Mergers and Acquisitions Tax Lawyer

Help Turn Multimillion-Dollar Business Exits Into a Legacy That Could Change a Generation.

Pro Bono M and A Tax Attorney | Strategic Philanthropy & Major Gifts

JakeyMac Foundation | 501(c)(3) Nonprofit

Remote (U.S.) | 3–5 Hours Weekly | Flexible Schedule

What if your next major transaction helped change lives long after the deal closed?

Every year, entrepreneurs sell businesses, private equity firms complete exits, and family offices manage significant liquidity events.

Behind those transactions are sophisticated attorneys and advisers helping clients navigate capital gains, estate planning, and charitable giving.

But what if a portion of that wealth could help transform how the next generation learns?

JakeyMac Foundation is developing SmartFast Learning™, an AI-powered, audio-first educational initiative designed to teach young people financial intelligence, technology, life skills, and career readiness without requiring more screen time.

Our vision is to build scalable educational systems that expand access to practical learning.

We're seeking an exceptional M&A Tax Attorney willing to contribute pro bono expertise to help us connect major liquidity events with meaningful philanthropic opportunities.

Your Mission

• • Identify philanthropic opportunities: Help us understand where charitable giving fits into business sales, recapitalizations, succession planning, and other significant liquidity events.
  • Advise on tax-efficient giving: Provide guidance on appropriate charitable planning strategies, including appreciated securities, closely held business interests, donor-advised funds (DAFs), and private foundations.
  • Build an adviser referral network: Help develop ethical, compliant relationships with M&A attorneys, CPAs, investment bankers, wealth managers, and family office professionals.
  • Structure major gifts responsibly: Advise on legal considerations surrounding pre-sale charitable contributions, gift acceptance, valuations, donor restrictions, and qualified charitable recipients.
  • Protect the mission: Help ensure fundraising strategies comply with nonprofit tax law, conflict-of-interest rules, and restrictions on private benefit.
  • Shape our major-gift strategy: Help leadership develop a professional, credible approach to engaging philanthropists following successful business exits.

The goal is not to eliminate taxes or create improper investment benefits. It's to identify legitimate opportunities where a client's charitable intentions, applicable tax planning, and JMF's educational mission align.

You're Our Kind of Attorney If…

You believe the most meaningful transactions aren't always measured by their financial closing statements.

You understand the intersection of mergers and acquisitions, federal taxation, estate planning, and sophisticated charitable giving.

You know that timing matters—especially when evaluating charitable contributions before a transaction becomes binding.

You can communicate complex legal concepts clearly, recognize potential compliance risks, and collaborate effectively with nonprofit leadership and professional advisers.

Experience with M&A tax planning, charitable gift structuring, DAFs, private foundations, or high-net-worth estate planning is especially valuable.

We're looking for sound legal judgment, strategic thinking, and a genuine desire to make a difference.

What You'll Gain

• • Meaningful philanthropic impact: Help direct legitimate charitable opportunities toward education and youth empowerment.
  • Strategic involvement: Collaborate with Foundation leadership on an ambitious education innovation initiative.
  • Professional relationships: Engage with professionals across philanthropy, finance, technology, and nonprofit governance.
  • A distinctive pro bono opportunity: Apply sophisticated transactional and tax expertise to a developing educational model.
  • Lasting purpose: Help build a charitable funding strategy designed to support meaningful learning opportunities for future generations.

Ready to Put Your Expertise Behind Something Bigger?

We're not looking for someone to simply review contracts.

We're seeking a strategic legal adviser who understands how wealth is created, transferred, and thoughtfully deployed.

Someone who can help connect major financial milestones with lasting charitable purpose.

A business exit can change one family's financial future.

Thoughtful philanthropy can help expand opportunities for generations of young people.

How to Apply

Apply through Idealist with:

1. 1. A brief introduction and your legal background.
   2. Your experience with M&A taxation, charitable planning, or high-net-worth transactions.
   3. Your interest in contributing approximately 3–5 hours per week on a pro bono basis.

Applicants should be appropriately licensed and in good standing. Any legal representation, confidentiality obligations, conflicts checks, and scope of pro bono services will be established through a separate written engagement agreement.

Help us turn extraordinary financial success into extraordinary educational opportunity.

JakeyMac Foundation — Building Real-Life Skills for a Screen-Free Generation.