Foley & Lardner is seeking an attorney with at least four years of relevant M&A experience to join the well-established Transactions Practice Group in our Detroit office. This position will involve primarily working on US and international private company M&A transactions, with a focus on middle market private equity transactions. The associate would be joining a growing, energetic, and collaborative culture that values character, work ethic and personal/professional development. Qualified candidates must have extensive M&A experience. The ideal candidate also will have sophisticated document drafting skill and the ability to manage/lead smaller M&A transactions and be the lead associate on larger M&A transactions. The candidate should be comfortable with direct interaction with senior partners, specialist teams, junior associates, and clients. Positive attitude, strong interpersonal skills, and a solid work ethic are required. To be considered, a candidate must hold a JD from an ABA-approved law school and must be in good standing and an active member of the bar of the jurisdiction(s) where the candidate is admitted to practice. Timely admission to the Michigan Bar will be a condition of employment. Foley & Lardner has a national salary scale across all of our U.S. offices. We value collegiality and diversity among our attorneys and seek to make the practice both professionally and personally rewarding. Interested applicants should submit a resume, law school transcript, and deal sheet if available. Current judicial clerks need to apply directly and may not be submitted by a legal recruiter.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without consideration to their race, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status or medical condition. For applicants applying to our California offices, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to local ordinances.
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