Assistant Legal Manager / Senior Manager – Corporate and Commercial

About the Role

Forvis Mazars is a leader in audit, tax, and advisory service worldwide, operating in 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.

Skills

• Proficiency in MS Office; familiarity with AI tools for legal tasks (legal research, drafting automation, data review).
• Strong command of English (written and spoken).