Corporate Attorney/Junior Partner

Job Description

Job Description

§ Title: Senior Corporate Transactions Attorney – Practice Group Leader

§ Practice Area: Mid-Market Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Governance

§ Location: Greenwich, CT

§ Salary: $225,000.00 to $300,000.00 Annually Base Draw (Featuring a highly competitive, performance-driven partner compensation structure including substantial origination credits, collections-based incentives, and discretionary merit rewards. Comprehensive benefits begin immediately upon commencement, including premium medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, a robust 401(k) retirement system, generous paid time off, and full firm-sponsored professional liability malpractice coverage.)

§ Schedule: Full-Time, Direct-Hire, Minimum 1,850 hours annual billed

§ The Firm:

On behalf of our esteemed client, People Placers Staffing is seeking a visionary leader to anchor a critical regional expansion. Our client is an established, full-service powerhouse recognized extensively within the tri-state legal community for its sophisticated corporate counseling and trial advocacy. Celebrated by prestigious peer-review organizations and consistently honored for its cross-disciplinary excellence, the firm seamlessly blends the resource-heavy infrastructure of a large regional institution with the entrepreneurial agility necessary to service dynamic middle-market enterprises.

The firm has engineered an institutional ecosystem where collaboration across practice groups is the standard, allowing transactional architects to effortlessly draw upon specialized internal networks in taxation, employment law, and intellectual property. By prioritizing high-touch client service and meaningful community engagement, they have secured a fiercely loyal roster of closely held corporations, institutional investors, and private equity sponsors. This expansion into the Fairfield County market represents a premier lateral platform designed specifically for an ambitious practitioner eager to build a dominant corporate presence from the ground up while enjoying elite institutional backing.

§ Duties:

The incoming Practice Group Leader will carry a dual mandate: executing sophisticated corporate transactions at the highest level while spearheading the firm's commercial growth and presence throughout Connecticut. Serving as the primary architect for complex business combinations, this partner-track professional will guide clients through the entire lifecycle of high-stakes corporate transitions, transforming strategic commercial intent into meticulously structured legal realities.

Core responsibilities include:

⨖ Directing and managing all strategic and operational facets of complex mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, asset conversions, and corporate joint ventures.

⨖ Structuring, authoring, and negotiating primary and ancillary transactional instruments, including bespoke purchase agreements, letters of intent, shareholder compacts, and operating frameworks.

⨖ Overseeing multi-disciplinary due diligence investigations to isolate operational, regulatory, and financial risks, subsequently engineering creative contractual mitigations and closing mechanisms.

⨖ Providing ongoing, high-level corporate governance counsel to middle-market entities, private equity syndicates, and closely held businesses regarding fiduciary duties and long-term compliance strategies.

⨖ Cultivating and expanding a robust, portable book of business by leveraging local professional networks, accounting alliances, and institutional referral pipelines.

⨖ Collaborating with specialized internal practice groups—including tax, real estate, and employment—to deliver holistic, friction-free legal representation on multifaceted corporate maneuvers.

⨖ Mentoring junior transactional associates, fostering an environment of rigorous professional development, and actively participating in firm-wide leadership initiatives.

§ Qualifications:

Candidates must present a distinguished professional history and the established commercial originations required to successfully launch and sustain a regional practice group.

⨖ Juris Doctor from an ABA-accredited institution with an exemplary academic record.

⨖ Active Bar Admission in good standing with the State of Connecticut, with supplementary New York admission viewed favorably.

⨖ Ten (10) or more years of concentrated, sophisticated experience handling mid-market corporate mergers, acquisitions, and transactional law.

⨖ An established, verifiable portable book of business with a consistent history of strong annual collections and originations.

⨖ Proven capability to independently quarterback complex corporate transactions from initial letters of intent through finalized post-closing integration.

⨖ Exceptional reputation within the Connecticut and tri-state business, banking, and legal communities.

§ Skills:

The following supplementary credentials and advanced expertise will distinguish elite candidates and accelerate their integration into the firm's leadership structure:

⨖ An advanced legal degree, such as an L.L.M. in Corporate Law or Taxation.

⨖ Deep sector-specific transactional familiarity within highly regulated fields, such as fintech, healthcare, or aerospace manufacturing.

⨖ Extensive experience advising private equity sponsors on platform acquisitions, add-on transactions, and structured portfolio exits.

⨖ Prior experience serving in a formal firm leadership role, such as practice group chair or member of an executive recruitment committee.

⨖ Substantive knowledge of cross-border transactional nuances and international corporate structuring considerations.

!Notice¡

*This a job advertisement on behalf of our client and does not reflect the full job description for the role. Any qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. You will need to provide law school transcripts, a writing sample or deal sheets, and a cover letter in order to be considered for this role. This posting does not constitute an offer of employment. and the listed compensation details may vary by state or experience and will be discussed thoroughly during interview phase.