3265 - Senior Corporate & Private Equity Associate

McGuireWoods seeks a Senior Corporate & Private Equity Associate with 5-7 years of experience in private equity transactions. The position is available in multiple locations, including Charlotte, NC, and offers a hybrid remote option for flexibility. The role involves supporting a large team focused on various private equity transactions, with a commitment to diversity and inclusion. Competitive salary and benefits are provided.
Job Description:

McGuireWoods is seeking an Associate to support its Corporate and Private Equity practice. Please be advised that this associate may sit in any one of the following of our offices: Dallas, Pittsburgh, Charlotte, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, or Los Angeles - Century City.

The Corporate and Private Equity Department consists of more than 90 attorneys whose practices focus on all types of private equity transactions including leveraged buy-outs, independent sponsor transactions, rollups, minority and junior capital investments, "going private" transactions and purchases of troubled companies in or out of bankruptcy. We have a team devoted to representing emerging managers and other general partners as well as significant limited partners in forming private equity, growth equity, venture capital, mezzanine, and real estate funds. We are one of the leading national law firms representing emerging managers through our internationally acclaimed emerging manager program. We consistently rank among the top corporate law firms in benchmarking league tables published by PitchBook, Bloomberg, Mergermarket and Refinitiv.

McGuireWoods, one of the world’s leading law firms, has provided legal solutions to corporate, individual, and nonprofit clients since 1834. Diversity and inclusion are essential to how we do business, informing how we recruit, retain and promote lawyers and staff to serve clients. Along with excellent benefits, McGuireWoods offers our attorneys a competitive salary with hours and merit bonus opportunities, billable hours credit for pro bono work, and a hybrid remote option allowing flexibility and work-life balance. Our Applicant Disclosures describe your rights. Our Privacy Statement describes how we will process and safeguard your personal data.

Job Requirements:
• We are seeking associate candidates with 5 - 7 years of experience in acquisitions for private equity funds with the demonstrated ability to lead transactions.
• Our private equity department has a large, national platform that we are seeking to further expand with the right candidate.
• Must be barred in North Carolina.
• Must have a strong academic record, excellent writing and oral communication skills and the ability to work independently with clients and colleagues.

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