Associate (Mid-Level)

The role

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is seeking a mid-level Associate with 2 years of experience to join its M&A practice in New York. The role will focus on managing workstreams for public and private company mergers and acquisitions.

What you'll do

• Manage assigned workstreams on public and private company mergers and acquisitions under partner and senior associate supervision
• Draft, revise, and negotiate substantive transaction documents including key governance agreements, transitional and post-closing agreements, and discrete sections of principal transaction documents
• Provide execution support for transaction signings and closings for sophisticated public and private company M&A deals by assisting senior team members with the preparation of execution materials and completing post-closing follow-up tasks
• Assist with coordination among internal firm teams, including tax, employee benefits, real estate, and intellectual property groups, in connection with corporate transactions, under supervision
• Draft and review ancillary transactional documents, including signing and closing documents for public and private company mergers and acquisitions, legal memoranda and opinion letters
• Assist in representing clients in a variety of corporate transactions and negotiating effectively with the counterparty in challenging situations
• Advise clients on corporate law issues and assist with corporate governance and other general corporate matters
• Review corporate governance documents and commercial contracts, including customer contracts, credit agreements and leases
• Assist with diligence calls, drafting due diligence memoranda and presentation
• Provide clients with periodic diligence updates

What we're looking for