Mid-Level M&A Corporate Attorney

Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP seeks a lawyer with a keen interest in M&A to join its growing corporate group in Los Angeles. The role emphasizes ownership mentality, entrepreneurial culture, lean teams, and a high degree of autonomy, with frontline responsibility and potential client contact based on experience.

Ideal candidates will have a track record in acquisitions, dispositions, and minority investments, strong drafting and deal-management skills, a top-tier law school pedigree, and California

Qualifications

• M&A experience in diligence, drafting, and deal management required.
• Exceptional academic record and strong references.
• Bar admission in California (or ability to sit and be admitted).

Responsibilities

• No explicit responsibilities listed in the provided excerpt.

Skills

M&A experience

Diligence

Drafting

Deal management

Education

Top law school JD

Job description

Overview

• The role is for a lawyer with a specific interest in M&A within a growing corporate group, requiring an ownership mentality, comfort with an entrepreneurial culture, lean teams, and a high degree of autonomy.
• The position carries primary, front-line responsibility and offers client contact dependent on individual experience and skills, with no preconceived limitation.
• Candidates should expect some travel, varying by client matter and location, and are expected to strive for at least 2,000 billable hours per year on client matters, including pro bono.
• The practice advises public and private companies, financial sponsors, ultra-high-net-worth individuals, and family offices on a broad range of transactional assignments, encompassing acquisitions, dispositions, and minority investments.
• The practice also counsels boards of directors, independent board members, and special committees on fiduciary duties, governance, federal and state securities laws, and stock exchange rules, handling complex situations with a low-leverage model to provide personalized client service across diverse industries like technology, media and entertainment, financial services, energy, food and beverage, fashion, and retail.
• Required experience includes familiarity with corporate and transactional matters such as acquisitions, dispositions, and minority investments, with prior M&A experience in diligence, drafting, and deal management.
• Academic requirements include outstanding achievement, an excellent law school record (with candidates ranked high in their class at top-tier law schools), strong references, and proven litigation and writing skills.
• California Bar admission is required, though candidates may apply prior to taking the exam but must sit for and obtain admission.