CorporateCommercial Associate Attorney

Pay: $95000.00 - $112000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Join one of Northern New Englands leading law firms and work on sophisticated business transactions for growing companies.
• Build your corporate and commercial law practice with hands-on experience in financing transactions mergers and acquisitions business sales intellectual property transactions joint ventures and general business matters.
• Work closely with experienced attorneys who provide mentorship training and meaningful professional development.
• Be part of a collaborative business law group that handles local national and international transactional work.
• Enjoy competitive compensation bonus opportunities excellent benefits retirement contributions student loan 401(k) matching profit sharing and firm-sponsored events.
• Build your legal career in Burlington Vermont with access to an exceptional Northern New England lifestyle and outdoor recreation.

Location: This is an on-site position based in our Burlington Vermont office with occasional travel to other offices as needed. We strongly prefer candidates who are already located in the area or have meaningful ties to Vermont or Northern New England.

Note: Candidates must be admitted to the Vermont Bar and in good standing. Corporate commercial business transactions M&A financing commercial contracts or closely related transactional law experience is strongly preferred.

About Us

Confidential Employer. We are a well-established Northern New England law firm known for practical business-minded legal counsel sophisticated client work and a collaborative culture. Our business law team works with growing companies established businesses lenders investors and entrepreneurs on a wide range of transactions while providing attorneys with the mentorship technology resources and professional development needed to build a long-term career.

Job Description

• Support a wide range of corporate and commercial transactions for local national and international clients.
• Assist with debt and equity financing transactions sales of businesses acquisitions joint ventures intellectual property transactions and general business matters.
• Draft review and negotiate transaction documents contracts agreements resolutions closing documents and related business law materials.
• Conduct legal research due diligence entity review contract analysis and transaction support.
• Work directly with partners and senior attorneys on sophisticated business transactions.
• Communicate with clients opposing counsel lenders and other transaction participants.
• Help growing and successful businesses solve practical legal issues and complete important transactions.
• Take on increasing responsibility as your skills confidence and client-facing experience develop.

Qualifications

• Admission to the Vermont Bar in good standing is required.
• Corporate commercial business transactions M&A finance or related transactional law experience is strongly preferred.
• 3 to 6 years of corporate or commercial law experience is preferred.
• Strong interest and aptitude in business transactions.
• Excellent drafting research analytical organizational and communication skills.
• Experience with debt financing equity financing mergers and acquisitions business sales commercial contracts IP transactions joint ventures or general corporate work is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail practical judgment and ability to work collaboratively.
• Vermont or Northern New England ties are strongly preferred.

Why You Will Love Working Here

• Supportive collaborative culture where attorneys are encouraged to learn contribute and grow.
• Strong mentorship leading technology internal CLEs and professional development resources.
• Sophisticated transactional work with meaningful client contact and long-term career upside.
• Excellent benefits including health dental vision HSA support paid disability paid life insurance PTO 401(k) matching student loan 401(k) matching profit sharing and annual firm-sponsored events.
• A firm culture that values quality integrity teamwork mentoring community and work-life balance.
• A Burlington-based role offering access to hiking biking skiing water sports and the Northern New England lifestyle.

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Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Requirements: Must haves: VT bar license

• Nice to haves: Preferred 3 to 6 years corporate/commercial law experience

• Additional context: Relocation- yes. Packages - yes

• Salary Bands:

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Quick Recruiter Reference

Well-established Northern New England law firm seeking a Corporate/Commercial Associate Attorney for its Burlington VT office. Role supports business transactions debt/equity financing M&A business sales IP transactions joint ventures commercial contracts and general corporate work. On-site role; hard deal breaker is Vermont Bar admission while corporate/commercial transactional experience and Vermont/Northern New England ties are strongly preferred.

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