Senior Corporate Associate - Real Estate & M&A (Hybrid, NC)

Essenti Talent; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 171,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Essenti Talent is seeking a Senior Corporate Associate in Charlotte or Raleigh to join its Real Estate & Commercial Development Practice Group. This hybrid role offers exposure to sophisticated deal work, mentorship, and long-term career growth within a collaborative team.

The attorney will work with public and private companies, PE sponsors, and entrepreneurs on a broad range of business transactions, mergers, and strategic corporate matters across multiple industries.

Qualifications

• JD from a top-tier law school with an excellent academic record.
• Active North Carolina Bar admission in good standing.
• 6+ years of substantive corporate transactional experience in a sophisticated law firm.
• Experience advising on mergers and acquisitions and complex business transactions.
• Familiar with buy-side and sell-side transaction structures.
• Ability to manage transactions from structuring through closing and due diligence.
• Strong drafting/negotiation skills for acquisition agreements and related documents.
• Sound business judgment and practical problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication, writing, and client-relations skills.
• Collaborative mindset with interest in mentoring junior attorneys.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on buy-side and sell-side mergers and acquisitions transactions.
• Structure, negotiate, and document complex corporate and commercial transactions.
• Conduct and oversee due diligence reviews and related transaction analysis.
• Draft and negotiate definitive agreements, schedules, and closing materials.
• Counsel clients on transaction strategy, risk allocation, and business objectives.
• Manage deal execution from letter of intent through post-closing matters.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate successful outcomes.

Education

JD from a top-tier law school

Job description

Essenti Talent is seeking a Senior Corporate Associate in Charlotte or Raleigh to join its Real Estate & Commercial Development Practice Group. This hybrid role offers exposure to sophisticated deal work, mentorship, and long-term career growth within a collaborative team.

The attorney will work with public and private companies, PE sponsors, and entrepreneurs on a broad range of business transactions, mergers, and strategic corporate matters across multiple industries.