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Summary:

The Associate Counsel, M&A will provide legal guidance to GPC stakeholders in the areas of mergers and acquisitions.  The Associate Counsel, M&A will join a growing, collegial legal team at the Atlanta, GA headquarters of Genuine Parts Company, a Fortune 200 publicly listed company (NYSE: GPC).  The candidate will report to one of GPC’s Senior Counsel. The successful candidate will be self-motivated, driven, team-oriented and comfortable working in a dynamic public company environment.

Responsibilities:

• Counsel and provide legal guidance on mergers & acquisitions
• Draft, negotiate, and control workflow in connection with multiple simultaneous acquisitions
• Oversee and participate in legal and cross-functional due diligence
• Draft and negotiate term sheets and definitive transaction documentation
• Support post-closing transactions and post-closing integration
• Advise on transaction structures
• Advise General Counsel and senior management on various matters such as legal rights, and new and existing laws
• Maintain knowledge of organization’s operations and legal documents
• Liaise with outside counsel regarding their assignments
• Assist on corp. governance for domestic and international entities

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

• Juris Doctorate degree and a member of at least one state bar association (preferably Georgia)
• Significant experience in Mergers and Acquisitions
• Willingness to take on non-M&A matters (specifically, commercial leases, sales and supply contracts, NDA’s, and IT agreements)
• Minimum of 5 years’ practice with an established law firm or corporate legal department
• Proven ability to manage internal and external relationships
• Exceptional communicator
• Self-starter
• Able to work collaboratively
• Team player
• Strong organizational skills; must be able to manage and prioritize multiple business objectives and projects with the proper sense of urgency

Where permitted by applicable law, successful applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to start date. COVID-19 vaccination is a condition of employment, subject to an approved accommodation, and proof of vaccination will be required on or prior to start date.

GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.