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Location: Atlanta, GA | Schedule: Full-time, Hybrid | Compensation: Competitive salary, commensurate with experience, class year, and market factors

Overview

A nationally recognized large law firm is seeking a mid-level Associate Attorney to join its Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Finance practice in Atlanta. This is an opportunity to work within a sophisticated, fast-paced transactional group handling complex domestic and cross-border M&A matters, with a strong emphasis on private equity transactions and private-company acquisitions, offering significant client exposure and the chance to collaborate with experienced deal professionals on high-value transactions.

What you'll do

• Represent clients in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and other strategic corporate transactions, with a focus on private equity-sponsored deals
• Manage all phases of M&A transactions, including structuring, diligence, drafting, negotiation, and closing
• Draft and negotiate purchase agreements, ancillary agreements, and transaction documentation
• Lead and coordinate legal due diligence efforts, including supervising junior attorneys and synthesizing findings for clients
• Serve as a key point of contact for clients and external advisors throughout the transaction lifecycle
• Collaborate with attorneys across corporate, tax, finance, and regulatory disciplines to deliver integrated legal solutions

Required qualifications

• JD from a top-tier law school with an excellent academic record
• Active Bar Admission in Georgia, in good standing
• 4–6 years of substantive experience handling mergers and acquisitions and complex corporate transactions
• Sophisticated law firm experience advising on complex M&A and corporate finance matters
• Strong experience managing private equity transactions and private-target M&A
• Proven ability to manage complex deal timelines, coordinate with subject matter experts and junior team members, and oversee transaction workflows from diligence through closing
• Experience drafting and negotiating equity and asset purchase agreements, disclosure schedules, and ancillary transaction documents
• Extensive experience conducting, analyzing, and summarizing legal due diligence
• Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to interact effectively with clients, investment bankers, and other external advisors
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, strong analytical abilities, and the capacity to distill complex legal issues into practical, actionable advice
• Demonstrated ownership mentality, strong work ethic, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a demanding environment

Compensation and benefits

• Competitive salary, commensurate with experience, class year, and market factors
• Eligibility for the firm's generous bonus structure
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance; life insurance; retirement plans; flexible time off; paid parental leave; paid holidays; and additional wellness and professional development benefits

Why this role

This role offers the chance to join a highly respected M&A practice known for handling sophisticated, market-leading transactions across industries, with meaningful early responsibility and close collaboration with partners invested in professional development and mentorship.