Senior Business Advisory - Transactional Attorney

Jimerson Birr

. Serve as day-to-day and on-call counsel to business clients .

Posted 9/15/2026full-timeRemote • Florida • United StatesSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in regulatory compliance, contract negotiation, and employment law, with a strong focus on precision drafting and client communication. Proven ability to build compliance programs and manage legal matters independently while mentoring junior staff.

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JDActive Florida Bar License5+ Years Business Advisory ExperienceRegulatory Compliance ExpertiseTrademark Strategy and USPTO Filings

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Hard Skills

Contract NegotiationRegulatory ComplianceEmployment LawTrademark ProsecutionPrecision DraftingLegal AuditsData Privacy Incident ResponseWorkplace Safety ComplianceLicensing PracticeBudget Management

Soft Skills

Client CommunicationDelegationTriage JudgmentMentoringProactive Client Outreach

Certifications & Qualifications

Active Florida Bar LicenseGeorgia Bar Admission (Preferred)

Industry Keywords

OSHA ComplianceGovernment ProcurementEconomic Development IncentivesHealthcare IndustryFinancial Services IndustryConstruction IndustryIntellectual PropertyCompliance ProgramsDisciplinary ActionsWorkplace Investigations

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as day-to-day and on-call counsel to business clients
Review and negotiate contracts, vendor risk and security addenda, demand letters, and dispute-prevention matters
Handle regulatory compliance and licensing, including reviews, filings, license transfers, complaints, investigations, and disciplinary actions
Respond to agency investigations and audits
Advise on workplace safety, OSHA compliance, advertising and marketing review, government procurement, bid protests, and economic development incentives
Advise on employment matters including handbooks, policies, agreements, restrictive covenants, confidentiality terms, discipline, separations, releases, restructuring, and workplace investigations
Handle trademark strategy, clearance screening, USPTO filings, brand guidelines, policing, cease-and-desist work, copyright assignments, licensing, and domain disputes
Serve as primary client contact and escalate matters when risk, budget, or strategy shifts
Build compliance programs, trade secret controls, legal audits, policies, codes of conduct, conflicts policies, and data privacy/cybersecurity incident response playbooks
Mentor junior attorneys and paralegals
Improve matter plans, clause libraries, templates, technology, and legal products
Manage timekeeping, service commitments, budgets, and execution
Identify adjacent legal needs, conduct alignment conversations, maintain proactive client outreach, and support pitches and cross-selling

Requirements

What you’ll need

JD
Active Florida Bar license
5+ years of business advisory, regulatory and compliance, employment, or intellectual property practice
Track record of managing matters independently, including budget discipline, accurate scoping, and reliable delivery without daily supervision
Precision drafting with clean documents, consistent defined terms, and no loose ends
Comfort communicating directly with clients, counterparties, agencies, and regulators
Ability to work inside a structured system and improve it
Sound triage judgment
Comfort delegating real work and following up
Preferred: administrative law or licensing practice before state or local agencies
Preferred: USPTO trademark prosecution experience
Preferred: employment counseling experience on the advisory side
Preferred: depth in construction, healthcare, financial services, or similar regulated industry
Preferred: experience building a compliance program from scratch
Preferred: Georgia Bar admission or willingness to seek it

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation
Professional development opportunities
Supportive work environment
Collegial and professional firm culture
Commitment to professional development
Equal opportunity employment