Legal Counsel - M&A / Corporate

Requisition Number: 151988

Position Title: Attorney 2

External Description:

Electronic Arts is hiring an M&A/Corporate Attorney to focus primarily on EA’s acquisitions and strategic corporate transactions.  This position reports to the Vice President, Legal Affairs. 

Responsibilities:

• Support EA’s Corporate Development team and cross-functional teams to deliver timely, practical and actionable advice on acquisitions and other strategic corporate transactions;

• Advise on deal structure, conduct and manage due diligence, draft and negotiate deal documentation, coordinate deal closings, and manage deal integration;
   
• Support ’34 Act compliance, corporate governance matters and other special projects;

• Structure, draft and negotiate a wide variety of commercial contracts for EA’s studios and/or other business partners as required; and
   
• Work closely with business affairs, studios and other business teams as necessary to address operational and legal issues as they arise in the course of commercial transactions.

Requirements:

• Practicing attorney with 4-6+ years experience in M&A at a law firm or in-house legal department;

• Strong familiarity with securities and corporate laws, including Delaware corporate law and NASDAQ requirements;

• Excellent interpersonal, oral/written communication and presentation skills;
   
• Team player with the ability to work well with internal legal colleagues, outside legal advisors, and business clients cooperatively and efficiently;
   
• Hard working, high integrity, good judgment, well organized and able to manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure; flexible and willing to work extended hours when necessary;
   
• Interest in the video games industry and related areas of law; and
   
• J.D. and bar membership required.

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Company Profile:

Electronic Arts Inc. 是全球领先的互动娱乐软件公司。 EA 提供适用于联网主机、个人电脑、手机和平板电脑的游戏、内容和在线服务。

EEOText: EA 是一个奉行机会均等的雇主。 所有招聘决定均不考虑种族、肤色、国籍、血统、生理性别、社会性别、性别认同或表达、性向、年龄、遗传信息、宗教信仰、残障状况、医疗状况、怀孕状况、婚姻状况、家庭状况、退伍军人身份或其他任何受法律保护的特征等因素的影响。 我们也会遵照相关法律，考虑雇佣带犯罪记录的合格申请者。 EA 还会遵照相关法律，为符合条件的残障个体改善工作环境。

Days Open: 97

Can this position be remote?:

EEO Employer Verbiage:

EA 是一个奉行机会均等的雇主。 所有招聘决定均不考虑种族、肤色、国籍、血统、生理性别、社会性别、性别认同或表达、性向、年龄、遗传信息、宗教信仰、残障状况、医疗状况、怀孕状况、婚姻状况、家庭状况或退伍军人身份等因素的影响。 EA 还会遵照相关法律，为符合条件的残障个体改善工作环境。