Assistant Legal Manager / Senior Manager - Corporate and Commercial

Forvis Mazars is a leader in audit, tax, and advisory service worldwide, operating 100+ countries and territories. Join us to grow your career through global opportunities, diverse projects, and continuous learning. Belong to a supportive environment where your unique perspective is valued, and success comes from teamwork. Impact with your bold ideas and help drive us forward.

Responsibilities: 

• Lead and oversee corporate, commercial, and complex M&A assignments, including LDD, transaction implementation, restructuring, and post-completion work. 

• Provide high-level legal advice to clients on a wide range of corporate governance, foreign investment, commercial contracts, and regulatory compliance matters. 

• Review, structure, and negotiate sophisticated legal documents to support clients’ strategic and commercial objectives. 

• Manage full deal processes end-to-end, coordinating across internal teams, clients, counterparties, and external advisors to ensure smooth and timely execution. 

• Mentor, supervise, and upskill junior and senior lawyers through active coaching, knowledge sharing, and quality control of deliverables. 

• Act as a primary client contact point, maintaining strong client relationships, handling sensitive communications, and delivering practical business-oriented advice. 

• Participate in business development initiatives, including attending networking events, supporting pitch presentations, and identifying opportunities to expand client relationships. 

• Support firmwide initiatives, including improving workflows, enhancing legal service quality, and adopting new tools and technologies (including AI) to improve efficiency. 

• Manage team resources, project timelines, and financial performance of engagements. 

 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB) or higher. 

• Minimum 6 years of relevant legal experience (candidates with 8+ years of experience may be considered for a Senior Manager role, subject to qualifications and interview performance) 

• Strong expertise in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial and transactional documents. 

• Proven experience managing transactions end-to-end and leading cross-functional teams. 

• Excellent communication, client-handling, and stakeholder management skills; able to confidently engage with senior executives. 

• Demonstrated ability to mentor team members and elevate team performance. 

• Strong business acumen with the ability to integrate legal solutions into broader commercial strategies. 

• Comfortable with business development activities and representing the firm at external events. 

• Proficiency in MS Office and familiarity with AI tools for legal tasks (legal research, drafting automation, data review, etc.). 

• Highly service-minded, detail-oriented, and capable of working independently under pressure and tight timelines. 

• Strong command of English (written and spoken); additional languages are a plus. 

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