Watts & Associates Recruitment

Senior Corporate Transactions Associate M&A | Private Equity | Healthcare | 5-7 Years | Experience Chicago, IL | $365 000 - $420 000 Base Salary + Benefits & Bonuses

Watts & Associates is working discreetly with a highly regarded Am Law 50 full-service firm seeking a Senior Corporate Transactions Associate with 5-7 years' experience for its Chicago office.

This opportunity offers sophisticated M&A work for corporate, private equity and health care clients. The successful attorney will work closely with partner-led teams, own core diligence and drafting workstreams and help drive transactions to closing.

Company Highlights

• Am Law 50 national full-service platform

• Chambers-recognised corporate and health care practices

• 27 consecutive years among America's 100 Best Companies to Work For

• More than 150 M&A attorneys nationwide

• One of the country's largest corporate health care transactions teams

• Public and private M&A, private equity, joint ventures and regulated-industry transactions

• Growing Chicago office backed by established national resources

• Partner-accessible culture with meaningful associate responsibility

• Formal lateral mentoring, training and career-development support

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

This is an opportunity to join a sophisticated corporate transactions practice offering:

• Sophisticated M&A and corporate health care transactions

• Exposure to strategic buyers, sellers and private equity sponsors

• Ownership of diligence, drafting, negotiation and closing workstreams

• Direct access to experienced transactional partners

• Strong commercial, regulatory and health care industry exposure

• Formal mentoring, lateral integration and professional development

• Long-term advancement on an established national platform

The Role

The successful attorney will lead and support mergers and acquisitions, including:

• Leading M&A workstreams from due diligence through closing

• Drafting and negotiating definitive and ancillary agreements

• Conducting and supervising due diligence and risk analysis

• Preparing disclosure schedules and closing documents

• Coordinating stakeholders, specialists and transaction timelines

• Working with health care regulatory and cross-practice teams

• Managing negotiations, signings, closings and post-closing matters

• Contributing to deal structuring, strategy and client communication

• Driving efficient execution in collaboration with deal teams

The role offers direct partner collaboration, increasing responsibility and meaningful client exposure.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The firm is seeking a Senior Corporate Transactions Associate with:

• Five to seven years' corporate transactional experience in a law firm setting

• Significant mergers and acquisitions experience

• Excellent drafting, analytical, communication and interpersonal skills

• Experience negotiating definitive and ancillary deal documents

• Ability to manage complex workstreams, deadlines and stakeholders

• Excellent academic credentials from a highly regarded law school

• Illinois and Georgia Bar admission, or the ability to obtain both

• Relevant corporate health care transactional experience is an advantage

The position requires onsite presence in the Chicago office five days per week.

The firm also offers performance-based bonuses, comprehensive benefits, paid time off, professional development, wellbeing resources and pro bono opportunities.

Kindly apply with your resume. Should your experience align with the opportunity, we will contact you telephonically, via e-mail or LinkedIn to schedule a discreet call. All discussions will be handled in strict confidence.

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