What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Attorney - Corporate position at Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice?
Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice LLC, a litigation boutique of 170 employees, has a unique opportunity for an associate attorney with at least five years of corporate and transactional experience including mergers and acquisitions.
Candidates must be licensed in Missouri and Kansas and have the ability to work independently on complex corporate and transactional cases. Experience in other states is preferred.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Handle all aspects of company mergers and acquisitions, including due diligence, deal structuring, and transactional documentation.
- Advising on succession planning for businesses.
- Review, draft, and negotiate various contracts including vendor agreements, employment contracts, and partnership agreements.
- Advising on corporate governance matters, board of directors matters, and shareholder rights.
- Knowledge of fiduciary duties and responsibilities of shareholders, and the interrelationships between members and shareholders of companies.
- Handle all aspects of estate planning needs for clients.
- Ensuring company compliance with relevant laws and regulations across various industries.
- Identify potential legal risks and advise on mitigation steps.
- Conduct legal research to support business decisions in connection with complex contracts and corporate governance issues and claims and provide accurate legal advice.
Baker Sterchi offers competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, medical, dental, vision, basic and voluntary life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and 401K matching.
Committed to promoting diversity within our organization and the legal community, we encourage candidates from all backgrounds.
About Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice LLC
Founded in 1982, Baker Sterchi is a civil defense litigation and trial law firm with offices in Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, Washington and Oregon. The firm provides comprehensive legal services across a broad range of practice areas, including commercial and business litigation, construction, employment and labor, insurance coverage and defense, law enforcement and civil rights, government liability, medical malpractice, premises liability, product liability, professional and management liability, trial practice and consulting, and transportation litigation. With a team of attorneys who bring decades of courtroom experience, Baker Sterchi is widely recognized for its trial skills and commitment to client service. For more information, visit bakersterchi.com.
