Private Equity M&A Associate Attorney

Chicago's middle-market sponsors kept closing straight through the rate cycle, and the associates who can run a portfolio company add-on from LOI to signing without a partner on every call are the ones the global firms are hiring into this market right now. An elite global firm with a top-ranked M&A practice is hiring a mid-level private equity M&A associate (3–6 years) in Chicago. Cravath scale — $260K–$390K depending on class year, plus bonus eligibility. You'd lead drafting on deals for private equity sponsors, their portfolio companies, venture funds, and high-growth companies — buy-side, sell-side, and financings — in a global platform's Chicago office where mid-levels own workstreams and sit across the table from opposing counsel.