Senior Business Advisory & Transactional Attorney

Description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the full lifecycle of deals and transactions; from scoping through closing; maintaining structured timelines, risk registers, and status transparency.
• Draft, review, and negotiate core corporate documents (operating/shareholder agreements, bylaws, buy‑sell agreements, asset/stock purchase agreements, disclosure schedules, ancillary agreements).
• Advise on entity formation, restructuring, and dissolution; counsel boards and executives on governance and fiduciary duties.
• Direct diligence (requests, tracking, issue spots), coordinate advisors, and manage closing checklists and data room hygiene.
• Navigate ownership transitions, capital restructuring, partner exits, and franchising decisions with business‑first judgment.
• Mentor junior attorneys and paralegals; delegate intelligently; reinforce validated matter plans, templates, and workflows.
• Maintain time, SLA, and budget discipline; ensure matters stay on plan and on budget.

• Bill — Production: Deliver precise, timely, business‑ready documents and negotiations that align with defined scope, budget, and timelines.
• Build — System Improvement: Strengthen playbooks (clause libraries, closing checklists, model timelines), improve workflows, and coach juniors to run the plays.
• Bridge — Clients & People: Lead clear alignment calls, expectation setting, and decision logs so executives can act with confidence.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• JD and active membership in the Florida Bar
• 5+ years in business transactions, corporate law, or M&A
• Track record of drafting clean, reliable documents and running efficient deal processes
• Strong organizational skills across multiple matters and deadlines
• Clear, persuasive communication with executives, counterparties, and advisors

• Mid‑market M&A experience; multistate or cross‑border transactions
• Advising privately held or family‑owned companies on governance and succession

Why Join Jimerson Birr?

• Conferring client‑defined value: Clarify objectives, success criteria, budget, timeline, and communication preferences at intake—then manage to them.
• Accessibility: Keep lines open and responsive; clients never guess how to reach us or when they’ll hear from us.
• Efficiency & cost‑effectiveness: Staff matters smartly, use technology and checklists to reduce friction, and provide early assessments for predictable spend.
• Delivering an experience while delivering results: Make progress visible with alignment calls, status summaries, and documented decisions.
• Meaningful partnership: Anticipate needs, surface options, and help clients plan the next goal beyond the one we just achieved.
• Exceptional communication based on listening: Ask better questions, summarize tradeoffs plainly, and write for business readers.
• Accountability to goals: Hold the team (and yourself) to timelines, scopes, and outcomes; surface risks early and propose fixes.