Corporate Senior Associate

SPS Global Talent; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Paid vacation

Parental leave

401(k) plan

Job summary

SPS Global Talent is recruiting a Corporate Senior Associate for its Syracuse office to focus on mergers and acquisitions, agreements, and entity formation in a transactional practice. The role emphasizes end-to-end project management and mentorship of junior attorneys and paralegals. Candidates should have a J.D.

and admission to practice in New York with 5+ years of corporate or transactional experience. Base salary starts at $150,000+, with comprehensive benefits including health, vacation,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of corporate or transactional experience at a law firm.
• Juris Doctor (J.D.) and admission to practice in New York.

Responsibilities

• Advise buyers and sellers on mergers and acquisitions, from letter of intent through closing.
• Form and structure business entities, including LLCs, corporations and partnerships.
• Draft and negotiate operating agreements, shareholder agreements, buy/sell agreements, distribution agreements and other commercial contracts.
• Support bank financing transactions and corporate governance matters.
• Advise business owners and executives on day-to-day legal questions.
• Manage matters from start to finish, and help mentor junior attorneys and paralegals.

Skills

Transactional law

Mergers & acquisitions

Drafting & negotiating agreements

Entity formation

5+ years corporate/transactional

New York bar admission

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

New York Bar admission

Job description

SPS Global Talent has been retained by a respected Central New York law firm to hire a Corporate Senior Associate for its Syracuse office. The firm is looking for an attorney who enjoys transactional work and wants a practice centered on mergers and acquisitions, agreements and entity formation. The firm was recently recognized as one of the Best Companies to Work for in New York (firm-reported).

What you will do

• Advise buyers and sellers on mergers and acquisitions, from letter of intent through closing
• Form and structure business entities, including LLCs, corporations and partnerships
• Draft and negotiate operating agreements, shareholder agreements, buy/sell agreements, distribution agreements and other commercial contracts
• Support bank financing transactions and corporate governance matters
• Advise business owners and executives on day-to-day legal questions
• Manage matters from start to finish, and help mentor junior attorneys and paralegals

Required qualifications

• Experience in transactional law
• Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) experience
• Experience drafting and negotiating agreements and contracts
• Entity formation experience (LLCs, corporations, partnerships)
• 5+ years of corporate or transactional experience at a law firm
• Juris Doctor (J.D.) and admission to practice in New York

Preferred qualifications

• Corporate governance experience
• Bank financing or lender-side or borrower-side experience
• Experience representing closely held and family-owned businesses
• Experience supervising junior attorneys
• Professional ties to Central New York

Compensation and benefits

• Base salary starting at $150,000+, depending on experience
• Medical, dental and life insurance
• Paid vacation and paid parental leave
• 401(k) profit-sharing plan