Corporate Counsel (M&A and Investments)
- Full-time
- Alternate Location: New York, United States
Company Description
Job Description
Square is looking for an corporate counsel to join our M&A legal team and support our corporate development efforts. You will help support our M&A, investment and other corporate development activities, including the due diligence process, negotiation of term sheets and definitive transaction agreements and M&A playbooks and related support projects. As corporate counsel you will also help support Square’s antitrust compliance efforts and other general corporate matters. As we expand our product and service offerings, your ideas and contributions will affect Square’s overall strategy. A creative legal mind and a sense of adventure are qualities we are looking for.
Core competencies include your deal process approach, integration experience, creative problem solving skills and issue spotting.
You will, under the direction of the Corporate Counsel M&A Lead:
Help with mergers and acquisitions, investments and other strategic transactions in all stages, from performing due diligence, drafting and negotiating term sheets and definitive transaction documentation, and supporting closing transactions and post-closing integration
Draft and help prepare M&A related board and committee meeting materials
Work on antitrust compliance issues including HSR filings and governmental responses
Help with other special corporate projects
Work with our internal business and compliance teams, and with external advisors and experts
Manage projects with a team-oriented approach
Qualifications
You have:
5+ years of relevant corporate experience at a major law firm
A combination of both in-house and law firm practice experience is preferred, primarily in M&A and venture capital or investment transactions
Excellent negotiation and drafting skills Ability to be the primary in-house attorney on certain corporate projects, including handling multiple simultaneous transactions or projects
degree
Membership in at least one state bar (preferably California)
The interview process will include a recruiter and hiring manager screen followed by a video interview with members of the legal and corporate development team.
Additional Information
Perks
At Square, we want you to be well and thrive. Our global benefits package includes:
- Healthcare coverage
- Retirement Plans
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Wellness perks
- Paid parental leave
- Flexible time off
- Learning and Development resources