Corporate M&A and Private Equity Associate (Senior Level)

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate like EEO, application instructions, etc. Must preserve all substantive info. We need to parse the posting. Key info: - Senior Corporate Associate (6–8+ years) in Corporate Practice, M&A and private equity practice, Fort Lauderdale office. - Competitive compensation and excellent benefits package. - GT is top firm on Am Law Global 100. - Full-time position based in Fort Lauderdale office. - Work with private equity sponsors, family offices, portfolio companies, founder-led businesses and other businesses on buyouts, add-on acquisitions, growth equity investments, recapitalizations, and exits. - Ideal for candidate who thrives on managing sophisticated transactions, leading deal teams, and working directly with clients on strategic initiatives. - Team handles deals across industries including healthcare, technology, professional services, infrastructure, insurance, education, manufacturing, retail, hospitality, and financial services, with support from GT’s global platform of transactional and regulatory lawyers and other specialists. - Your Role (list): - Leading M&A and private equity transactions from inception to closing, including structuring, negotiation, and execution. - Serving as primary contact for clients, advising on legal, strategic, and business considerations. - Supervising and mentoring junior associates and paralegals in all phases of deal work. - Coordinating with specialists in tax, regulatory, IP, and finance to address complex transactional issues. - Handling high-stakes negotiations and drafting principal transaction agreements. - Managing post-closing matters, including purchase price adjustments, integration issues, and dispute resolution. - Qualifications: - J.D. from an accredited law school. - Admission to the Florida Bar or willingness to become admitted promptly. - 6–8+ years of corporate transactional experience, with a strong focus on M&A, at a leading law firm. - Demonstrated ability to independently manage all aspects of a transaction. - Excellent leadership, communication, and client management skills. - Preferred Qualifications: - Significant experience with cross-border and multi-jurisdictional transactions. - Prior representation of private equity funds and portfolio companies. - Interest in building long-term client relationships in South Florida and nationally. - How To Apply: remove (application instructions). - Why Greenberg Traurig in Fort Lauderdale: - Access to sophisticated M&A and private equity work with the resources of a global firm. - Fort Lauderdale is home to a co-chair of GT’s Global Corporate Practice. - Collaborative, entrepreneurial culture that values initiative and client service. - South Florida base between Miami and West Palm Beach. - Office on Las Olas Boulevard, with Fort Lauderdale’s dining, Riverwalk, beaches, and boating offering ways to enjoy life beyond the office. - Opportunities for career growth and cross-office collaboration across GT’s global network. - For agencies: remove. - EEO boilerplate: remove. We need sections: About the role (maybe summary), Responsibilities (the "Your Role" list), Requirements (maybe qualifications?), Qualifications (maybe required qualifications?), Skills (maybe leadership etc), Benefits (competitive compensation and excellent benefits package), Pay (not specified, so we should NOT include Pay section unless actual numbers given; they said competitive compensation but no specifics, so we should not include Pay). Schedule: full-time position (so we can include Schedule with "Full-time"). We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". So Benefits: we have "competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package." That's substantive enough? It mentions benefits package but not details. It's still substantive: they say excellent benefits package. We can include Benefits section with that sentence. Pay: they say competitive compensation but no specifics; we should not include Pay because it's not specific. The rule: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. For Benefits, they state "excellent benefits package" which is a statement about benefits, so we can include Benefits. For Pay, they only say competitive compensation (no specifics) - that is vague; but is that considered stating Pay? It mentions compensation but not specific. The rule says "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It does not say they need to be specific numbers; just states them. However earlier they said "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." And they said "never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. 'commensurate with experience', 'not specified', 'N/A', 'varies', 'TBD')". "competitive compensation" is not exactly filler but it's vague. Might be considered placeholder? I'd lean to not include Pay section because it's not specific and could be considered filler. Safer to omit Pay. Schedule: they say "This is a full-time position". That's specific enough for Schedule. So we can include Schedule section with "Full-time". Now sections: About the role (intro paragraph summarizing role), Responsibilities (list), Requirements (maybe required qualifications?), Qualifications (maybe preferred qualifications?), Skills (maybe leadership etc), Benefits, Schedule. We need to avoid duplication. Let's extract: About the role: Could be first paragraph: "Greenberg Traurig (GT), a global law firm, is seeking a senior Corporate Associate (6–8+ years) in the Corporate Practice, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and private equity practice of our Fort Lauderdale, Florida office. GT is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100. This is a full-time position based in our Fort Lauderdale office. Work with private equity sponsors, family offices, portfolio companies, founder-led businesses and other businesses on buyouts, add-on acquisitions, growth equity investments, recapitalizations, and exits. This role is ideal for a candidate who thrives on managing sophisticated transactions, leading deal teams, and working directly with clients on strategic initiatives. Our team handles deals across industries including healthcare, technology, professional services, infrastructure, insurance, education, manufacturing, retail, hospitality, and financial services, with support from GT’s global platform of transactional and regulatory lawyers and other specialists." That seems good. Responsibilities: the list under "Your Role". We'll output as

