Transactional Attorney

Job Description

Job Description

About the Firm

Oakland Lawyers Group, PLLC is a Metro Detroit-based law firm serving clients across a range of industries. Our attorneys bring a depth of legal experience across sophisticated business transactions, finance, intellectual property, real estate, employment and complex litigation.

What truly sets us apart?

We prioritize results through collaboration and thoughtful legal strategy, without the constraints of traditional billing models.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Transactional Attorney to join our collaborative team of legal professionals. This is an excellent opportunity for an attorney who enjoys working on a broad range of sophisticated business matters in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. The role will focus heavily on structuring, drafting, reviewing and negotiating a variety of agreements while supporting all types of corporate transactions and assisting the litigation team, as needed.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts
• Support business transactions from inception through closing, including strategy and due diligence
• Assist with all aspects of corporate governance, including entity formation, maintenance, dissolution, windups and disputes
• Support litigation strategy and collaborate with and manage outside counsel, as needed
• Assist clients with domestic and cross-border transactional matters
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Active membership in good standing with the Michigan State Bar

• A minimum of 10-15 years of experience in complex business transactions, including:
  • Merger, acquisition and divesture transactions and related due diligence
  • All aspects of corporate formation, governance and maintenance
  • Equity and asset purchase and sale transactions
  • Finance transaction documentation, secured and unsecured
  • Real estate acquisition and divesture transactions and commercial leases, licensing and occupancy transactions
  • Commercial contracts, including, without limitation, intellectual property licensing, consumer packaged goods and medical devices
• Experience drafting and negotiating employment, independent contractor and separation agreements
• Excellent communication, analytical organizational and time management skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with the team and to effectively manage multiple matters simultaneously
• Skilled in balancing legal risk with business objectives

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

• Experience handling business disputes and litigation management is preferred
• Exposure to cross-border transactions preferred
• Experience in training/oversight of legal assistants preferred

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience
• Annual bonus opportunity
• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) with firm contributions

Equal Opportunity Employer