Assistant General Counsel – Business Development
Atlanta, GA / Charlotte, NC
Business Operations – Professional Practice Group /
Full Time /
Hybrid
Work with a nationally ranked CPA and advisory firm that is passionate for what's next. Aprio has 30 U.S. office locations, one in the Philippines and more than 2,100 team members that speak 60+ languages across the globe. By bringing together proven expertise, deep understanding, and strategic foresight for fast-growing industries, Aprio ensures clients are prepared for wherever life or business may take them. Discover a top-rated culture, vast growth opportunities and your next big career move with Aprio.
Join Aprio's Legal Team and you will help clients maximize their opportunities. Aprio Advisory Group, LLC is a progressive, fast-growing firm looking for a Assistant General Counsel to join their dynamic team.
In the last five years, Aprio’s Legal Team has been an integral and leading force in Aprio’s transformative growth, introducing new service lines to the firm through the ongoing development of Aprio’s alternative business structure law firm, Aprio Legal, LLC, through the diligence, integration and negotiation of over 40 inorganic growth transactions, all while facilitating Aprio’s tremendous organic growth to a Top-25 ranked accounting firm.
This AGC role is a Director level/leadership role both in the Legal Team and at Aprio and focuses on Aprio’s M&A activities, both from a transactional perspective and with respect to scaling our infrastructure for continued growth.
Responsibilities:
- Lead internal counsel for M&A and due diligence – collaborate on deal structure models and Letters of Intent, participate in M&A strategy and opportunity development, review/redline/draft NDAs and other preliminary deal documentation, direct due diligence for Legal and review/summarize/report on data room and diligence items.
- Liaise with external counsel deal teams on all aspects of deal document drafting and negotiation, equity issuance, compensation models, and corporate governance and structural matters.
- Ensure tail policies are obtained and tracked within Aprio.
- Perform due diligence on any claims and litigation related to incoming firms.
- Liaise with Integration teams for first 90 days of new firm integration.
- Draft/review/consult on acqui-hire and other small deals that exist outside of the formal deal process.
- Assist in harmonization process for incoming firms’ client-facing contract templates and assignment of relevant vendor and client agreements.
- Review incoming firm disclosure schedules and prepare Aprio disclosure schedules.
- Review lease assignment and other asset transfer agreements associated with deals.
- Review and redline sophisticated MSAs, engagement letters, vendor contracts, BAAs, DPAs, SOWs, and other commercial contracts.
- Performing other job-related duties as assigned, including special projects that may be assigned from time to time, with a best-in-class Legal Team that prioritizes innovation.
Qualifications:
- Juris Doctorate Required from an accredited institution.
- Possesses strong analytic, critical thinking and applies good judgment, and can provide creative and practical solutions to complex issues.
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills, including ability to work as a team player with a collaborative team and establish and maintain strong working relationships.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and in writing, with internal stakeholders and external client and vendor relationships, including the ability to be an active listener, send clear, accurate and precise written communications, draft and deliver presentations, and present ideas and collaborate in one-on-one and in team meetings.
- Prioritize client service – working well with internal “clients” and other stakeholders, including the ability to establish meaningful rapport with sophisticated clients to gain their confidence.
- 5+ years of relevant work experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department, including experience advising on general corporate transactions.
- Background in accounting firm legal practice, SEC or PCAOB regulatory environments, and PE-backed professional services firms.
Why work for Aprio:
Whether you are just starting out, looking to advance into management or searching for your next leadership role, Aprio offers an opportunity to grow with a future-focused, innovative firm.
Perks/Benefits we offer for full-time team members:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance on the first day of employment
- Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Account
- 401k with Profit Sharing
- 9+ holidays and discretionary time off structure
- Parental Leave – coverage for both primary and secondary caregivers
- Tuition Assistance Program and CPA support program with cash incentive upon completion
- Discretionary incentive compensation based on firm, group and individual performance
- Incentive compensation related to origination of new client sales
- Top rated wellness program
- Flexible working environment including remote and hybrid options
What’s in it for you:
- Working with an industry leader: Be part of a high-growth firm that is passionate for what’s next.
- An awesome culture: Thirty-one fundamental behaviors guide our culture every day ensuring we always deliver an exceptional team-member and client experience. We call it the Aprio Way. This shared mindset creates lasting relationships between team members and with clients.
- A great team: Work with a high-energy, passionate, caring and ambitious team of professionals in a collaborative culture.
- Entrepreneurship: Have the freedom to innovate and bring your ideas to help us grow to become the CPA firm of choice nationally.
- Growth opportunities: Grow professionally in an environment that fosters continuous learning and advancement.
- Competitive compensation: You will be rewarded with competitive compensation, industry-leading benefits and a flexible work environment to enjoy work/life balance.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Aprio is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex; pregnancy; sexual orientation; gender identity and/or expression; age; disability; genetic information, citizenship status; military service obligations or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Aprio, LLP and Aprio Advisory Group, LLC, operate in an alternative business structure, with Aprio Advisory Group, LLC providing non-attest tax and consulting services, and Aprio, LLP providing CPA firm services.
