Three to four years of experience handling mergers and acquisitions transactions is usually required by corporate law firms plus a law degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association. Attorneys must have strong knowledge of federal, state, and corporate law, as well as knowledge of the laws related to the businesses of their clients.
Law work in general is weighted down in long hours spent poring over documents, both on computer screens and in print, and mergers and acquisitions legal work is extremely complex and overwhelmed with documents. Attorneys must be organized, detail oriented, have strong research skills as well as strong reading, writing, and speaking skills to share information clearly and accurately with other law professionals and their clients. Interpersonal skills are also essential for building and maintaining relationships with the mergers and acquisitions team members and corporate clients. The job requires solid analytical and problem-solving skills. People who do best in the mergers and acquisitions legal field enjoy gleaning facts from a slew of information, identifying potential legal issues, and advising clients on tactics for negotiations.
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