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About the Role
Baker McKenzie is seeking 3L candidates for a First Year Associate Position in New York, focusing on transactional and cross-border M&A deals within a global firm environment. The role requires individuals with strong academic records, excellent technical skills, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate complex cross-border transactions.
- Strategically address legal and regulatory implications of transactions.
- Minimize business risk for clients.
- Provide end-to-end, high-value service.
- Guide clients through all stages of transactions, including deal shaping, negotiation, closing, and post-transaction restructuring and integration.
- Work on transactional, including cross-border M&A deals in a global firm environment.
Requirements
- 3L candidates willing to reside in our New York office.
- Impressive academic track record.
- Excellent technical skills.
- Interest in Transactional, including working on cross-border M&A deals in a global firm environment.
- Engaged global citizens, critical thinkers and problem solvers.
- Ability to make connections across traditional practice, sector and market lines.
- Ability to process information, finding connections in complex situations to offer real insight and foresight to clients.
- Commitment to championing a more inclusive, diverse, and equitable workforce.
- Submit a resume, cover letter, writing sample and law school transcript.
Skills
- M&A
- Cross-border transactions
- Transactional law
- Global M&A
- Critical thinking
- Problem-solving
Location
- New York
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full Time
Experience Level
- First Year Associate
Education Level
- Law school transcript
Salary/Compensations
- $225,000 (annually) if located in an office in the state of New York.
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401(k) based on number of hours worked
- Bonus eligible
About the Company
- With more than 1,300 M&A lawyers in more than 40 locations, we have the broadest footprint of any law firm and can seamlessly coordinate our clients’ most complex cross-border transactions.
- Within our highly-integrated team, our M&A lawyers work hand-in-hand with tax, competition, employment, IP, foreign investment, and commercial specialists to strategically address all legal and regulatory implications of a transaction to minimize business risk and provide an end-to-end, high-value service.
- As one of only a handful of law firms with a dedicated global reorganizations practice, we guide our clients through all stages of their transactions, from deal shaping (including carving out assets), negotiation to closing and post-transaction restructuring and integration.
- Baker McKenzie empowers clients to compete in the global economy.
- We provide comprehensive and practical legal advice that cuts through complexity with clear, actionable guidance.
- Our people represent diverse cultures and jurisdictions, combining local know-how with international expertise to ensure your business thrives across borders.
Equal Opportunity
- Baker McKenzie is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- We are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion for all.
- Our unique international culture is reflected in the drawing together of a worldwide family of individuals from diverse cultures and backgrounds in all of our offices.
- We encourage the best people - regardless of race, religion or belief if any, gender, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation or age - to fulfill their professional aspirations with us.
- We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates.
- Should candidates require any reasonable adjustments and/or accommodations when applying to or interviewing with our Firm, please notify recruitmentservices@bakermckenzie.com