Role overview
Our client is a leading law firm with an established office in Casablanca. To support its transactional work in Morocco, the firm is looking to hire an M&A Senior Associate to join the corporate team. The successful candidate will work on mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures from structuring through to completion, with French as the main working language. This is a strong opportunity for a Paris Bar admitted corporate lawyer to work on cross-border deals.
Key responsibilities
- Advise on acquisitions, disposals and joint ventures
- Draft and negotiate SPAs, shareholders’ agreements and ancillary documents
- Run due diligence and prepare reports for clients
- Manage day-to-day deal workstreams with clients and counterparties
- Work with colleagues in other offices on cross-border matters
- Supervise junior lawyers and support business development in Morocco
Candidate profile
- Admitted to the Paris Bar, at senior associate level
- M&A experience gained at a top-tier law firm
- Fluent French with strong drafting skills
- Confident dealing directly with clients and counterparties
- Based in Morocco or open to relocating to Casablanca
About Meyssa Legal
Meyssa Legal places lawyers across private practice and in-house roles in the UAE, with deep experience in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. We work consultatively with leading firms, in-house teams, and senior counsel across banking and finance, disputes, corporate, regulatory, and TMT.
Our approach prioritises judgment over targets and discretion over volume. We brief every role in confidence, submit only candidates we genuinely believe fit, and treat every conversation as the start of a long-term relationship.
