M&A Lawyer

Axiom Talent Platform; New York (NY); Remote; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Axiom Talent Platform is seeking experienced M&A Lawyers to join its team supporting Fortune 500 clients. This role requires strong expertise in managing complex M&A transactions, with responsibilities encompassing deal structuring, due diligence, and collaboration across functional teams. Axiom offers competitive compensation starting at $150,000 and promotes an inclusive workplace.

Benefits

Health Benefits

401K

Professional Development Resources

Qualifications

• Active bar license in state of residence required.
• Minimum 3+ years practicing M&A law at an AmLaw firm or F500 legal department.
• Experience with mergers, acquisitions, and related legal environments.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on structuring, negotiating, and closing M&A transactions.
• Draft and review transactional documents, ensuring compliance with legal standards.
• Coordinate due diligence investigations to mitigate legal risks.

Skills

Project Management

Negotiation

Communication

Education

Active Bar License

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

We are currently seeking M&A Lawyers to work with our F500 client base across multiple industries. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in M&A law, with a proven track record of successfully managing and executing complex M&A transactions.

Responsibilities :

• Advise clients on all aspects of M&A transactions, including deal structuring, due diligence, negotiation, drafting, and closing of purchase and sale agreements, merger agreements, and other related documents.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of transactional documents, including purchase, merger, confidentiality, and disclosure agreements.
• Coordinate activities of large deal teams and internal and external stakeholders, from due diligence through closing and integration to facilitate seamless deal execution.
• Conduct and coordinate due diligence investigations to identify potential legal risks and provide strategic guidance to clients on mitigating those risks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including finance, tax, regulatory, and compliance experts, to ensure seamless execution of M&A transactions and integration processes.

Qualifications :

• Possess an active bar license in the state in which you reside.
• Minimum 3+ years of experience practicing as an M&A attorney at an AmLaw firm or F500 in-house legal department, with a focus on handling complex M&A transactions.
• Experience working on mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, divestitures, private equity, or fund investments either at a law firm or in an in-house legal team.
• Strong knowledge of federal and state corporate and securities laws, regulations, and practices related to M&A transactions.

Preferred Qualifications (not required but considered advantageous) :

• Experience advising clients in a variety of industries, including technology, healthcare, energy, and financial services, on M&A transactions.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple high-stakes transactions simultaneously, with excellent project management, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Familiarity with private equity and venture capital transactions, including portfolio company acquisitions and dispositions.

Compensation, Benefits & Location :

This role offers a range of competitive compensation starting at $150,000 and a highly competitive benefits package in the alternative legal services marketplace that includes health benefits, 401K and more. Axiomites also get access to professional development resources and learning and development programs. Axiomites predominantly work remotely, with some clients requiring on-site presence.

Axiom is the global leader in high-caliber, on-demand legal talent. Covering North America, the UK, Europe, Australia, and APAC, we enable legal departments to drive efficiency and growth and meet the demands of today's business landscape with best-in-breed alternative legal services.

Axiom is a leader in diversity, inclusion, and social engagement. Diversity is core to our values, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are also recognized as a top place to work for LGBTQ+ Equality, earning high marks in the 2021 Corporate Equality Index for the second consecutive year. Our legal department is Mansfield certified and committed to considering at least 50% diverse candidates for leadership roles and outside counsel representation.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment.

Learn more about working at Axiom.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Axiom ensures equal employment opportunity in recruitment and employment, without discrimination or harassment based on race, color, nationality, ethnicity, religion, political opinion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, age, disability, citizenship, marital status, genetic predisposition, sexual orientation, military service, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Accommodation for Individuals with Disabilities: We provide reasonable accommodations upon request to participate in the recruitment process. To request accommodations, contact us at [e-mail] with "Applicant Accommodation" in the subject line.

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Employment may be contingent upon successful background checks, proof of identity, and legal work authorization.

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