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Assistant General Counsel, Strategic Transactions

Chicago, IL💼 Full-time💰 $261,800–$261,800🗓 2026-08-13 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead legal support for Cboe's strategic transactional activity, including acquisitions, dispositions, investments, and joint ventures.

Role type

Assistant General Counsel (Strategic Transactions)

Builds

Strategic transaction structures, agreements, and governance processes for a global market infrastructure provider.

Domain

Financial services / Market infrastructure / Strategic M&A

Deliverable

Production legal agreements and transaction execution

Required skills

Complex strategic transaction structuring, agreement drafting and negotiation, state corporation law, contract law, public company governance, cross-functional coordination

Preferred skills

Financial services industry experience, antitrust law, employment law, IP law

Technologies

Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)

Responsibilities

Lead legal elements of acquisitions, dispositions, investments, and joint ventures; Provide legal advice on strategic partnerships; Manage strategic investment portfolio governance; Support internal approval processes for strategic matters; Coordinate with internal departments (finance, tax, HR) and other attorneys; Advise Enterprise Strategy and Corporate Development on transactional matters.

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC

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