Corporate Partner or Counsel - Transactional and M&A Experience Preferred

J.Sheppard Associates; New Jersey; Hybrid; USD 225,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Hybrid work environment

Origination credit

Job summary

J.Sheppard Associates, a Northern New Jersey law firm, seeks a Corporate Counsel or Junior Partner with 7+ years of sophisticated corporate and transactional experience to lead its Corporate and Business Law Practice. This is an opportunity for greater independence and direct client responsibility in a growing firm with a collaborative, entrepreneurial culture.

New Jersey Bar admission is required; New York admission preferred.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of sophisticated corporate and transactional experience.
• Experience structuring, drafting, negotiating, and managing corporate transactions.
• Bar admission in New Jersey; New York admission preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead corporate and transactional matters for the firm’s practice.
• Supervise junior attorneys and develop client relationships.
• Origination and development of new business opportunities.
• Collaborate with partners and contribute to practice growth.

Skills

Corporate law

M&A experience

Client management

Leadership

Job description

Our client, an entrepreneurial and expanding Northern New Jersey law firm, is seeking an accomplished Corporate Counsel or Junior Partner with 7+ years of sophisticated corporate and transactional experience to assume a significant role in the continued growth of its Corporate and Business Law Practice. This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced corporate attorney seeking greater independence, direct client responsibility, and the ability to help expand a successful practice.

The firm's corporate practice represents entrepreneurs, founders, privately held businesses, investors, and middle market companies in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), asset and equity acquisitions, strategic transactions, joint ventures, commercial agreements, corporate governance, and outside general counsel matters. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience structuring, drafting, negotiating, and managing corporate transactions, together with strong business judgment, established client facing experience, and the ability to independently manage sophisticated matters.

Experience with business formations, operating agreements, shareholder agreements, commercial contracts, and ongoing corporate counseling is particularly desirable. The ability to supervise junior attorneys, strengthen existing client relationships, and identify new business opportunities will be important to long term success. An existing book of business is welcome but not required.

The firm's entrepreneurial culture empowers accomplished attorneys to take ownership of their work, contribute to practice development, and participate meaningfully in the firm's continued success. This position offers direct collaboration with established partners, opportunities to cultivate and originate business, and a professional environment where initiative, sound judgment, and individual contributions are recognized and rewarded.

New Jersey Bar admission is required, and New York Bar admission is preferred. Compensation ranges from $225K to $270K, commensurate with experience, plus a competitive performance bonus, origination credit, outstanding health benefits, and a hybrid work environment. For an accomplished corporate attorney seeking greater autonomy, meaningful client responsibility, and the opportunity to build a lasting practice, this represents a compelling next chapter in a successful legal career.

J. Sheppard Associates represents Lateral Partners, Rising Associates and Top Law Firms