Mergers & Acquisitions Associate Attorney

General Summary

DarrowEverett LLP is looking for a Mergers & Acquisitions Corporate Associate with immediate availability. The candidate must have excellent communication and administrative skills, should be a highly skilled writer, highly organized and detail-oriented, be able to multitask without sacrificing efficiency, be responsible, and be able to represent the firm, always, in ways that enhance its reputation.

Role & Responsibilities

• 2-5 years of continuous, specific, and verifiable Mergers & Acquisitions experience
• Experience in joint ventures and capital raises with a preference if such experience is within the commercial real estate industry
• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating merger agreements, stock purchase agreements, asset purchase agreements, letters of intent and related agreements
• Ensuring all appropriate internal stakeholders and functional partners are engaged in reviewing and mitigating transaction risks, and that all transactions are executed in accordance with all applicable procedures and policies.
• Providing regular reports on deal status - including regulatory approvals, key issues, and external legal expense.
• Ability to advise emerging and growth companies with corporate formations, corporate governance matters, capital raising and restructurings
• Aid sellers, management teams, and buyers in mergers and acquisitions and complex transactions by drafting transaction documents, communicating with interested parties, and coordinating organized closings
• Conducting due diligence reviews
• Review, revise, and negotiate multiple commercial contracts

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and J.D. Degree
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Knowledge of the laws and rules, as well as state and federal court procedures, forms, deadlines, filing requirements and portals
• Ability to organize factual and legal data into clear and logical arguments.
• Ability to handle sensitive matters on a confidential basis.
• Licensed to practice and in good standing in the state of Rhode Island is a must.
• Must be in the Providence, RI area or willing to commute to Providence office.
• A high degree of initiative, mature judgment, and discretion.
• Organization and time management skills.

Qualification

Juris Doctor (JD)

Practice Areas & Specialty

Corporate, Joint Ventures, M&A