Business Advisory & Transactional Team Leader

About Jimerson Birr

At Jimerson Birr, our team protects clients’ rights, businesses, properties, investments, and finances. We partner with established companies, emerging ventures, and individuals to structure deals, solve complex problems, and guide pivotal decisions with measurable outcomes.

Legal Operations

Jacksonville, Florida

Business Advisory & Transactional Team Leader (player‑coach). Balance a selective personal docket with leading a small, high‑performing team. Distribute work intelligently, enforce standards, and maintain client confidence through predictable execution. Step into negotiations and strategic moments while owning team performance and client satisfaction.

• Run weekly team operating meetings: review scorecards, staffing/case mix, SLA health, risks, and priorities; remove blockers and keep matters on plan.
• Ensure even work distribution and throughput to hit utilization and SLA targets; uphold adoption of playbooks, templates, and technology.
• Coach attorneys and paralegals to execute the proven process and QA standards—no ad‑hoc practice.
• Own client satisfaction, retention, and expansion across the team’s portfolio; maintain alignment calls and decision logs.
• Maintain a select personal docket focused on high‑impact negotiations, governance counseling, and complex structuring.
• Partner with Practice Area Managers to validate data integrity, dashboard health, and early‑warning signals.

• Bill — Production & Oversight:
  Own personal production and team’s aggregate output; ensure the right person does the right work at the right time.
• Build — Process, Product & Technology:
  Drive adoption/optimization of templates, matter plans, and platforms; keep checklists accurate and repeatable.
• Bridge — Clients & People:
  Lead client relationships, mentor talent, and ensure clean cross‑team handoffs.

• JD and active membership in the Florida Bar
• 7–10+ years of transactional experience with clear leadership signals (delegation, coaching, judgment)
• Track record leading negotiations/closings and managing complex workflows
• Strength in triage, prioritization, and team communication
• Comfort operating in a structured, scorecard‑driven environment

• First‑chair experience on significant M&A or strategic transactions
• Experience with multistate, multi‑entity, or complex commercial structures
• Prior player‑coach or team‑lead experience

• Conferring client‑defined value:
  Clarify objectives, success criteria, budget, timeline, and communication preferences at intake—then manage to them.
• Accessibility:
  Keep lines open and responsive; clients never guess how to reach us or when they’ll hear from us.
• Efficiency & cost‑effectiveness:
  Staff matters smartly, use technology and checklists to reduce friction, and provide early assessments for predictable spend.
• Delivering an experience while delivering results:
  Make progress visible with alignment calls, status summaries, and documented decisions.
• Meaningful partnership:
  Anticipate needs, surface options, and help clients plan the next goal beyond the one we just achieved.
• Exceptional communication based on listening:
  Ask better questions, summarize tradeoffs plainly, and write for business readers.
• Accountability to goals:
  Hold the team (and yourself) to timelines, scopes, and outcomes; surface risks early and propose fixes.

We offer competitive compensation, professional development opportunities, and a supportive work environment dedicated to fostering your success.

Jimerson Birr is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment and all employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, sexual orientation, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information, disability, veteran status, gender identity, and marital status.