Senior M&A/Private Equity Attorney — Dallas (Hybrid)

Aligned Talent Acquisition; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 310,000 - 425,000; Full time

Job summary

Dallas | Hybrid. A nationally recognized AmLaw 100 law firm is seeking a Senior Associate Attorney to join its prestigious Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity practice in Dallas.

The ideal candidate will represent private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, strategic buyers, and investors on sophisticated middle‑market and upper‑middle‑market transactions. You will lead deal workstreams, draft and negotiate purchase agreements and ancillary documents, handle structuring, due diligence,

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of M&A and private equity experience.
• Experience representing private equity sponsors, strategic buyers, portfolio companies, and investors.
• Experience leading transaction workstreams and supervising junior attorneys.
• Strong drafting of purchase agreements, disclosure schedules, equity documents, and ancillary transaction agreements.
• Juris Doctor from ABA-accredited law school is required; Texas bar admission or ability to be admitted.

Responsibilities

• Private equity acquisitions and dispositions.
• Platform and add-on acquisitions.
• Strategic mergers and acquisitions transactions.
• Portfolio company transactions.
• Growth equity and investment transactions.
• Transaction structuring, due diligence, and negotiations.
• Drafting and negotiating purchase agreements and ancillary transaction documents.
• Direct client interaction and substantive deal responsibility.
• Collaboration with a sophisticated national M&A and private equity team.

Skills

M&A experience

Private equity

Transaction drafting

Client management

Education

J.D. degree

Texas bar admission

Job description

Dallas | Hybrid. A nationally recognized AmLaw 100 law firm is seeking a Senior Associate Attorney to join its prestigious Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity practice in Dallas.

The ideal candidate will represent private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, strategic buyers, and investors on sophisticated middle‑market and upper‑middle‑market transactions. You will lead deal workstreams, draft and negotiate purchase agreements and ancillary documents, handle structuring, due diligence,