Private Equity Attorney: 3rd-6th year

About the role

Cooley has an opportunity available for a 3rd-6th year attorney with private equity and M&A experience. Ideal candidates should have excellent drafting, writing and analytical skills, strong attention to detail, organizational, verbal, interpersonal and project management skills. Experience in drafting and negotiating purchase and merger agreements, LLC and LP agreements and other ancillary transaction documents and otherwise meeting the day-to-day requirements of private equity fund and portfolio company clients is expected. The ideal candidate will have good business and strategic judgment and play a lead role as an extension of the client business teams working in a team-orientated and dynamic environment. Excellent academic credentials and prior large firm experience working with private equity sponsors are required.

Responsibilities

• Drafting and negotiating purchase and merger agreements, LLC and LP agreements and other ancillary transaction documents
• Meeting the day-to-day requirements of private equity fund and portfolio company clients
• Playing a lead role as an extension of the client business teams
• Working in a team-orientated and dynamic environment

Requirements

• Excellent drafting, writing and analytical skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Organizational, verbal, interpersonal and project management skills
• Experience in drafting and negotiating purchase and merger agreements, LLC and LP agreements and other ancillary transaction documents
• Good business and strategic judgment
• Excellent academic credentials
• Prior large firm experience working with private equity sponsors

Qualifications

• 3rd-6th year attorney
• Private equity and M&A experience

Skills

• Excellent drafting, writing and analytical skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Organizational, verbal, interpersonal and project management skills
• Experience in drafting and negotiating purchase and merger agreements, LLC and LP agreements and other ancillary transaction documents
• Good business and strategic judgment

Benefits

• Full range of elective benefits including medical, health savings account (with applicable medical plan), dental, vision, health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, long-term care coverage, backup care for children and/or adults and other parental support benefits
• Firm-paid life insurance, AD&D, LTD, short term medical benefits
• Accruing vacation time at the rate of four weeks per year and sick time at the rate of two weeks per year and 10 paid holidays each year
• Generous parental leave and fertility benefits

Pay

The expected annual pay range for this position is $260,000 - $390,000. Please note that final offer amount will be dependent on geographic location, applicable experience and skillset of the candidate.

Schedule

We offer a full-time schedule.