Corporate/Commercial Associate Attorney

Pay: $95,000.00 - $112,000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Join one of Northern New England's leading law firms and work on sophisticated business transactions for growing companies.
• Build your corporate and commercial law practice with hands-on experience in financing transactions, mergers and acquisitions, business sales, intellectual property transactions, joint ventures, and general business matters.
• Work closely with experienced attorneys who provide mentorship, training, and meaningful professional development.
• Be part of a collaborative business law group that handles local, national, and international transactional work.
• Enjoy competitive compensation, bonus opportunities, excellent benefits, retirement contributions, student loan 401(k) matching, profit sharing, and firm-sponsored events.
• Build your legal career in Burlington, Vermont, with access to an exceptional Northern New England lifestyle and outdoor recreation.

Location: This is an on-site position based in our Burlington, Vermont office, with occasional travel to other offices as needed. We strongly prefer candidates who are already located in the area or have meaningful ties to Vermont or Northern New England.

Note: Candidates must be admitted to the Vermont Bar and in good standing. Corporate, commercial, business transactions, M&A, financing, commercial contracts, or closely related transactional law experience is strongly preferred.

About Us

Confidential Employer. We are a well-established Northern New England law firm known for practical, business-minded legal counsel, sophisticated client work, and a collaborative culture. Our business law team works with growing companies, established businesses, lenders, investors, and entrepreneurs on a wide range of transactions, while providing attorneys with the mentorship, technology, resources, and professional development needed to build a long-term career.

Job Description

• Support a wide range of corporate and commercial transactions for local, national, and international clients.
• Assist with debt and equity financing transactions, sales of businesses, acquisitions, joint ventures, intellectual property transactions, and general business matters.
• Draft, review, and negotiate transaction documents, contracts, agreements, resolutions, closing documents, and related business law materials.
• Conduct legal research, due diligence, entity review, contract analysis, and transaction support.
• Work directly with partners and senior attorneys on sophisticated business transactions.
• Communicate with clients, opposing counsel, lenders, and other transaction participants.
• Help growing and successful businesses solve practical legal issues and complete important transactions.
• Take on increasing responsibility as your skills, confidence, and client-facing experience develop.

Qualifications

• Admission to the Vermont Bar in good standing is required.
• Corporate, commercial, business transactions, M&A, finance, or related transactional law experience is strongly preferred.
• 3 to 6 years of corporate or commercial law experience is preferred.
• Strong interest and aptitude in business transactions.
• Excellent drafting, research, analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Experience with debt financing, equity financing, mergers and acquisitions, business sales, commercial contracts, IP transactions, joint ventures, or general corporate work is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail, practical judgment, and ability to work collaboratively.
• Vermont or Northern New England ties are strongly preferred.

Why You Will Love Working Here

• Supportive, collaborative culture where attorneys are encouraged to learn, contribute, and grow.
• Strong mentorship, leading technology, internal CLEs, and professional development resources.
• Sophisticated transactional work with meaningful client contact and long-term career upside.
• Excellent benefits, including health, dental, vision, HSA support, paid disability, paid life insurance, PTO, 401(k) matching, student loan 401(k) matching, profit sharing, and annual firm-sponsored events.
• A firm culture that values quality, integrity, teamwork, mentoring, community, and work-life balance.
• A Burlington-based role offering access to hiking, biking, skiing, water sports, and the Northern New England lifestyle.

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Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance