The Associate Position. The Lazard Middle Market associate position offers a career opportunity in investment banking for bright, motivated and mature individuals interested in joining a highly successful investment banking firm specializing in middle market mergers and acquisitions.

Responsibilities. The associate serves as a key member of the deal team, working directly with managing directors, directors, vice presidents and analysts on engagements. The associate will be given significant responsibility and will gain in-depth transaction experience, client exposure, negotiation skills, and an understanding of transaction structures. In most M&A assignments, the associate will participate in and/or oversee various aspects of the following:

• Preparation of and participation in new business presentations
• Business research
• Valuation analysis and financial modeling
• Preparation of Confidential Offering Memoranda
• Development of potential buyer lists
• Preparation of management presentations
• Significant client interaction at multiple levels
• Interaction with potential buyers
• Development, training, and mentoring of analysts

Qualifications. Qualified candidates typically possess a combination of the following attributes:

• Strong undergraduate and graduate academic performance (3.5 GPA or better)
• MBA or equivalent graduate school degree in progress
• Merger and acquisition experience
• Background in investment banking, public accounting, or finance
• Strong writing skills, as evidenced by writing samples
• Ability to work a demanding schedule
• Highly motivated, with a strong desire to be the “best of the best”

Application Instructions. To submit your resume for consideration, please select your geographic preference by clicking on the link below. If you are a current student at a school where we recruit, you are required to also submit your resume through your school’s online system.

• Minneapolis
• New York
• Chicago
• Charlotte