• Licensed attorney with at least 7 years of experience in a US M&A corporate/transactional practice
• Strong understanding of public and private M&A, corporate governance, board fiduciary duties and market trends
• Excellent drafting and organizational skills
• Attention to detail and ability to handle multiple ongoing projects
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Flexible and adaptable to evolving resource initiatives
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively in a fast-paced legal environment
• Familiarity with legal education and marketing/business development efforts is a plus
• Experience with knowledge management and practice innovation projects is a plus
Mergers & Acquisitions Resource Attorney: A Key Role at Cooley
Cooley, a leading global law firm with offices across the US, Europe, and Asia, is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Mergers & Acquisitions Resource Attorney to join our team in Los Angeles - DTLA. This is a key position within our firm, responsible for supporting and enabling our practicing attorneys to provide the highest quality work and superior service to our clients on transformative deals, complex IP and regulatory matters, and high-stakes litigation.
Our Firm's Commitment to Excellence
At Cooley, we are committed to delivering the highest quality work and superior service on every matter entrusted to us. Our lawyers are organized into two departments - Business and Litigation - which are further divided into practice groups. This structure allows us to remain at the leading edge of the law and provide efficient and cost-effective solutions to our clients. As part of this commitment to excellence, we have a dedicated team of resource attorneys who support our practicing attorneys in their work.
The Role of the M&A Resource Attorney
As an M&A Resource Attorney, you will play a critical role in ensuring the success of our M&A practice group. Your overarching responsibility will be to enable our practicing attorneys to be more informed and efficient, allowing them to focus on delivering exceptional legal services to our clients. This is a non-client facing role, meaning you will not be responsible for billing time.
Key Responsibilities
In this role, you will be responsible for a variety of tasks and projects, including:
• Transaction Database Management: Inputting deal terms from signed Cooley deals into our recently revamped Transaction Database and coordinating with Cooley's knowledge management team to audit and maintain the database.
• Form and Precedent Drafting/Management: Preparing drafts (or revising existing precedent) of template documents. Curating and organizing the M&A group's forms, precedents, and other know-how.
• Legal Updates: Monitoring legal and regulatory developments relative to M&A practice; preparing summaries and alerts regarding the same; ensuring new legal requirements are reflected in our practice resources.
• Legal Education: Coordinating with Cooley's legal education team to brainstorm content for associate trainings and other firmwide training efforts relative to M&A.
• Marketing/Business Development: Working closely with our M&A marketing team to strategize on Cooley M&A promotion generally (including content for our M&A blog), assisting the marketing team with the creation of content for pitches and teach-ins (PPTs, articles, books, etc.).
• Assisting with Individual Attorney Requests: Helping field day-to-day requests from attorneys for precedents, templates, and other resources.
• New Initiatives: You may also be involved in resource, knowledge management, and practice innovation projects as needed.
• Other duties: As assigned or required.
Skills and Experience
To be successful in this role, you must be a licensed attorney with at least 7 years of experience in a US M&A corporate/transactional practice. You should have a strong understanding of public and private M&A, corporate governance, board fiduciary duties, and market trends. Strong drafting and organizational skills are also essential.
Success Factors
To excel in this role, you should possess and demonstrate the following attributes:
• Attention to Detail: This role requires detailed drafting and quality control testing, which requires a high level of attention to detail.
• Organizational Skills: You will need to handle multiple, ongoing projects, including coordinating with attorneys and other stakeholders on projects requiring many inputs. Your experience with M&A transactions, both public and private, should be transferable skills in this role.
• Flexibility: Our resource initiatives are constantly evolving, so you must be willing and available to work on additional projects and support new initiatives.
• Team Player: This role will require you to work collaboratively with the senior Resource Attorney, as well as other members of the M&A group.
• Strong Communication Skills: As a resource attorney, you will need to effectively communicate with various teams and individuals within the firm.
• Adaptability: You should be able to adapt quickly to changing priorities and work efficiently in a fast-paced legal environment.
Salary Information
The expected annual pay range for this position is $275,000 - $335,000, with final offer amount dependent on geographic location, applicable experience, and skillset of the candidate.
Benefits
We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance options, health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, long-term care coverage, backup care for children and/or adults, parental leave, fertility benefits, and more. New employees will also receive a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about our many benefits and resources.
Qualifications and Requirements
To be considered for this position, you must meet the following qualifications and requirements:
• Licensed attorney with at least 7 years of experience in a US M&A corporate/transactional practice
• Strong understanding of public and private M&A, corporate governance, board fiduciary duties, and market trends
• Excellent drafting and organizational skills
• Strong communication
