Corporate Transactional Attorney at Orion Placement in Canfield, Ohio, United States

Job description

• Join a respected full-service law firm with a long-standing reputation for client service, legal excellence, and sophisticated business counsel.
• Step into a meaningful corporate transactional role where you will support businesses through important deals, agreements, entity matters, and strategic legal decisions.
• Work closely with experienced attorneys and clients while building a strong long-term platform for growth.
• Bring your transactional experience to a team that values precision, responsiveness, sound judgment, and practical business-minded legal advice.
• Enjoy competitive compensation, professional stability, and the opportunity to do high-quality corporate legal work in a collaborative law firm environment.
• Location: This is an on-site opportunity based in Canfield, Ohio, offering a strong professional home in the greater Youngstown market with access to a well-established regional business community.
• Note: Candidates must be licensed to practice law in Ohio and should bring 5+ years of transactional attorney experience. The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of corporate transactional experience.
• You will join a respected legal team where your transactional experience will be valued and your work will directly support clients through important business decisions. This is an opportunity to grow within a stable, established law firm environment while handling sophisticated corporate work, collaborating with experienced attorneys, and serving clients who rely on practical, responsive legal counsel.
• JPC-1138

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, negotiate, and revise a wide range of corporate and commercial agreements.
• Advise clients on business transactions, entity formation, governance, contract matters, and general corporate legal needs.
• Support mergers, acquisitions, business succession matters, commercial transactions, and other deal-related work.
• Conduct legal research, review due diligence materials, and help identify practical legal and business risks.
• Work directly with partners, clients, opposing counsel, and internal teams to move transactions forward efficiently.
• Prepare closing documents, resolutions, operating agreements, purchase agreements, and related corporate documentation.
• Manage multiple transactional matters, deadlines, and client priorities with strong attention to detail and sound legal judgment.
• Build trusted client relationships through responsive communication, practical advice, and high-quality work product.

Requirements

• Ohio law license required.
• 5+ years of transactional attorney experience required.
• 8+ years of corporate transactional experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with corporate law, commercial contracts, business transactions, entity formation, governance, mergers and acquisitions, or related transactional matters.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, analytical, and client communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple matters and deadlines in a professional law firm environment.
• Detail-oriented, business-minded, organized, and able to work collaboratively with attorneys, staff, and clients.

Skills

Required

• Ohio law license
• Transactional attorney experience
• Corporate transactional experience

Benefits

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