Corporate M&A Associate Attorney

Pay: $170,000.00 - $225,000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Work on sophisticated middle-market corporate transactions, including headline M&A deals, with direct client exposure.
• Enjoy a hybrid work arrangement
• Join a partner-led, right-sized team where mid-level associates are trusted with real responsibility and can truly shape deals.
• Gain broad experience across mergers and acquisitions, general corporate, private equity, venture-backed companies, and finance.
• Develop under highly respected corporate and fund attorneys in a collaborative, low-ego environment.
• Build a long-term career platform with a firm that values both excellence and quality of life.

Location Stamford, CT - Hybrid in a vibrant business hub within the greater New York metro area, offering an easy commute from top Fairfield County and Westchester communities.

Note To be considered, you must have 3+ years of corporate transactional experience with meaningful exposure to mergers and acquisitions, strong drafting skills, and admission (or eligibility for admission) to at least one U.S. state bar.

About Our Client Our client is a highly regarded business law firm known for pragmatic, solution-oriented counsel to middle-market private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, institutional investors, family offices, and high-growth businesses. They are organized around lean, partner-led teams that combine deep technical knowledge with a commercial, business-first mindset. Relationships and trust are central to the firm's culture, and attorneys enjoy close client contact, sophisticated work, and a collaborative environment without a "big firm bureaucracy" feel.Job Description

• Serve as a key mid-level team member on mergers and acquisitions transactions, from LOI/term sheets through closing and post-closing matters.
• Draft, review, and negotiate purchase agreements, merger agreements, disclosure schedules, ancillary documents, and corporate governance materials.
• Support private equity and strategic buyers and sellers on add-on acquisitions, carve-outs, and other complex transactions.
• Handle general corporate and commercial matters, including entity formation, operating agreements, shareholder agreements, and routine corporate housekeeping.
• Coordinate and lead due diligence efforts, synthesize findings, and help develop practical risk-mitigation and deal-structuring solutions.
• Work closely with partners and clients to manage deal timelines, communicate issues, and keep transactions moving efficiently to closing.
• Collaborate with colleagues across related practice areas (funds, finance, tax, litigation) to deliver integrated, business-focused advice.

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school with strong academic credentials.
• 3+ years of corporate transactional experience at a law firm; prior experience as a mid-level corporate/M&A associate strongly preferred.
• Significant experience working on M&A deals (buy-side and/or sell-side), including drafting core deal documents.
• Solid grounding in general corporate law, entity structures, and governance.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills, with excellent attention to detail and judgment.
• Admission to at least one U.S. state bar; ability to work from Stamford, CT on a regular basis.
• Team-oriented mindset, business acumen, and comfort working directly with sophisticated clients.

Why You'll Love Working Here

• High-caliber transactional practice with access to complex deals-without getting lost in a huge department.
• Direct partner mentorship and meaningful client-facing opportunities early in your career.
• Collegial, respectful culture where collaboration and integrity are core values.
• Competitive compensation and benefits in an attractive metro area with strong schools, amenities, and an easier commute than Manhattan.

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Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

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