Lawhive · 1 day ago
Director of M&A
New York City
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$300K/yr - $400K/yr
6+ years expLawhive is a regulated law firm with an AI-native platform designed to revolutionize the legal industry. As the Director of M&A, you will define and execute the strategy for US M&A efforts, overseeing the full deal cycle and acting as a key partner to the C-Suite team.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Legal Tech
Responsibilities
Develop and refine our US M&A strategy, including market segmentation, and pipeline development
Own end-to-end buy-side M&A execution, including:
Target identification and deal sourcing
Financial and operational diligence
Deal structuring and negotiation
Build and manage a qualified pipeline of law firm acquisition opportunities across priority markets
Lead communications and relationship-building with founders, law firm partners, brokers, and other key stakeholders
Oversee financial modelling completed by our Senior Analyst (3 Statement, LBO, DCF, etc.)
Represent the company externally in conversations with owners, advisors, and industry networks
Qualification
Required
6–8+ years of buy-side M&A experience in corporate development, private equity, investment banking, or similar
Demonstrated experience owning full-cycle transactions from sourcing to close
Strong track record working directly with senior stakeholders, founders, and/or business owners
Experience with MSO roll-up style acquisitions, ideally within legal services
Highly skilled in financial modelling, valuation, and deal analysis
Excellent negotiation and communication skills
Strong strategic thinking paired with willingness to execute hands-on work
Entrepreneurial mindset — thrives in ambiguity, builds process where needed, and moves fast
Benefits
Healthcare benefits: 'Premium' plan with 100% employee cover and 50% dependent cover
Vacation: 20 days + 11 Federal holidays + 1 day of Birthday leave
401(k): Matching contribution up to 2% of salary
Equity: Options in Lawhive LTD
Company
Lawhive
Lawhive is a legal tech startup that offers an AI-powered platform for lawyers to cover workflow management, compliance, and payments.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$54.2MKey Investors
Google VenturesEpisode 1
2024-12-05Series A· $40M
2024-04-15Seed· $12M
2022-10-07Seed· $2M
Leadership Team
Pierre Proner
Co-Founder & CEO
Flinn Dolman
Co-founder & Head of AI
Recent News
2025-09-12
2025-07-30
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