Job Description
Job Description
We are seeking a mid-level associate corporate attorney with substantial M A experience for any of our offices in the Bay Area (Silicon Valley or San Francisco), Seattle, Santa Monica, New York or Boston.
Role Responsibilities
- Lead and support domestic and cross-border M A transactions, including asset and stock purchases, mergers, joint ventures, and strategic investments.
- Draft, review, and negotiate transactional documents such as purchase agreements, disclosure schedules, closing documents, and ancillary agreements.
- Manage and coordinate due diligence processes, prepare and analyze diligence materials, and summarize key issues for clients.
- Advise clients on deal structure, risk allocation, regulatory considerations, and corporate governance implications.
- Work closely with tax, IP, employment, and regulatory specialists to address transaction-related issues and coordinate cross-functional teams.
- Help manage transaction timelines and closing logistics, including preparing checklists and coordinating with external counsel and advisers.
- Supervise and mentor junior associates and paralegals, delegating tasks and providing constructive feedback on work product.
- Contribute to client relationship management and business development activities, including drafting pitch materials and attending client meetings.
QualificationsRequired
- 3–5 years of M A experience at a leading corporate law firm.
- Admission to the bar in the jurisdiction where you intend to work, or eligibility to waive into the bar within 3–6 months (sitting for the bar exam is not supported).
- Superior academic credentials.
- Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills.
Preferred
- Experience with, or an affinity for, technology and/or life sciences companies.
- Experience working on matters for emerging growth or high-growth clients.
Skills Keywords
To improve searchability and better reflect the scope of expertise sought, include the following skills, technologies, and keywords in candidate profiles and job postings:
- Mergers Acquisitions (M A), cross-border M A, domestic M A
- Asset Purchase Agreement (APA), Stock Purchase Agreement (SPA), merger agreement, disclosure schedules
- Due diligence, diligence management, virtual data room (Intralinks, Datasite), document review
- Transactional drafting and negotiation, letters of intent (LOI), non-disclosure agreements (NDA), closing documents
- Deal structuring, risk allocation, purchase price adjustments, escrow and indemnity provisions
- Corporate governance, entity formation, capitalization tables (cap tables), equity compensation (stock options, RSUs)
- Securities compliance, SEC filings, public company and private company transaction experience
- Private equity, venture capital, growth-stage and emerging company representation
- Industry focus keywords: technology, software (SaaS), life sciences, biotech, fintech, healthcare
- Cross-functional coordination: tax, IP, employment, benefits/ERISA, antitrust, regulatory matters
- Foreign investment/CFIUS, FCPA, export controls, data privacy (GDPR, CCPA)
- Integration planning, post-merger integration, carve-outs, divestitures, joint ventures, strategic investments
- Tools platforms: iManage, DealRoom, Datasite, Intralinks, Microsoft Office (Excel/PowerPoint), Teams, Westlaw, Lexis
- Soft skills business competencies: client counseling, project management, leadership, mentoring, business development, pitching
- Search keywords to improve discoverability: "M A associate", "corporate attorney", "transactional lawyer", "mergers and acquisitions attorney", "deal lawyer", "equity transactions"
Prioritizing the San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and New York City offices but open to Seattle, Santa Monica, DC, and Boston.