Transactional Attorney (no billable hours)

Transactional Attorney Metro Detroit, MI | Full-time About We combine the breadth of a business law firm with the responsiveness, practical judgment, and business focus of an in-house legal team. Based in Metro Detroit, we advise clients across industries including consumer packaged goods, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals.

Our practice spans business transactions, finance, intellectual property, real estate, employment, and complex litigation.

About the Role

You’ll work directly with business owners, executives, and operating teams on commercial agreements, corporate transactions, and everyday legal decisions. We value attorneys who understand the business goal, focus negotiations on terms that materially affect the client, and give clear recommendations that help clients move forward.

Key Responsibilities

Draft, review, and negotiate customer and vendor contracts, service and supply agreements, distribution and licensing agreements, employment agreements, and NDAs. Lead or support acquisitions, buy-sell transactions, financings, and other domestic and cross-border matters, from due diligence through closing. Advise on entity formation, structuring, LLC and corporate governance, and dissolutions, windups, and liquidations.

Manage matters from intake to completion, keep clients informed, and work with litigation team and outside counsel when disputes arise. Develop templates and negotiation guidelines to make recurring contract work more consistent and efficient.

Qualifications

J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and active membership in good standing with the State Bar of Michigan. At least five years of business or transactional law experience in a law firm or in-house setting, including commercial contract negotiation, corporate transactions, and due diligence. Strong drafting, negotiation, and client communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple matters independently and collaborate across practices.

Experience with cross-border transactions or commercial real estate is a plus.

Compensation

and Benefits We offer a competitive base salary commensurate with experience, an annual bonus opportunity, medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) match, paid time off, and flexible work schedules. Life at the office We take work-life balance seriously. You’ll do challenging work in a casual, collaborative environment with no billable-hour requirement.

Office perks include unlimited snacks and coffee, catered lunches, and team happy hours. equal opportunity employer.