Corporate Associate – M&A, Venture Capital & Emerging Companies

A leading law firm is seeking junior to midlevel associates to join its Corporate practice, with positions available across multiple West Coast offices. Associates will work closely with partners, counsel, and peers across a growing corporate group that represents strategic private company buyers and sellers, private equity and venture capital investors, and emerging companies and founders.

The role involves sophisticated middle-market, technology, and startup transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, venture financings, and general corporate governance and counseling. Associates will gain meaningful responsibility on deal teams and the opportunity to build strong client relationships.

Key responsibilities include advising private companies, private equity sponsors, and investors on M&A transactions such as platform and add-on acquisitions, sale processes, joint ventures, and other strategic transactions; advising boards and portfolio companies on governance matters; counseling emerging growth companies and founders on formation, governance, and day-to-day legal matters throughout the company lifecycle; and advising venture capital funds on seed, Series A, and later-stage equity financings. Associates will assist with transaction structuring, due diligence, negotiation, and closings, and will collaborate with attorneys across related practice areas including technology transactions, tax, employee benefits, employment, intellectual property, privacy and security, environmental, and real estate.

• 1–5 years of experience in corporate transactional work at a law firm
• Experience with mergers and acquisitions, venture financings, and emerging company matters preferred
• Strong drafting, negotiation, analytical, and organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple matters and workstreams in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
• Demonstrated interest in transactional practice and advising private companies, investors, and founders
• J.D. from an accredited law school and admission (or eligibility for admission) in the state where the position is based