Corporate Transactional Attorney

Pay: $140,000.00 - $175,000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Join a respected full-service law firm with a long-standing reputation for client service, legal excellence, and sophisticated business counsel.
• Step into a meaningful corporate transactional role where you will support businesses through important deals, agreements, entity matters, and strategic legal decisions.
• Work closely with experienced attorneys and clients while building a strong long-term platform for growth.
• Bring your transactional experience to a team that values precision, responsiveness, sound judgment, and practical business-minded legal advice.
• Enjoy competitive compensation, professional stability, and the opportunity to do high-quality corporate legal work in a collaborative law firm environment.

Location: This is an on-site opportunity based in Canfield, Ohio, offering a strong professional home in the greater Youngstown market with access to a well-established regional business community.

Note: Candidates must be licensed to practice law in Ohio and should bring 5+ years of transactional attorney experience. The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of corporate transactional experience.

About Us

We are a full-service law firm with a strong history, a broad legal platform, and a commitment to innovation, integrity, client service, and excellence in practice. Our team partners with businesses and individuals across a wide range of legal needs, and we take pride in delivering practical, high-quality counsel with professionalism and care. Confidential Employer.

Job Description

• Draft, review, negotiate, and revise a wide range of corporate and commercial agreements.
• Advise clients on business transactions, entity formation, governance, contract matters, and general corporate legal needs.
• Support mergers, acquisitions, business succession matters, commercial transactions, and other deal-related work.
• Conduct legal research, review due diligence materials, and help identify practical legal and business risks.
• Work directly with partners, clients, opposing counsel, and internal teams to move transactions forward efficiently.
• Prepare closing documents, resolutions, operating agreements, purchase agreements, and related corporate documentation.
• Manage multiple transactional matters, deadlines, and client priorities with strong attention to detail and sound legal judgment.
• Build trusted client relationships through responsive communication, practical advice, and high-quality work product.

Qualifications

• Ohio law license required.
• 5+ years of transactional attorney experience required.
• 8+ years of corporate transactional experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with corporate law, commercial contracts, business transactions, entity formation, governance, mergers and acquisitions, or related transactional matters.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, analytical, and client communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple matters and deadlines in a professional law firm environment.
• Detail-oriented, business-minded, organized, and able to work collaboratively with attorneys, staff, and clients.

Why You Will Love Working Here

You will join a respected legal team where your transactional experience will be valued and your work will directly support clients through important business decisions. This is an opportunity to grow within a stable, established law firm environment while handling sophisticated corporate work, collaborating with experienced attorneys, and serving clients who rely on practical, responsive legal counsel.

JPC-1138

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Requirements: Must haves: OH bar. 5+ yrs transactional attorney experience. Seeking 8+ yr associate, must be under 50 years old

• Nice to haves: 8+ years corporate transactional experience, commercial contracts, M&A, entity formation, governance, and law firm experience.

• Preferred Years as Associate: 5-8+

• Additional context: Relocation- [yesno]. Packages - [yesno]

• Salary Bands (Only if attorney role):

• 5 to 7 years directly relevant transactional experience: $140,000 to $152,500

• 8 to 10 years directly relevant corporate transactional experience: $152,500 to $165,000

• 10+ years directly relevant experience with strong corporate, contracts, and deal experience: $165,000 to $175,000

Submission Email: Name / Jessica -

JThomas@ralaw.com

Quick Recruiter Reference

Full-service law firm seeking a Corporate Transactional Attorney in Canfield, OH. Must have Ohio bar and 5+ years transactional attorney experience, with 8+ years preferred. Role focuses on corporate transactions, contracts, entity matters, governance, M&A support, client counsel, and business legal work.

Recruiters Submission: To submit, cancel - Corporate Transactional Attorney - Roetzel & Andress - JPC 1138 - Source

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• Client job title: Corporate Transactional Attorney

• Location: Canfield, OH

• On-site, hybrid, remote: Hybrid

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