Mid-Level Corporate Associate

About the company

Our client is a law firm.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Handle a wide range of corporate transactions from early structuring through closing, with substantial ownership of private equity matters. The role involves close work with business owners and investors, drafting and negotiating transaction documents, and building your own client base within a senior, team-oriented practice on a partnership track.

What you'll do

- Manage a broad mix of general corporate transactions within a corporate practice group.

- Lead private equity deals from early negotiation through to completion.

- Advise founders, executives and investors on their goals and shape a deal strategy around them.

- Prepare and negotiate transaction documents and coordinate diligence, signing and closing timelines.

- Support senior attorneys as a collaborative member of a national corporate team.

- Develop your own client relationships with support from business development resources and a dedicated business development professional.

Requirements

What we're looking for

- 4 to 7 years of corporate transactional experience.

- Admission to the New York bar, or eligibility for admission.

- Graduation from an accredited US law school.

- Law school grades around a 3.0 or higher, with a strong upward trend and strong legal writing.

- Ability to speak specifically to deal work, including deal counts, deal sizes and your role on each.

- A consistent record of time spent at each employer over your career.

- A substantial billable hour commitment.

Bonus points

- Experience with private equity and strategic investor transactions.

- Cross-border transaction experience.

- Familiarity with setting up investment vehicles or working on the fund side.

- Ease advising company owners and senior executives day to day.

- Prior practice at a smaller or independent firm rather than a national one.

- Portable client relationships or a growing book of business.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits

- Base salary: USD 250,000 to 290,000 per year

- Hours-based bonus

- Fee origination bonus

Location and work model

- New York, NY, United States

- Hybrid, with 3 days a week in the office

- Full-time