Senior Legal Counsel - M&A

As the Senior Legal Counsel for Mergers & Acquisitions, you will be a legal business partner supporting Clarivate’s corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, financings, complex commercial agreements, and much more. Reporting to the Senior Director & Associate General Counsel (based in the US), you will work with a highly respected global legal team.  

About You – experience, education, skills, and accomplishments 

• Juris Doctorate in good standing to the bar of working location.  

• At least 4 years’ experience as an attorney working primarily on complex, multinational mergers and acquisitions,  

• At least 3 years at a large North American law firm as a corporate/M&A associate. 

It would be great if you also have . . .   

• Prior in-house experience. 

• Ability to travel as needed. 

What will you be doing in this role?  

• Provide legal support for Clarivate’s corporate transactions, including the review and negotiation of deal documents, assistance in structuring deals, and coordination of due diligence. 

• Lead a variety of general corporate projects. 

• Review and negotiate complex commercial agreements, as time permits. 

• Help develop Clarivate’s contract lifecycle management system to ensure corporate transaction readiness and speed of execution. 

• Identify ongoing personal training and developmental needs as part of continuous career and professional development. 

About the Team 

 The corporate, technology and business services team is a global team specializing in corporate transactions, commercial contracts, real estate, intellectual property and various technology issues, including AI.  

Hours of Work 

This is a full-time position, primarily working core business hours in your time zone, with flexibility to adjust to various global time zones as needed.  This is a hybrid position working in the office up to 3 days a week.  US office locations for this position may be based in the following cities: Ann Arbor, MI; Overland Park, KS; Tempe, AZ; Alexandria, VA.

Clarivate is an Equal Opportunity Employer Vets/Minorities/Women/Disabled