The Counsel role supports internal clients including treasury, corporate development, investments and accounting. Counsel will prepare, review and negotiate a variety of agreements, offering materials, and other documents related to M&A, finance, and investment transactions. Counsel advises and makes recommendations on laws and regulations, and other compliance-related implications, as they pertain to M&A, finance, and investment transactions.
Counsel manages legal and compliance aspects of due diligence for M&A, finance, and investment transactions.
Specifically, Counsel will prepare and review a variety of agreements relating to M&A, finance and investment transactions, including NDAs, term sheets, acquisition/divestiture agreements, consulting agreements, vendor agreements, transaction checklists, loan agreements, receivable financing agreements, prospectuses, and investment documents.
Counsel will stay abreast of new laws and regulations relating to M&A, finance and investments and make recommendations regarding compliance with such laws.
The ideal candidate will have:
- A minimum of five years of M&A, finance, and investment transaction experience obtained in a law firm or through a combination of law-firm and in-house settings, with substantial experience drafting, negotiating and running complex transactions
- Experience with structured finance and securitizations, securities laws and corporate governance, strongly preferred
- Excellent writing and communication skills, particularly to assist a non-legal audience in understanding complex legal and regulatory concepts and requirements
- Strong judgment, business acumen, and analytical skills
- Forward thinking and creative with a strong problem-solving orientation
- Professional, confident, and collaborative demeanor with opposing counsel and will work well and communicate effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization
- Ability to confidently present and advocate for the implementation of ideas in a professional manner
- Exceptional organizational, prioritization, and time management skills with the ability to work efficiently under deadlines and juggle multiple high-priority projects
- Strong project and time management skills, especially in the context of transactions
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize effectively; take initiative; be adaptable and flexible, and able to thrive in a fluid environment characterized by multiple and changing priorities
- Attention to detail
- Clear understanding of and adherence to ethical principles, company values, code of conduct and policies
This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of JM Family. All work arrangements are subject to associate performance, business need and manager discretion, and may be revised as necessary.
JM FAMILY IS PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
JM Family Enterprises, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, retaining, and promoting qualified associates without regard to age, race, religion, color, gender, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, mental or physical disability, national origin, marital status, citizenship, military status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial, or local law.
DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS
If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete the job application process, please contact JM Family’s Talent Acquisition department at [email protected] for assistance. If you have an accommodation request for one of our recruiting events, please notify us at least 72 hours prior so that we may provide assistance.
What We Do
JM Family Enterprises, Inc. was founded by automotive legend, Jim Moran in 1968. It is a privately held company with $16 billion in revenue and more than 4,500 associates. Rooted in automotive and united in its strong culture and core values, JM Family is in the business of helping other businesses succeed. As a long-term partner, it is invested in its companies, associates and its communities. Driven by exceptional performance, current subsidiaries are in the automotive, financial services and franchising industries. Its family of companies includes: Southeast Toyota Distributors, the world’s largest independent distributor of Toyota vehicles; JM&A Group, a company committed to improving automotive dealers’ performance by offering Finance & Insurance products and services, dealership training and consulting; World Omni Financial Corp. (dba Southeast Toyota Finance), a captive financial services company driven to delivering an exceptional dealership and customer experience for Toyota customers in the Southeast; JM Lexus, one of South Florida’s leading Lexus dealers; DataScan, a provider of solutions for wholesale asset financing and inventory risk management; and Home Franchise Concepts, a multi-brand franchise network consisting of Budget Blinds, Tailored Living featuring PremierGarage, Concrete Craft, AdvantaClean, Kitchen Tune-Up, Bath Tune-Up and Two Maids & A Mop.
JM Family has earned various awards for its culture, products and services, including 23 consecutive years on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list.
