Corporate Group Associate (3-5 years)

Location: San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)

About Us:

Located in the heart of San Francisco, a stones throw from Embarcadero, we are recognized in “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News year after year, voted in Vault as “One of Top 25 Best Midsize Law Firms to Work For”, Chambers-ranked, and have over 20 lawyers recognized as “Best Lawyers” in 2021 including “Ones to Watch”. We are passionate about our clients and our attorneys and work hard to create a great life-work balance. We offer hybrid flexibility, minimal turnover, transparent and clear business practices, clear partner track and an incredibly talented and diverse team of attorneys and staff.

Who We Are Looking For:

We are looking for a passionate and talented Associate attorney with approximately 3-5 years of solid corporate transactional, M&A, and securities law experience for a partnership track position in our Corporate Group.

The Corporate Group has an active practice covering a wide variety of corporate transactional and counseling matters including a substantial mergers and acquisitions practice, advising emerging growth companies, forming private investment funds, securities law counseling, intellectual property transactional matters, corporate governance and general corporate and commercial counseling.

Job Requirements:

• California Bar License
• Solid corporate transactional experience
• M&A transactional experience
• Securities law experience for a partnership track position in our Corporate Group
• Significant securities law experience (*is required)
• Corporate Group has an active practice covering a wide variety of corporate transactional and counseling matters including a substantial mergers and acquisitions practice, advising emerging growth companies, forming private investment funds, securities law counseling, intellectual property transactional matters, corporate governance and general corporate and commercial counseling.
• Mandatory vaccine policy

What’s in it for You:

• Great Compensation and Benefits (Health, Dental, Vision, Life)
• Salary $240K - $270K (based on experience)
• Billable hours target 1850 hours (including pro-bono & certain admin time)
• Bonuses start at 1850 hours (Significant bonuses given to associates who bill 1950 hours or more)
• Excellent range of benefits
• All partners are equity partners
• Partner Compensation is based on a unique objective formula that includes collected hours, revenue generated from clients, pro bono and administrative time. The use of this formula means that even relatively junior partners can rise rapidly up the compensation ladder if their performance merits it.
• Origination credits for employees

So, if you are a Corporate Group Associate with at least 3-5 years of significant securities law experience looking to join a sophisticated, growing, and active Chambers-ranked practice, we would love to hear from you.