Associate - Corporate

Harris Beach Murtha formed in 2025 via the combination of Harris Beach PLLC and Murtha Cullina LLP. A forward-thinking and innovative partnership with the benefit of more than 250 years of combined history, Harris Beach Murtha’s New York roots reach back to 1856 and the firm has had ties to New England since 1936. Harris Beach and Murtha Cullina were separately among the country’s top law firms as ranked by The National Law Journal.

Harris Beach Murtha and its subsidiaries have a strong Northeast presence, but a global reach. Clients include Fortune 100 corporations, privately held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, tax-exempt organizations and individuals. The firm’s practice areas and industries served span appellate law, business litigation, commercial real estate, construction, corporate, environmental, energy, financial institutions, financial restructuring, government compliance and investigations, health care, immigration, intellectual property, labor and employment, mass torts, medical and life sciences, political law, product liability, public finance, tax, and trusts and estates.

The firm’s lawyers and consultants practice from offices throughout Connecticut in Bantam, Hartford, New Haven and Stamford; New York state in Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca, New York City, Rochester, Saratoga Springs, Syracuse, Long Island and White Plains, as well as in Boston, Massachusetts, Newark, New Jersey and Washington, D.C.

Location: Albany, NY or Syracuse, NY offices

Description: Harris Beach Murtha seeks an associate-level attorney to join our growing state-wide Corporate Practice Group.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate various transactional agreements, shareholders agreements, operating agreements and buy-sell agreements, contracts, financing documents and other corporate documents
• Structure, negotiate and close mergers and acquisitions, asset and stock purchase and sale transactions and private equity transactions
• Advise clients on legal issues related to formation, operation and expansion of businesses and succession planning
• Interact with clients to service existing work and to grow and maintain relationships
• Collaborate with colleagues across various practice groups to provide comprehensive legal support to our clients
  
  

Qualifications

• 4-7 years’ experience in general corporate, business succession planning, and mergers and acquisitions
• Admission to New York required
• Must have Juris Doctorate degree with an ABA accredited law school and be an active member in good standing of the New York State Bar
• Must have excellent research and writing skills
• Must be able to effectively communicate orally and in writing
• Must be able to function effectively in a team-oriented environment
• Exhibits conscientiousness, dedication, self-discipline, and a sense of responsibility
• Ability to work with diverse personalities within various levels of the organization
• Military experience welcome
  
  

Harris Beach Murtha is committed to an inclusive environment and we welcome applications from diverse candidates with varied background and skills, including military experience. Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Salary information below will vary depending upon relevant experience for the position and geographic locations.

The firm’s policy prohibiting unlawful discrimination applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, placement, assignment of duties, training, promotion, compensation & benefits and termination. It is the policy of Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC that all applicants and employees enjoy a positive, respectful and productive work environment, free from behavior, actions or language constituting unlawful harassment. Accordingly, harassment or discrimination of any kind based on an individual’s race or color, sex, age, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, military status, genetic predisposition, carrier status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, creed, domestic violence victim status or any other legally protected status is strictly prohibited. Harris Beach Murtha complies with the provisions of the Human Rights Law, all other State and Federal statutory and constitutional non-discrimination provisions including non-discrimination on the basis of prior criminal conviction and prior arrest.

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