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Transactions Counsel

Faraday Future

Skills

Required

  • project management
  • corporate financings
  • securities transactions
  • securities laws

Preferred

  • M&A / financings / cross-border transactions
  • diligence
  • Manage legal due diligence
  • resolve diligence findings
  • J.D

Join our team as a Transactions Counsel, where you will play a crucial role in structuring, negotiating, and executing transactions that support our strategic goals. You will work closely with the Head of Legal and cross-functional teams, providing legal support for M&A transactions, investments, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships. Your expertise in transactional law and ability to balance legal risk with business goals will be essential in this role.

Responsibilities

  • Lead legal support for M&A transactions, investments, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships, from initial structuring and due diligence through negotiation, signing, and closing.
  • Draft, review, and negotiate transaction documents, including letters of intent, acquisition and investment agreements, joint venture and strategic partnership agreements, and related ancillary documents.
  • Manage legal due diligence, coordinate internal and external reviews, and help business teams resolve diligence findings and address risks in transaction documents.
  • J.D. or LL.M. degree from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing

Requirements

  • 4–7 years of experience at a leading law firm or in-house legal department

Excellent communication, drafting, and project management skills

  • Strong transactional expertise, with hands-on experience structuring, drafting, negotiating, and executing M&A, investment, strategic partnership, or significant commercial transactions
  • Ability to support general corporate legal matters, including commercial agreements and corporate governance
  • Pragmatic, detail-oriented, and able to balance legal risk with business goals

Fluency in both Mandarin and English

  • Prior in-house experience at a U.S. public company or relevant law firm experience supporting public company clients
  • Experience with corporate financings, securities transactions, and review of related transaction documents
  • Experience with U.S. securities laws, public company compliance, SEC filings, and disclosure requirements
  • Prior in-house experience, ideally at a public company or high-growth organization
  • A business-minded approach and interest in building scalable legal processe

Preferred

  • Experience with M&A, financings, or cross-border transactions

Pay

USD 130,000 - 160,000