Remote M&A Lawyer - Israel

About Moritz

Moritz is an AI-native global law firm building the next generation of commercial legal infrastructure. We combine proprietary AI tooling with a curated network of senior commercial lawyers to deliver vetted contract work at a speed and price point that traditional firms cannot match.

We serve clients globally across Europe, the US, and Australia, with active expansion into new markets including public procurement work.

We believe great commercial law is high-stakes, high-volume, and overdue for re-engineering. We hire people who want to do the best work of their careers in a small, ambitious team.

Moritz has raised a $9M seed round from Y Combinator, 20VC, and 20+ unicorn founders — including the founders of Dropbox, Gusto, and Instacart.

The Role

• Serve as co-counsel for Moritz's M&A work in Israel: share and asset deals, mergers, carve-outs, and joint ventures for clients ranging from startups to midsize companies.
• Lead the drafting, review, and negotiation of SPAs and APAs, disclosure schedules, warranties and indemnities, and ancillary transaction documents.
• Run legal due diligence, coordinate specialist workstreams (tax, employment, IP, regulatory), and manage the transaction timeline through signing and closing.
• Advise on deal structuring, earn-outs and deferred consideration, W&I insurance, closing mechanics, and post-closing matters.
• If you accept work with a known SLA (ex: 24hr turnaround), you must commit to meeting that SLA.

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years practising M&A or corporate law in private practice or in-house.
• End-to-end deal experience. You've led transactions from term sheet through closing, not just supported workstreams.
• Deep familiarity with transaction documents — SPAs, APAs, disclosure letters, warranty and indemnity regimes, and completion mechanics.
• Due diligence command. You can scope, run, and synthesize a diligence exercise into findings a buyer can act on.
• Cross-border fluency. Comfortable coordinating with counsel in other jurisdictions on multi-country deals.
• Qualifications. Active license and in good standing with the bar / law society of Israel. Professional indemnity insurance maintained or willing to obtain in line with local requirements.

Why Moritz

• Run deals with modern tooling — faster diligence, cleaner documents, and clients who value speed and certainty.
• Flexible engagement: work with Moritz on a project or retainer basis alongside your existing practice.
• Senior team, modern tooling, and clients who value speed and clarity.
• Be part of a well-funded company (Y Combinator, 20VC, 20+ unicorn founders) building category-defining legal infrastructure.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many hours will I need to commit to Moritz?

Volume depends on the scope of the client engagements you take on and can grow over time. The decision to accept, continue, or expand any engagement is made jointly between you, Moritz, and the client.

What technical requirements are needed to use Moritz's platform?

Our platform is web-based — all you need to access your Moritz matters and conduct negotiations is a reliable internet connection and word processing software. Any device you use to access the platform must meet our security requirements, which we will share during onboarding.

Am I employed by Moritz when I join the network?

No. Moritz does not employ the lawyers in its co-counsel network. Moritz is a law firm and engages clients directly; co-counsel are engaged by Moritz on an independent contractor basis to support those client matters under Moritz's supervision and quality standards. Moritz handles client intake, billing, conflicts checks, and matter management, so you can focus on the legal work.

How are co-counsel matched to client matters?

Moritz matches co-counsel to client matters based on jurisdiction, subject-matter expertise, capacity, and fit. The client engages Moritz; Moritz assigns the right co-counsel to the matter. You retain professional judgment on the legal work, while Moritz owns the client relationship, scoping, and commercial terms