Senior Corporate Associate

ACC - Association of Corporate Counsel; Raleigh (NC); Hybride; USD 180 000 - 240 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Holidays

Flexible work

Résumé du poste

Morningstar Law Group in Raleigh, NC seeks a Senior Corporate Associate with 5–7 years of M&A/Private Equity experience to run middle-market transactions and lead deals from outset.

You will work directly with partners on structuring, negotiating, and closing sophisticated deals across various industries, with some work-from-home flexibility and client contact from day one.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• 5–7 years of experience working on sophisticated M&A and/or private equity transactions.
• Licensed to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction; must be willing to become licensed in North Carolina within one year.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage multiple transactions and work independently or as part of a deal team.
• Capability to lead transactions and serve as primary day-to-day contact on deals.

Responsabilités

• Draft and negotiate purchase agreements, merger agreements, and LOIs for asset and equity transactions on both buy and sell sides.
• Manage transactions day to day, coordinating due diligence, disclosures, closing checklists, and ancillary documents.
• Represent private equity sponsors, independent sponsors, and portfolio companies in platform acquisitions, add-ons, and leveraged buyouts.
• Support acquisition financings, recapitalizations, and related private capital transactions with the firm's securities and financing attorneys.
• Advise on ownership succession and transition planning, including ESOP and founder-transition transactions.
• Conduct and supervise legal due diligence, communicating material issues to clients and deal teams.
• Coordinate with tax, employment, IP, real estate, and regulatory specialists to keep transactions moving.
• Draft governance, equity, and corporate structuring documents, including operating agreements.

Connaissances

M&A experience

Private equity

Drafting

Negotiation

Due diligence

Leadership

Client management

Formation

J.D. from an accredited law school

Description du poste

We are seeking a Senior Corporate Associate with 5 to 7 years of experience to join our Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity teams in Raleigh, NC. You’ll work on sophisticated transactions for buyers, sellers, private equity sponsors, independent sponsors, and management teams — the same caliber of deals you’d see at a much larger firm, but with a seat at the table rather than a spot in the back of the data room.

This is a role for an associate who wants to run deals, not just support them. You’ll work directly with partners on middle-market M&A, platform and add-on acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and acquisition financings across industries including architecture and engineering, technology, professional services, and manufacturing — with real client contact and the opportunity to lead transactions from the outset. A portable book of business is not required, and the position offers some work-from-home flexibility.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate purchase agreements, merger agreements, and letters of intent for asset and equity transactions on both the buy side and sell side
• Manage transactions day to day — coordinating due diligence, disclosure schedules, closing checklists, and ancillary documents from signing through closing
• Represent private equity sponsors, independent sponsors, and portfolio companies in platform acquisitions, add-on acquisitions, and leveraged buyouts
• Support acquisition financings, recapitalizations, and related private capital transactions alongside the firm’s securities and financing attorneys
• Advise on ownership succession and transition planning, including ESOP-related and founder-transition transactions
• Conduct and supervise legal due diligence, identifying and clearly communicating material issues to clients and deal teams
• Coordinate with specialists in tax, employment, intellectual property, real estate, and regulatory matters to keep transactions moving
• Counsel clients in regulated and licensed industries, including architecture and engineering firms navigating multistate licensing requirements in transactions
• Draft governance, equity, and corporate structuring documents, including operating agreements, sha
• Communicate directly with clients, opposing counsel, lenders, and other deal professionals throughout the transaction lifecycle

Required Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school with a strong academic record
• 5 to 7 years of experience working on sophisticated M&A and/or private equity transactions for buyers, sellers, and/or private equity sponsors
• Licensed to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction; must be willing and able to become licensed in North Carolina within one year of joining the firm
• Strong drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills
• Ability to manage multiple transactions at once and to work effectively both independently and as part of a deal team
• The capability to lead transactions and serve as the primary day-to-day contact on deals

Preferred Qualifications

• Large law firm training and deal experience
• Experience supervising junior associates or paralegals on deal teams
• Exposure to private credit, acquisition financing, or other debt transactions
• Experience with clients in architecture/engineering, technology, professional services, or manufacturing

Why Join Morningstar Law Group

• Real Deal Responsibility: Substantive ownership of transactions and direct client relationships — not years of diligence review before you touch a purchase agreement.
• Direct Partner Access: Work side by side with experienced M&A and private equity partners, many of whom bring in-house, operational, accounting, and finance backgrounds to their practice.
• Sophisticated Work, Leaner Platform: A substantial national M&A and private equity practice handled by a collegial, low-bureaucracy team of 50+ professionals.
• Entrepreneurial Culture: A young, vibrant firm governed by consensus, with a flexible environment that lets attorneys work with clients in the way that’s most productive for them.
• Growth Path: A clear runway from leading deals to owning client relationships as the firm grows — and no portable book of business required.
• Compensation: Commensurate with experience and in line with other successful business law firms.
• Flexibility: Some work-from-home flexibility, with a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance; retirement plan; and paid time off and holidays.