M&A Counsel
Harvey is hiring an M&A Counsel for a remote role open to applicants in United States. It pays $220k-$270k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Harvey.
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- Level rates this role Works on AI ●●●○: the daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- This is listed as a remote role.
- The posting mentions mergers and acquisitions, legal and contract negotiation among its tools and skills.
- Level classes it as a senior role.
- Harvey has 357 other open roles on Level.
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Lead M&A transactions and design scalable, AI-forward legal processes at an agentic AI legal platform company.
At Harvey, we’re transforming how legal and professional services operate. By combining frontier agentic AI, an enterprise-grade platform, and deep domain expertise, we’re reshaping how critical knowledge work gets done for decades to come.
This is a rare chance to help build a generational company at a true inflection point. We have strong product-market fit and world-class investor support. We’re scaling fast and defining a new category in real time. The work is ambitious, the bar is high, and the opportunity for growth — personal, professional, and financial — is unmatched.
Our team moves fast, takes ownership, and is deeply committed to the mission — operating with intensity, staying close to our customers, and pushing each other for excellence. We live by three values: Decisiveness, Simplicity, and Job's Not Finished. We act quickly on clear judgment over perfect information, we believe simplicity is what scales, and we're never satisfied with where we are. If you want to do the best work of your career alongside people who share that drive, we'd love to build with you.
At Harvey, the future of professional services is being written today — and we’re just getting started.
Role OverviewHarvey is hiring a M&A Counsel to execute on complex, high-impact M&A transactions , while supporting adjacent corporate and partnerships legal needs.
This role is ideal for an experienced M&A lawyer who can own and drive M&A work streams end-to-end with minimal oversight, build Harvey’s M&A playbook and design scalable, AI-forward legal processes, and partner cross-functionally to execute Harvey’s acquisition strategy.
What You'll DoExecute on M&A and other strategic transactions, including due diligence, structuring deal structures and term sheets, drafting and reviewing definitive agreements and negotiating key legal and business terms, managing signing, closing and post-closing integration, and overseeing outside counsel
Design, implement, and continuously improve scalable legal processes, templates, and playbooks to drive efficiency, consistency, and best practices across M&A and other strategic transactions
Act as a trusted business partner to stakeholders across the company, including Corp Dev, Finance, People, Product, and Operations
Support adjacent corporate matters as needed, including entity management, employment and compensation, real estate, and insurance
JD degree and licensed to practice in either California or New York in good standing
4-6+ years of relevant legal experience in M&A transactions and the ability to flex across adjacent corporate matters
At least 4 years in the M&A group of a top-tier law firm, preferably as a 5th year+ associate and with buy-side experience representing fast-growing technology companies
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, manage competing priorities, and think creatively and strategically under tight timelines
Team-focused and collaborative working style; strong sense of ownership and comfort operating independently in a rapidly evolving practice
Exceptional communication skills and intellectual curiosity, with the ability to drive stakeholder alignment, exercise sound judgment and provide solutions-oriented legal advice
$220,000 - $270,000 USD
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M&A Counsel at Harvey rates 60 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Works on AI (AI Level 3 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Works on AI. The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
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