Mid-Level M&A Associate Attorney - Am Law 50 Firm
Job Description
About Us:
McCormack Schreiber Legal Search, Chicago’s leading legal search firm, leverages our 25 years of experience to assist attorney and paralegal candidates seeking new opportunities and employers searching for top legal talent.
About the Position:
Our client, one of the largest and most recognized global law firms, is actively seeking a mergers and acquisitions attorney to join its Chicago office as a mid-level associate. In this role, you would be working on every stage of the deal from structuring, due diligence, and negotiation through execution to implementation and post-deal integration. The M&A attorneys at this firm collaborate across borders and practice groups, and their client base spans every major global industry including technology, financial services, manufacturing & engineering, oil & gas, consumer products, media, healthcare and more. This position will be exclusively M&A focused, working on transactions ranging from 100M to 1B in value for both private equity and strategic clients. Target candidates will have 3 to 5 years of significant M&A transactions experience at a major law firm, or extensive second chair experience on smaller transactions, and should be familiar with managing the work of junior-level associates on deals. This is a phenomenal opportunity to work on substantive matters in a large and prestigious Am Law firm!
Required Qualifications:
· 3 to 5 years of significant M&A transactional experience at a major law firm, or extensive second chair experience on smaller transactions
· Experience drafting purchase agreements and merger agreements
· Strong academic credentials
Other:
· Top of the market compensation
· Development and training programs
· Ranked as a top firm in Chicago and a top firm for M&A
Company Description
Founded in 1998 by Amy McCormack and Gay Schreiber, McCormack Schreiber is Chicago’s leading legal search firm. With 25 years of experience in the Chicago legal market, we have been successfully placing experienced attorneys of all levels in a full range of exciting law firm and in-house positions, and we also place paralegals with our law firm and in-house clients. Backed by our deep history and extensive knowledge of the Chicago legal market, we are confident that we provide the highest level of service and results.
We invite you to contact us directly to discuss your unique search and placement needs (info@thelawrecruiters.com; 312-377-200), and please visit our website at www.thelawrecruiters.com to learn more about McCormack Schreiber and our current law firm and in-house opportunities.
Founded in 1998 by Amy McCormack and Gay Schreiber, McCormack Schreiber is Chicago’s leading legal search firm. With 25 years of experience in the Chicago legal market, we have been successfully placing experienced attorneys of all levels in a full range of exciting law firm and in-house positions, and we also place paralegals with our law firm and in-house clients. Backed by our deep history and extensive knowledge of the Chicago legal market, we are confident that we provide the highest level of service and results.\r\n\r\nWe invite you to contact us directly to discuss your unique search and placement needs (info@thelawrecruiters.com; 312-377-200), and please visit our website at www.thelawrecruiters.com to learn more about McCormack Schreiber and our current law firm and in-house opportunities.