Mergers & Acquisitions Senior Associate, Of Counsel, or Partner (#1053) - Delaware

About the role

Dorsey & Whitney LLP is seeking a Mergers and Acquisitions Senior Associate, Of Counsel, or Partner with at least five years of experience to join our Delaware office.

Responsibilities

• Assist with Delaware legal corporate advice in matters originating in all of Dorsey’s 22 offices throughout the world.
• Work on a wide variety of corporate transactions and provide Delaware corporate law advice, including incorporations, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, other corporate restructurings, dissolutions, strategic partnerships, financing and complex lending transactions, cross-border transactions, and private equity investments.
• Assist with advising clients on fiduciary duty considerations and other strategic corporate law considerations in a variety of situations and transactions.

Requirements

• A JD degree from an ABA-accredited law school
• At least five years of Delaware corporate experience, including substantial mergers and acquisitions experience
• Experience working in the business/corporate group of a Delaware based law firm or in the Delaware office of a large national or international law firm
• Delaware bar admission
• Strong project management skills, organizational skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment and manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure
• Excellent academic credentials

Qualifications

• Qualified Candidates Will Have
• A JD degree from an ABA-accredited law school
• At least five years of Delaware corporate experience, including substantial mergers and acquisitions experience
• Experience working in the business/corporate group of a Delaware based law firm or in the Delaware office of a large national or international law firm
• Delaware bar admission
• Strong project management skills, organizational skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment and manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure
• Excellent academic credentials

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical insurance with coverage for infertility, gender-affirming care, behavioral health, and access to virtual providers
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Basic and optional life insurance
• Short and long-term disability
• Flexible time off
• Up to 15 weeks of paid parental leave with up to an additional 6-8 weeks of paid short-term disability for attorneys who give birth
• Paid holidays
• Adoption assistance
• Healthcare, dependent care, and transportation pre-tax reimbursement accounts
• Back-up child and elder care program
• Education and college advising program
• Wellbeing programs and activities
• Mass transit program (certain offices)
• Travel assistance program
• 24/7 employee assistance program with access to five confidential visits with a licensed counselor at no cost

Pay

Competitive compensation and excellent benefits.

Schedule

Attorneys working 17+ hours/week along with their dependents, including spouses and domestic partners regardless of gender.