Corporate Transactions Manager - Mergers and Acquisitions

Corporate Transactions Manager – mergers and acquisitions
Legal Support Services

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is a premier law firm with market-leading practices, a global perspective and strong New York roots. Our clients look to us to bring a distinctively high degree of quality, intensity and creativity to resolve legal challenges effectively and cost efficiently. We believe in hiring talented and dedicated individuals as members of our administrative community. We draw on the strength of our culture and structure to deliver the best of our firm to our lawyers and clients through true collaboration.

The firm seeks a full time Corporate Transactions Manager with experience in M&A to become an integral member of the firm’s highly ranked international Mergers and Acquisitions practice.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE but are not limited to:

• Taking a team-focused and collaborative approach to:
  • Supporting attorneys advising M&A clients in connection with some of the world’s most complex transactions
  • Communicating with clients, lawyers, corporate service companies and government agencies on a regular basis
  • Developing practice area expertise, assisting with business development efforts and contributing to general and practice specific trainings including facilitating the use of AI programs
  • Developing professional relationships with clients
• Working in a detail-oriented and organized manner to:
  • Prepare, revise and maintain transaction documents, working group lists, workstream trackers and closing checklists
  • Perform diligence reviews and maintain virtual data rooms (VDR)
  • Ensure compliance with M&A deal procedures and client specific requirements
  • Create signature pages and arrange for execution, including via DocuSign
  • Form, dissolve and maintain legal entities
  • Notarize documents and coordinate Apostille process with Managing Attorney’s Office
  • Produce signing and closing sets and coordinate with legal team

REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum five years of related experience in a legal environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills, enabling successful and professional communication with clients, attorneys and staff
• Team-oriented mindset as well as the ability to take ownership of professional responsibilities and meet deadlines with minimal oversight and direction
• Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills
• Ability to prioritize and complete multiple tasks under time constraints
• Available to work overtime as necessary to fulfill client and legal team requests
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, with emphasis on Excel
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school

TO APPLY:
Please send a cover letter or email that mentions where you saw this posting and a resume to:
LSSRecruiting@debevoise.com

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other legally protected category in accordance with U.S. law.
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