Partner-Level Corporate, Funds & Business Development Attorney
About the role
These opportunities are focused on senior corporate, M&A, funds, investment management, and partner-level transactional practices where client ownership, portable business, and long-term platform fit matter. Candidates must have senior-level corporate, funds, investment management, or transactional experience, have portable business or a credible path to business development where required, be comfortable owning client relationships, have strong legal and commercial judgment, and be interested in a platform where originations and collections matter.
Responsibilities
- Focus on 8+ years legal practice with $500K+ portable book; trusted generalist counselor to clients; originations, client servicing, cross-selling;
- Transactional real estate, corporate, M&A, employer-side employment, or litigation;
- Formula-driven fee sharing;
- Active office presence; path to equity partnership.
Requirements
- Experienced corporate transactions partner or senior counsel with portable book ideally $750K+ (but open to smaller books);
- Originate and manage M&A, private equity, fund formation, capital markets and cross-practice corporate matters on an entrepreneurial remote platform;
- 15+ years corporate transactional experience; portable book at least $1.5M; middle-market M&A; buy-side and sell-side transactions; private equity sponsors and portfolio companies; corporate governance and strategic advisory; working attorney collections ideally ~$1M+; associate/deal team supervision; cross-office collaboration.
Qualifications
Candidates must have senior-level corporate, funds, investment management, or transactional experience, have portable business or a credible path to business development where required, be comfortable owning client relationships, have strong legal and commercial judgment, and be interested in a platform where originations and collections matter.
Skills
- Investment management,
- Originations,
- Investment,
- Transactional,
- M&A,
- Management,
- Business development,
- Corporate
Benefits
High compensation upside, Partner-track and partner-level platforms, major-market and remote options, strong fit for attorneys ready to monetize and expand a practice, Core Keywords: Corporate Partner; M&A Partner; Investment Funds Partner; Portable Business; Of Counsel; Partner Track; Corporate Transactions; Investment Management; Originations; Law Firm Partner.
Pay
- Seattle, WA: $225K-$275K base ($450K-$550K OTE)
- New York / Los Angeles / Dallas / Orange County / Charlotte / Chicago / Washington, DC: Book-dependent / partner economics
- Los Angeles / Chicago / Denver / Charlotte, NC: Competitive / partner compensation
Schedule
- Seattle, WA: Hybrid
- New York, NY / Chicago, IL / Washington, D.C.: Remote
- Texas: On-site varies by role