Senior Business Advisory & Transactional Attorney- Corporate Transactions and Governance
3 months ago
Jacksonville
Job DescriptionDescriptionAt Jimerson Birr, our team has accepted the lasting responsibility of protecting our clients’ rights, businesses, properties, investments, and finances. Our professionals are integral, trusted advisers and advocates in both established and emerging businesses, giving our clients insights into legal and business considerations that guide prudent decision-making. We work with some of the world’s most respected and well-established businesses, as well as start-up visionaries, and individuals looking to overcome challenges. About the Role Jimerson Birr is seeking a Senior Business Advisory & Transactional Attorney for our Corporate Transactions and Governance team. The Senior Attorney serves as day-to-day counsel to business clients on their governance, ownership, and deal work: the formation, financing, and transactional questions that shape how a business is built and run. This is transactional and governance work with real breadth, and it moves at the deal’s pace, not a court’s. In a given week you might form an entity, negotiate a shareholders’ agreement, structure an equity grant, review a term sheet, and close a small acquisition. The part that distinguishes this seat: you build things that keep working after the deal closes, a governance framework the board can actually run, a cap table that stays clean through the next round, a contract playbook that doesn’t need you in the room to hold up. You’re a generalist across the corporate lifecycle, but when a structure or a deal is genuinely interesting, you’re the one willing to go deep on it. And once you’ve built something, you rarely leave it alone; you keep circling back to make it cleaner, because "good enough" rarely stays that way in your head. At JB, "great lawyering" isn’t defined by hours worked. It is measured by execution against the plan, disciplined delivery, and visible progress, backed by systems that create clarity, consistency, and client trust. That structure exists to remove friction. The attorneys who thrive here treat it as leverage and then make it better. This is your seat if: • You’d rather build the governance structure that prevents the dispute than clean up after a shareholder fight., • You are precise by instinct: you catch the defined term that doesn’t match across five related documents, and the filing deadline nobody calendared., • You want variety without chaos: many deals and matters, clear plans, and defensible priorities you set yourself., • You solve the problem in front of you, move on, and don’t need someone else’s process to tell you what’s next., • You want to own the client relationship, not hand it up the chain. What You’ll DoStructure and Govern the Business • Handle entity formation and initial structuring, and draft core governance documents: bylaws, operating agreements, and articles., • Advise on ownership and capital structuring: shareholder agreements, equity resets, buy-sell planning, breakups, succession planning, and cap table maintenance., • Structure executive compensation, including offer letters and equity grants and vesting., • Counsel on board architecture and operations — board structure, meetings, consents, resolutions, minutes, reporting, and formalities — plus director elections, proxies, and shareholder relations., • Advise on corporate authority matters, including delegations of authority and approval matrices. Run the Deals • Negotiate joint venture agreements, licensing, distribution, and co-marketing agreements., • Draft and negotiate commercial contracts (MSAs, SOWs, vendor and customer terms) and SaaS/subscription terms (MSAs, order forms, renewals)., • Support capital raises (SAFEs, notes, seed rounds) and investor diligence, and structure debt financing and credit facilities, including secured and unsecured loans, lines of credit, and UCC filings., • Run mergers, acquisitions, and sales of business assets, including buy-side and sell-side due diligence packages., • Represent franchisors (development, agreements, compliance, franchisee relations) and franchisees (compliance, enforcement of rights, transactions). Manage Risk and Lifecycle Events • Advise on enterprise risk management; insurance, indemnity, specialized compliance, and D&O coverage., • Build contract management playbooks, compliance calendars, policies, and training, and manage corporate records and data privacy (records retention, baseline data privacy compliance, vendor terms, incident plans)., • Handle crisis corporate actions — rapid consents and restructures — and business wind-down and dissolution., • Spot tax issues and coordinate with specialists, and advise on asset protection: titling, structuring, creditor protection, insurance overlay, and estate planning alignment. Own the Practice • Independently manage a full matter caseload from intake through completion, in alignment with the firm’s Proven Process and validated matter plans., • Delegate scoped work to junior attorneys and paralegals, reviewing their output and coaching them toward greater independence., • Contribute to refining matter plans, forms, and playbooks for the Corporate Transactions and Governance group., • Maintain budget discipline and hit individual revenue and utilization targets while keeping client work timely and accurate. What You’ll Bring • JD and active membership in the Florida Bar, • 5+ years in business transactions, corporate law, or M&A, • Track record of drafting clean, reliable documents and running efficient deal processes, • Strong organizational skills across multiple matters and deadlines, • Clear, persuasive communication with executives, counterparties, and advisors Preferred • Mid‑market M&A experience; multistate or cross‑border transactions, • Advising privately held or family‑owned companies on governance and succession Why Join Jimerson Birr? This seat sits inside the Business Advisory & Transactional group’s Corporate Transactions and Governance practice; the team that carries clients through formation, governance, deals, and risk management across their full business lifecycle. As a Senior Transactional Attorney, you’ll manage your own caseload independently while coaching junior attorneys and paralegals, and this tier is the springboard into either deep subject-matter specialization or team leadership, depending on where you want to take it. You’ll practice inside a client‑service model designed to create consistent value: • Conferring client‑defined value: Clarify objectives, success criteria, budget, timeline, and communication preferences at intake—then manage to them., • Accessibility: Keep lines open and responsive; clients never guess how to reach us or when they’ll hear from us., • Efficiency & cost‑effectiveness: Staff matters smartly, use technology and checklists to reduce friction, and provide early assessments for predictable spend., • Delivering an experience while delivering results: Make progress visible with alignment calls, status summaries, and documented decisions., • Meaningful partnership: Anticipate needs, surface options, and help clients plan the next goal beyond the one we just achieved., • Exceptional communication based on listening: Ask better questions, summarize tradeoffs plainly, and write for business readers., • Accountability to goals: Hold the team (and yourself) to timelines, scopes, and outcomes; surface risks early and propose fixes. Join a dynamic team that values professional growth and excellence in legal service. We offer competitive compensation, professional development opportunities, and a supportive work environment dedicated to fostering your success. We’ve found that the key to doing great work is to love what you do and respect who you do it with. To continue reading about our firm, visit our website Jimerson Birr. Our atmosphere and award-winning firm culture is collegial and professional, and our shared commitment to professional development is superior to our contemporaries. Learn more about our firm culture here: JB Firm Culture: JB FOR ME. WHY APPLY? You’ll get a Challenging Opportunity with a Company that Cares About Its Most Valuable Asset: YOU! At Jimerson Birr, we pride ourselves on our people and their collective achievements. Besides our list of legal industry honors, in 2021 and for the seventh consecutive year, the firm was named one of Florida’s “Best Companies to Work For” by Florida Trend Magazine. In recent years, the firm was also distinguished as one of the “Best Places to Work” by the Jacksonville Business Journal and five times as one of the “50 Fastest Growing Companies.” Opportunities abound for those who can meet and exceed the expectations set for our team. Jimerson Birr is comprised of high-performing and professionally fulfilled people. We believe that a positive attitude, personal accountability, and a commitment to quality work will put a talented person on a fast track for success. Our atmosphere and award-winning firm culture are collegial and professional, and our shared commitment to professional development is superior to our contemporaries. Our core values are simple: Commitment to service; Commitment to quality; Commitment to results. We live our core values, and we welcome you to live them with us. Jimerson Birr is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment and all employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, sexual orientation, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information, disability, veteran status, gender identity, and marital status.
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