Relevant Law is seeking an experienced business attorney to join our Richmond office in an Of Counsel capacity. This role is designed for a senior practitioner who has spent a decade or more advising owner-managed businesses through complex transactions, governance challenges, and ownership transitions — and who wants to continue doing that work without the administrative burden of running a firm. The Relevant Law platform handles operations, technology, marketing, and client acquisition so you can focus entirely on sophisticated advisory work. You will operate within an AI-augmented practice model where Legal Project Managers and Legal Analysts handle document production and research under your strategic direction, allowing you to concentrate on the diagnostic analysis, deal structuring, and client relationships that define high-value counsel.
Responsibilities
Serve as senior strategic counsel to business owners, executives, and entrepreneurs across the Richmond market, bringing institutional-caliber analysis to closely held business matters
Lead sophisticated transactions including acquisitions, dispositions, recapitalizations, restructurings, and succession plans — exercising the judgment on structure and instrument selection that defines the outcome
Advise on entity governance, ownership transitions, and dispute prevention, drawing on deep practical knowledge of how operating agreements, bylaws, and governance documents perform under stress
Direct AI-augmented drafting and research workflows — reviewing AI-generated operating agreements, governance documents, and analytical memoranda for legal accuracy, strategic soundness, and client alignment
Provide strategic direction to associate attorneys and Legal Project Managers, elevating the practice's capacity for diagnostic, advisory-first, AI-enhanced client service
Collaborate across estate planning, tax, and other practice areas on engagements involving personal wealth, family dynamics, and multi-generational planning
Requirements
J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school
Virginia Bar membership in good standing
10+ years of substantive business law experience advising owners and executives through complex transactions, entity restructurings, governance disputes, and ownership transitions
Deep command of entity structuring across LLC, S-Corp, C-Corp, partnership, and joint venture formats — with the ability to evaluate which structure serves a client's objectives across tax, liability, governance, and succession dimensions
Proven transactional judgment — demonstrated ability to select the appropriate deal instrument (stock purchase, asset purchase, membership interest transfer, merger) based on entity type, stakeholder dynamics, and client goals
History of navigating multi-party scenarios involving operating agreements, shareholder agreements, buy-sell provisions, and competing stakeholder interests
Working fluency with AI-assisted legal workflows — comfort directing AI-generated transactional documents and research through substantive review and iterative refinement
Established reputation for analytical depth and the kind of client relationships that produce recurring engagements and referrals
What We Offer
Flexible schedule with practice autonomy
Competitive compensation structure
Full administrative, technology, and marketing support — focus on advisory work, not firm management
AI-augmented practice environment with enterprise technology infrastructure
Collaborative network with attorneys across multiple states
About Relevant Law
Relevant Law is a legal services brand used by independent law practices in Virginia, Colorado, and Washington. Lawyers provide advisory and transactional counsel to businesses, individuals, and executives. Each engagement has its own scope and fee terms; technology supports, but does not replace, lawyer judgment.