Corporate Associate

Robert Half is partnering with a well-established, highly respected Chicago-based law firm seeking a Corporate Associate to join its growing business transactions practice. This opportunity is ideal for an attorney who wants to work on sophisticated middle-market transactions while maintaining a strong work-life balance in a collaborative and supportive environment.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on a broad range of corporate and transactional matters
• Assist with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and business restructurings
• Draft and negotiate transaction documents and corporate agreements
• Counsel clients on debt and equity offerings
• Advise on entity formation, governance, and organizational structuring
• Work directly with business owners, executives, investors, and private equity clients
• Participate in all phases of complex corporate transactions from inception through closing

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school
• Active Illinois law license (or ability to become admitted promptly)
• 3–6+ years of corporate transactional experience
• Experience handling mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, financing transactions, and general corporate matters
• Large law firm experience or equivalent sophisticated transactional training preferred
• Strong drafting, negotiation, and client counseling skills
• Ability to manage significant responsibility and direct client interaction

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