The Role
The Corporate Development Attorney handles end-to-end legal support for M&A transactions, drafting and negotiating documentation, managing due diligence, and advising on legal risks.
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About Us
• Vensure Employer Solutions is the largest privately held organization in the HR technology and service sector.
• We provide a comprehensive portfolio of solutions including HR/HCM technology, managed services, and global business process outsourcing (BPO).
• We serve over 95,000 businesses and process over $135B in annual payroll.
• Headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, we offer custom strategies to help businesses streamline and grow operations, benefiting both employers and employees.
• Learn more at www.vensure.com.
Position Summary
• The M&A Attorney is a core legal partner to the Corporate Development team and business leaders.
• Responsible for end-to-end legal support of M&A and strategic transactions.
• Requires significant transactional experience to draft and negotiate deal documentation, lead legal due diligence, and serve as lead counsel on acquisitions, divestitures, investments, and strategic partnerships.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Serve as lead legal counsel on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, investments, and strategic transactions from diligence to closing and post-closing.
• Draft, review, and negotiate NDAs, LOIs, term sheets, purchase agreements, merger agreements, disclosure schedules, and ancillary agreements (TSAs, employment, retention, equity-related).
• Collaborate with Corporate Development, Finance, Tax, HR, IT, and senior management for transaction execution.
• Lead and manage all legal due diligence workstreams including governance, contracts, litigation, compliance, employment, IP, data privacy, real estate, and financing.
• Identify and communicate legal risks, issues, and mitigation strategies.
• Oversee diligence reporting, issue tracking, remediation planning, and closing deliverables.
• Manage deal timelines, workplans, and closing checklists.
• Coordinate cross-functional inputs and stakeholders to proactively resolve legal issues.
• Support post-closing integration and compliance obligations.
• Prepare transaction materials for Board and committee review.
• Assist with entity formation, reorganizations, and corporate housekeeping related to transactions.
• Improve and maintain M&A legal processes, templates, and playbooks.
Marginal Functions
• Support special legal projects and strategic initiatives outside active transactions.
• Provide backup support during peak workload periods.
• Participate in internal training, knowledge-sharing, and process improvements.
• Assist with ad hoc legal research at senior leadership requests.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Strong knowledge of U.S. M&A transactions and corporate law.
• Advanced drafting and negotiation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple deals and priorities independently.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Business-oriented judgment with solutions-focused approach.
• High professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to explain complex legal concepts to non-legal stakeholders.
• Effective negotiation skills with counterparties and external counsel.
Preferred Skills
• Experience with private company M&A.
• Support experience in growth-stage, sponsor-backed, or acquisitive organizations.
• Familiarity with cross-border transactions and regulations.
• Experience improving legal processes and templates.
Education & Experience
• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar (or in-house eligibility).
• 4–6 years of M&A and transactional experience from law firm, in-house, or both.
• Proven ability to independently run deals and engage with senior business leadership.
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Skills Required
- J.D. from an accredited law school
- Active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar
- 4-6 years of M&A and transactional experience
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The Company
What We Do
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