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Mergers & Acquisitions Associate Attorney

Direct Counsel
Dallas, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 7/23/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/22/2026
 Mergers & Acquisitions Associate Attorney

Direct Counsel is seeking a Mergers & Acquisitions Associate Attorney to join a prestigious Am Law firm in Dallas, Texas.

This is an exceptional opportunity for an attorney with 3 years of corporate transactional experience to join a sophisticated mergers and acquisitions practice. The team represents private equity firms, financial sponsors, and strategic buyers and sellers in a broad range of complex domestic transactions, including leveraged buyouts, growth equity investments, minority investments, and other strategic acquisitions and dispositions.

Responsibilities

  • Represent private equity firms, financial sponsors, and strategic buyers and sellers in mergers and acquisitions transactions.

  • Advise clients on leveraged buyouts, sell-side transactions, growth equity investments, minority investments, and other strategic transactions.

  • Draft, review, and negotiate acquisition, disposition, and investment agreements.

  • Prepare and manage closing documents and coordinate all aspects of transaction closings.

  • Conduct legal due diligence and assist with transaction structuring.

  • Collaborate with clients and multidisciplinary legal teams throughout all phases of complex corporate transactions.

  • Provide strategic legal advice on corporate and transactional matters.

Qualifications

  • J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school.

  • Active membership in the Texas State Bar.

  • 3 years of mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactional experience.

  • Experience representing financial sponsors, private equity firms, and strategic buyers and sellers.

  • Strong experience drafting and negotiating acquisition, disposition, and investment agreements.

  • Experience managing sophisticated transactions through closing.

  • Securities law experience is a plus.

  • Excellent drafting, analytical, negotiation, and communication skills.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Salary: $260,000-$435,000, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

  • Comprehensive benefits package, including:

    • Medical, dental, and vision insurance

    • 401(k) retirement plan

    • Paid time off

    • Annual discretionary performance bonus

Salary : $260,000 - $435,000

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