Associate General Counsel, M&A

Meta

$200K — $250K *
Legal & Accounting
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • J.D. degree or foreign equivalent
  • Active membership in at least one US state bar
  • 8+ years of experience as a practicing attorney
  • Strong business judgment and client counseling skills
  • Effective communication skills
  • Corporate legal experience focusing on M&A transactions

Responsibilities

  • Lead domestic and international M&A transactions and joint ventures
  • Draft and negotiate transaction documents while providing deal structuring advice
  • Offer strategic advice on various transactional matters
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to execute transactions
  • Manage domestic and international outside counsel
  • Support internal corporate initiatives and policies

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on high-profile corporate transactions
  • Engage with diverse teams across a global organization
  • Be part of a forward-thinking company pushing technological boundaries
  • Contribute to a mission of connecting people and fostering community
  • Access to professional development opportunities
Full Job Description
Meta is seeking an experienced and adaptable attorney to join the Legal Department's Corporate team and advise the company on a range of corporate transactions and initiatives. This team moves fast and successful candidates must demonstrate experience operating independently in an evolving environment. Candidates should excel at developing relationships with various teams across the company, including Corporate Development, Integration, Finance, Human Resources and other cross-functional teams. This is a full-time position.

Responsibilities

Lead domestic and international M&A transactions, joint ventures, strategic investments and other complex corporate transaction matters and initiatives
• Draft, negotiate and review transaction documentation, provide advice on deal structuring and strategy, and conduct and support due diligence
• Provide strategic advice to the business and Corporate Development on a broad range of transactional matters
• Partner collaboratively with Corporate Development, Integration and other cross-functional teams, and manage cross-functional legal experts, to execute transactions and integrate targets
• Coordinate and manage domestic and international outside counsel
• Support and manage internal corporate initiatives and policies

Minimum Qualifications
• J.D. degree or foreign equivalent
• Active membership in at least one US state bar and eligibility to obtain registered in-house counsel status
• 8+ years of legal experience as a practicing attorney, including at a law firm and/or in-house or government experience
• Demonstrate business judgment and client counseling skills
• Effective communication skills
• Corporate legal experience on M&A transactions and strategic investments

Preferred Qualifications
• 10+ years of legal experience as a practicing attorney, including at a law firm and/or in-house or government experience
• Transactional experience with an emphasis on M&A, investments, joint ventures, complex strategic initiatives and other corporate transactions
• In-house experience
• Cross-border and international experience
• Organizational experience and strategic thinking, and experience advancing projects in a multi-stakeholder environment
• Knowledge in a broad range of legal subjects impacting corporate transactions (e.g., tax, intellectual property, privacy and employment)

About Meta

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today-beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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