• items. Requirements: maybe the required qualifications (J.D., Florida Bar admission, 6-8+ years experience, ability to independently manage transaction, excellent leadership communication client management). We'll put those as list. Qualifications: maybe the preferred qualifications (cross-border, private equity funds, interest in building long-term client relationships). Could be separate section "Preferred Qualifications" but we only have allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we can put preferred qualifications under Qualifications or Skills. Since Qualifications heading is allowed, we can put both required and preferred? But we already used Requirements for required. Qualifications could be for preferred. Or we could combine required and preferred under Qualifications and not have Requirements. But we need to follow instruction: include a section only when posting has real specific content. We have both required and preferred specifics. We could have Requirements (required) and Qualifications (preferred). That seems fine. Skills: maybe leadership, communication, client management skills. But those are already in Requirements. Could also include "Excellent leadership, communication, and client management skills." Might be better to put under Skills. However we already have them in Requirements. To avoid duplication, we could move those to Skills and keep Requirements focused on education, bar, experience, ability to manage transaction. Let's decide. Requirements: J.D., Florida Bar admission, 6-8+ years corporate transactional experience with M&A focus, demonstrated ability to independently manage all aspects of a transaction. Skills: Excellent leadership, communication, and client management skills. Qualifications (preferred): Significant experience with cross-border and multi-jurisdictional transactions, prior representation of private equity funds and portfolio companies, interest in building long-term client relationships in South Florida and nationally. Benefits: "We offer competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package." Could also include the "Why Greenberg Traurig in Fort Lauderdale" points as part of Benefits? Actually those are more about location and culture. Could be part of About the role or separate? But we have no heading for culture. Could incorporate into About the role or maybe Benefits? The "Why..." includes access to sophisticated work, collaborative culture, location, office, opportunities for growth. Those are more about the workplace and location, not strictly benefits. Could be part of About the role as additional description. But we already have About the role covering many points. We could add those as extra sentences in About the role. Schedule: Full-time. Now we need to output only HTML fragment, no extra text. Let's craft:

  About the role

  Greenberg Traurig (GT), a global law firm, is seeking a senior Corporate Associate (6–8+ years) in the Corporate Practice, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and private equity practice of our Fort Lauderdale, Florida office. GT is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100. This is a full-time position based in our Fort Lauderdale office. Work with private equity sponsors, family offices, portfolio companies, founder-led businesses and other businesses on buyouts, add-on acquisitions, growth equity investments, recapitalizations, and exits. This role is ideal for a candidate who thrives on managing sophisticated transactions, leading deal teams, and working directly with clients on strategic initiatives. Our team handles deals across industries including healthcare, technology, professional services, infrastructure, insurance, education, manufacturing, retail, hospitality, and financial services, with support from GT’s global platform of transactional and regulatory lawyers and other specialists. Access to sophisticated M&A and private equity work with the resources of a global firm. Fort Lauderdale is home to a co-chair of GT’s Global Corporate Practice. Collaborative, entrepreneurial culture that values initiative and client service. South Florida base between Miami and West Palm Beach. Office on Las Olas Boulevard, with Fort Lauderdale’s dining, Riverwalk, beaches, and boating offering ways to enjoy life beyond the office. Opportunities for career growth and cross-office collaboration across GT’s global network.

  Responsibilities

  • Leading M&A and private equity transactions from inception to closing, including structuring, negotiation, and execution.
  • Serving as primary contact for clients, advising on legal, strategic, and business considerations.
  • Supervising and mentoring junior associates and paralegals in all phases of deal work.
  • Coordinating with specialists in tax, regulatory, IP, and finance to address complex transactional issues.
  • Handling high-stakes negotiations and drafting principal transaction agreements.
  • Managing post-closing matters, including purchase price adjustments, integration issues, and dispute resolution.

  Requirements

  • J.D. from an accredited law school.
  • Admission to the Florida Bar or willingness to become admitted promptly.
  • 6–8+ years of corporate transactional experience, with a strong focus on M&A, at a leading law firm.
  • Demonstrated ability to independently manage all aspects of a transaction.

  Skills

  • Excellent leadership, communication, and client management skills.

  Qualifications

  • Significant experience with cross-border and multi-jurisdictional transactions.
  • Prior representation of private equity funds and portfolio companies.
  • Interest in building long-term client relationships in South Florida and nationally.

  Benefits

  We offer competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package.

  Schedule