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The Specialized Counsel provides expert legal support for mergers and acquisitions, financing, and investment transactions. This role is responsible for drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex agreements, managing due diligence, ensuring compliance with securities and regulatory requirements, and advising on evolving laws and policies impacting transactional matters. The role also involves coordination with outside counsel and internal legal teams to support strategic business initiatives.
Responsibilities:
Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of agreements related to M&A, finance, and investment transactions, including NDAs, term sheets, acquisition/divestiture agreements, various loan documentation, consulting/vendor contracts, and investment documents.
Advise internal stakeholders on legal risks, regulatory compliance, and the implications of laws relating to transactional matters.
Oversee the legal and compliance aspects of due diligence processes for M&A and financing transactions.
Support the preparation and submission of securities law filings related to finance transactions.
Manage and coordinate efforts with outside legal counsel and internal legal teams, including specialists and paralegals.
Maintain and update legal templates, transaction checklists, and documentation to ensure alignment with best practices.
Monitor and interpret legal and regulatory developments in corporate finance, investments, and M&A; advise business leaders on resulting compliance obligations.
Collaborate cross-functionally with finance, compliance, and investment teams to execute strategic transactions efficiently and effectively.
Qualifications:
Requires 4–7 years of relevant legal experience.
Juris Doctor (JD) degree and active license to practice law in relevant jurisdiction.
A minimum of four years of experience in M&A, corporate finance, or investment transactions, obtained in a law firm or through a combination of law-firm and in-house settings, with substantial experience drafting and negotiating complex transaction agreements.
Knowledge of securities laws, regulatory compliance, and corporate governance.
Strong legal drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills.
Ability to manage complex transactions and cross-functional legal teams.
Exceptional communication skills and ability to present legal concepts to non-legal stakeholders.
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This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of JM Family. All work arrangements are subject to associate performance, business need and manager discretion, and may be revised as necessary.
JM FAMILY IS PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
JM Family Enterprises, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, retaining, and promoting qualified associates without regard to age, race, religion, color, gender, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, mental or physical disability, national origin, marital status, citizenship, military status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial, or local law.
DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS
If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete the job application process, please contact JM Family’s Talent Acquisition department at talentacquisition@jmfamily.com for assistance. If you have an accommodation request for one of our recruiting events, please notify us at least 72 hours prior so that we may provide assistance.
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