Senior Counsel – M&A
Legal · Posted 21 days ago
We are looking for a Senior M&A Counsel with 6-8 years of experience to own and run startup acquisitions and exit transactions end-to-end for General Legal's growing roster of clients. This is a specialized, execution-focused role where you'll be the go-to attorney handling all M&A matters - from LOI through closing -...
- Way of working
- Remote
- Location
- United States
- Pay range
- $200,000 to $240,000
- Level
- Senior
- Experience
- 6 to 8 years
- Type
- Full time
- Visa sponsorship
- Not offered for this role
- The company
- Legal Services · 20 to 50 people
Skills that matter here
What you would be doing
- Lead M&A transactions for startup clients and their acquirers—including stock and asset acquisitions, acqui-hires, earnout structures, IP-driven asset deals, and company sale processes—from diligence and LOI through signing and closing.
- Serve as a primary point of contact for clients, advising founders and management teams on the corporate, employment, IP, and governance issues that come up at each stage of growth.
- Negotiate directly with buyer-side and seller-side counsel, drawing on your knowledge of market M&A terms to move deals efficiently.
- Use and help refine AI-native workflows and playbooks to handle routine deal work faster—so your time goes toward judgment calls, not mechanical drafting.
- Work within established practice standards and contribute to improving them over time.
The full description
We are looking for a Senior M&A Counsel with 6-8 years of experience to own and run startup acquisitions and exit transactions end-to-end for General Legal's growing roster of clients. This is a specialized, execution-focused role where you'll be the go-to attorney handling all M&A matters - from LOI through closing - using AI-native workflows at a firm that's rethinking how legal services are delivered.
What will you be doing?
- Leading M&A transactions end-to-end for startup clients and their acquirers — stock/asset acquisitions, acqui-hires, earnout structures, and company sale processes
- Serving as the primary point of contact for founders and management teams, advising on corporate, IP, employment, and governance issues throughout deals
- Negotiating directly with buyer-side and seller-side counsel, leveraging deep knowledge of market M&A terms
- Using and refining AI-native workflows and playbooks to move deals faster than traditional firms
- Completely owning the M&A vertical — this person will be the dedicated M&A specialist for the firm
Key Requirements
- 6+ years of M&A experience (leaning towards 7-8 years), specifically in the startup ecosystem (acquisitions of early/growth-stage companies, acqui-hires, asset deals, founder exits)
- Big Law background required — firms like Cooley, Orrick, Fenwick, Wilson Sonsini, Gunderson, Goodwin, Latham, or similar
- Must have handled M&A deals end-to-end without hand-holding — not just supported them
- T14 to T50 law school (T14 preferred)
- Admitted to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction and in good standing
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