Corporate Transactional Attorney at Orion Placement in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job description

• Lead sophisticated mergers and acquisitions, business sales, corporate transactions, and strategic matters with meaningful autonomy from day one.
• Work directly with founders, entrepreneurs, closely held businesses, family owned companies, and middle market clients as a trusted legal and business advisor.
• Join a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment that offers high level transactional work without the bureaucracy and burnout often associated with larger firms.
• Build and expand your practice with internal referrals, marketing resources, leadership support, cross selling opportunities, and business development assistance.
• Earn origination and revenue based bonuses in addition to competitive base compensation.
• Receive comprehensive benefits including health, life, wellness, disability, and 401(k) matching.
• Mentor junior attorneys, shape a growing corporate practice, and build toward long term professional growth.
• You will have the opportunity to practice sophisticated corporate law while maintaining meaningful control over your client relationships and career. We offer a collaborative culture, hybrid flexibility, strong business development support, direct client access, bonus opportunities, comprehensive benefits, and a platform where experienced attorneys can genuinely influence the future of the practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead mergers and acquisitions, business sales, acquisitions, and other corporate transactions from letter of intent through closing.
• Draft and negotiate purchase agreements, commercial contracts, governance documents, financing documents, and other sophisticated transactional agreements.
• Advise clients on corporate governance, entity structuring, reorganizations, ownership transitions, succession planning, and financing transactions.
• Serve as a practical business advisor to founders, entrepreneurs, privately held companies, and family owned businesses.
• Coordinate opposing counsel, clients, specialists, and internal deal teams to keep transactions moving efficiently.
• Manage client relationships while identifying opportunities to expand and deepen those relationships.
• Grow your existing practice through business development, referrals, cross selling, and firm supported marketing initiatives.
• Mentor junior attorneys and contribute to the continued growth of our corporate transactional practice.

Requirements

• Candidates must have an active Illinois Bar license, 8+ years of corporate transactional and M&A experience, and a portable book of business of at least $100,000. This is a senior level opportunity for an attorney who can independently lead sophisticated transactions from initial negotiations through closing.
• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Active Illinois Bar admission required.
• 8+ years of corporate transactional experience, with 10+ years especially well aligned with the seniority of the role.
• Strong M&A and transactional experience with the ability to independently quarterback deals.
• Portable book of business of at least $100,000 required.
• Excellent contract drafting, negotiation, client management, and project management skills.
• Experience representing closely held businesses, founders, entrepreneurs, or middle market companies preferred.
• Commercial real estate, private equity, venture capital, or tax experience is a plus.

Skills

Required

• Excellent contract drafting
• Negotiation
• Client management
• Project management

Preferred

• Commercial real estate
• Private equity
• Venture capital
• Tax experience

Benefits

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