Corporate Associate [Junior / Mid-level] @ Tech & Venture Focused Firm

Whistler Partners; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 225,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

HSA

FSA

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Life insurance

AD&D

Long-term care

Backup care

4 weeks vacation

2 weeks sick leave

10 holidays annually

Parental leave

Fertility benefits

Firm-paid life insurance

Job summary

Whistler Partners is partnering with a dynamic, internationally recognized corporate practice in Miami to add a junior associate. The role targets JD 2022–2024 graduates with 2–5 years of corporate experience in private companies, including financings and M&A.

The position offers exposure to technology, life sciences, and growth sectors, with a platform emphasizing startup and growth-company work in a highly regarded practice.

Qualifications

• JD class year 2022–2024 preferred.
• 2–5 years of general corporate experience involving private companies.
• Experience with financings, M&A, and broader corporate matters preferred.
• Prior corporate department experience at a national or international law firm strongly preferred.
• Strong academic credentials from a nationally recognized law school.
• Miami-based or serious interest in building a corporate practice in Miami.

Responsibilities

• Advise entrepreneurs, investors, financial institutions, and established companies on general corporate matters.
• Support high-growth businesses in connection with financings, M&A, and strategic transactions.
• Work on private company corporate matters across technology, life sciences, and other growth sectors.
• Draft, review, and manage transaction documents and related corporate materials.
• Partner with senior attorneys and clients on active corporate matters.
• Build foundational judgment across startup, growth-company, financing, and M&A work.

Skills

Legal drafting

Client service

Startup experience

Education

JD degree

Job description

Whistler Partners is partnering with a dynamic, internationally recognized corporate practice looking to add a junior associate in Miami.

The group advises entrepreneurs, investors, financial institutions, and established companies, with a significant focus on technology, life sciences, and other high-growth industries.

The ideal candidate will have 2–5 years of general corporate experience involving private companies, including work with high-growth businesses on financings, M&A, and broader corporate matters.

Why this role?

This is a strong opportunity for a junior corporate associate who wants to build inside a serious startup and growth-company practice in Miami.

The work is built around private companies, founders, investors, and high-growth businesses, giving associates exposure to financings, M&A, and the day-to-day corporate issues that matter as companies scale. The platform is especially compelling for someone who wants sophisticated corporate work tied to technology, life sciences, and innovation-driven clients.

For a JD 2022–2024 associate with strong training and an interest in high-growth company work, this is a rare Miami opportunity with real long-term upside.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise entrepreneurs, investors, financial institutions, and established companies on general corporate matters.
• Support high-growth businesses in connection with financings, M&A, and strategic transactions.
• Work on private company corporate matters across technology, life sciences, and other growth sectors.
• Draft, review, and manage transaction documents and related corporate materials.
• Partner with senior attorneys and clients on active corporate matters.
• Build foundational judgment across startup, growth-company, financing, and M&A work.

About You

• JD class year 2022–2024 preferred.
• 2–5 years of general corporate experience involving private companies.
• Experience with financings, M&A, and broader corporate matters preferred.
• Prior corporate department experience at a national or international law firm strongly preferred.
• Strong academic credentials from a nationally recognized law school.
• Excellent drafting, communication, and client-service skills.
• Interest in technology, life sciences, startups, and high-growth industries.
• Miami-based or serious interest in building a corporate practice in Miami.
• Expected annual compensation range of $225,000–$260,000, depending on experience, location, and skillset.
• Medical, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, pre-tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, long-term care, and backup care benefits.
• Firm-paid life insurance, AD&D, long-term disability, and short-term medical benefits.
• Four weeks of vacation, two weeks of sick time, and 10 paid holidays annually.
• Generous parental leave and fertility benefits.

TL;DR

Miami corporate platform hiring a JD 2022–2024 associate with 2–5 years of private company corporate experience. Strong fit for someone with financings, M&A, and general corporate experience who wants startup, growth-company, technology, and life sciences work inside a highly regarded corporate practice.

About Whistler Partners

Matchmakers, Not Headhunters

Whistler Partners is a boutique matchmaking firm focused on counseling the best and the brightest attorneys over the course of their careers. We believe that the right move comes from working closely with talent to curate their long-term career paths. When it comes to career advice, what matters is not the size of the agency but the strength of your individual recruiter.

We readily admit that we are elite and only work with the best – after all, a little elitism is okay when it comes to your career. Employers love us because we are picky about whom we represent, and attorneys love us because we get them their dream jobs.