Opportunity to take ownership of transactions.
• Smaller deal teams and meaningful responsibility.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Corporate / M&A Attorney looking for sophisticated transactional work without moving into a traditional BigLaw environment.