Attorney, Commercial Transactions (Fast Partner Track)

A full-service, 20-attorney law firm near the Queens / Nassau County, Long Island (close to LIRR) is hiring an Attorney, Commercial Transactions at the Associate, Senior Associate, Counsel, or possibly the Partner level, DOE, w/ a clear path to a PARTNER position to LEAD the Commercial Transactions Group in an orderly transition, to replace a partner departing the firm in 1-2 yrs.

Culture: Partners are committed to a limit of 1600 billable hours/yr in order to prioritize personal well-being, and better manage work / life boundaries and life's demands outside of work.

The departing partner works in several capacities/Groups for the firm, allocating about 50% of his time to the Commercial Transactions Group; it's therefore CRITICALLY IMPORTANT for the new hire to join the firm WITH a portable BOOK OF BUSINESS to fill (at least) 50% of their time / workload. Sole practitioners are welcome to reduce hours, distractions, admin work and stress.

Candidates who do NOT HAVE a portable book of business WILL BE CONSIDERED IF THEY ARE / HAVE RECENTLY HELD PARTNER POSITIONS (likely at a LARGER law firm) AND IF they:

• Are VERY CONFIDENT and CAN SUPPORT they HAVE and QUICKLY CAN build a book of business given their experience, contacts, etc.

AND

• Possess exemplary, applicable hard and soft skills & experience, and employment stability

AND

• OPEN to a starting salary that IS COMPETITIVE, albeit BELOW the starting salary of a 'typical' new law firm partner, while the new hire builds a book of business

Starting Salary: ~$160k - $175k, DOE and book of business value, plus bonus, plus origination fees / commissions on the portable book of business and future business brought into the firm.

Location: The work is ON SITE ON LONG ISLAND for the most part, with some flex to work in the firm's Manhattan or NJ office, as needed, or sporadically on a remote basis, as needed.

Commute: For candidates north or west of Long Island, the firm's Long Island office is VERY CLOSE to LIRR train stations.

Responsibilities:

• Commercial Transaction / Business / Corporate work, including advising ownership and management of privately-held companies at the startup through exit stages of growth.
• Counsel clients and run key areas of Commercial Transactional / Business / Corporate matters, such as buying, closing, forming, structuring and selling businesses, mergers & acquisitions, corporate governance, compliance matters, etc.
• Draft and negotiate commercial contracts.
• Compose / Create Operating / Shareholder / Employment Agreements.
• If experienced in this area: Handle client negotiations through closings related to commercial real estate acquisitions, sales, leasing, and financing activities.

Qualifications:

• 4+ years of (post J.D.) Commercial Transactional / Corporate / Business area of law REQUIRED
• Licensed to practice law in NY REQUIRED
• J.D. REQUIRED
• Relevant work experience related to commercial real estate is a plus but NOT required
• Portable book of business - see above
• Exceptional business acumen REQUIRED, able to counsel clients re diverse business matters
• Accountable self-starter with a high EQ, able to own and operate client relationships / cases beginning to end, motivated to continue learning and taking on new responsibilities

Contact: For a confidential discussion, please provide your confidential resume to David Rivard, Director of Recruiting at Executive Alliance, at

Executive Alliance is a 28-year search firm based on Long Island with clients based nationally, and 15 recruiting pros with in-industry experience in the functional disciplines aligned with their recruiting focus.

NOTE:

Please note this client is NOT OPEN to:

• Candidates requiring sponsorship to work for companies in the U.S.
• Relocation package for candidates living outside commuting distance of western Long Island