Transactional Attorney

Stark & Stark is seeking an Attorney in its business and transactions practice group to support mergers & acquisitions, entity formation and governance, and related work. The ideal candidate is self-directed and detail-oriented, able to organize and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment with multiple tasks and projects. The right candidate will have the extraordinary opportunity to continue their professional development in a challenging but collegial environment.

Responsibilities and Duties

The candidate will work on purchase and sale transactions from inception through closing, including drafting and negotiating primary and ancillary documents for M&A and similar transactions and documentation of entity formation and equity sharing arrangements. The candidate will work closely with other attorneys and paralegals, correspond and communicate with clients’ business and legal personnel, and coordinate with attorneys across other practice disciplines.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of practice experience required.
• Strong interpersonal, drafting, negotiation, written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills with high level of attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent drafting skills.
• Should be a strong analytical thinker with a business mind.
• Strong academic record.
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team and to interact directly with clients.
• Licensed to practice in the State of New Jersey.

Benefits

Stark & Stark is committed to the health and well-being of its staff members. The firm offers a full range of benefits, including traditional major medical and hospitalization coverage, a prescription plan, a dental plan, a vision plan, life insurance, accidental death, and dismemberment coverage, a profit sharing, and a 401(k) plan, paid vacation, and paid holidays.

Mansfield Rule

As part of its continued efforts to actively recruit and advance the recruitment, development, and promotion of diverse lawyers Stark & Stark is participating in Diversity Lab’s Midsize Mansfield Rule initiative. The Mansfield Rule is named for Arabella Mansfield, the first woman admitted to practice law in the United States. It measures whether law firms affirmatively consider diverse lawyers for hiring, advancement, and significant leadership roles.

Under this initiative, we strive for a candidate pool consisting of at least 30% women, attorneys from underrepresented racial and/or ethnic groups, lawyers with disabilities, and/or LGBTQ+ attorneys. The Mansfield Rule initiative also includes a commitment by Stark & Stark to be transparent in our internal governance, particularly with our selection guidelines and job descriptions for firm management roles and committees.