Careers / Corporate & M&A
Corporate & M&A
Corporate Associate (2–5 Year)
- Location
- Hartford, CT
- Posted
- Status
- open
Oak, Elm & Birch LLP is seeking a mid-level associate to join the firm's Corporate and M&A practice at our Hartford office. The group is led by Managing Partner Steven Stone and handles middle-market acquisitions, joint ventures, minority investments, and technology licensing for Connecticut insurance carriers, family-held industrial businesses, and advanced-materials and aerospace suppliers in the Hartford–Bristol–Waterbury corridor.
The practice
The associate selected for this role will take an active drafting and deal-management role on transactions across the group's docket. Representative work includes purchase agreements and ancillary transaction documents, shareholder and investor-rights agreements, joint-venture structures, and post-closing integration matters. The group's deals frequently involve Connecticut Insurance Holding Company Act filings, Hart-Scott-Rodino clearance, and Connecticut PURA-regulated counterparties, and the associate should expect to develop working fluency in those regulatory overlays.
Required experience
- J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school.
- Active Connecticut bar admission, or eligibility for admission by motion within six months of joining.
- Two to five years of substantive transactional experience at a peer firm or in-house legal department.
- Documented drafting experience with middle-market M&A purchase agreements or equivalent transaction documents.
Preferred experience
- Prior exposure to Connecticut-regulated industries, particularly insurance or energy.
- Admission to the New York bar in addition to Connecticut.
- Private equity or family-business transactional experience.
- Experience with post-closing integration or dispute matters.
What the role asks for
A strong drafter who reads the deal, not just the form. Someone who can carry a mid-sized matter from diligence through closing with partner oversight rather than partner drafting. The firm's staffing is flat by design and the associate will work directly with the partner on the matter — not through layers of senior-associate review — which is the upside of the role and also what it asks of the associate.
How to Apply
Send a cover letter, resume, and — for attorney roles — a short writing sample to careers@oakelmbirch.com. Please include the position title in the subject line. Candidates invited for first-round interviews will be contacted within two weeks of submission.
Oak, Elm & Birch LLP is an equal opportunity employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic under state or federal law.