Life Sciences Corporate Transactional Associate

Advocates Legal Recruiting; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocates Legal Recruiting is seeking a Life Sciences Corporate Transactions Associate for our AmLaw 100 client in the San Francisco area. The mid-level associate will handle a broad life sciences corporate practice, with opportunities across growth-stage and public companies.

The role spans equity financings, IPOs, SEC work, and M&A, with real client interaction and ownership of substantial deal components. Multiple U.S. offices acceptable; strong academics and bar admission required.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of corporate and transactional experience at a comparable law firm.
• Strong background in public company work, registered equity offerings, SEC representation, and M&A.
• Life sciences experience is helpful, but not required if your interest in the sector is real.
• Someone who can work well with a team but also own substantial parts of a transaction without hand-holding.
• Strong academics, bar admission in the relevant market, or the ability to get admitted quickly.

Responsibilities

• Equity financings
• IPOs and other registered offerings
• Ongoing SEC reporting and public company representation
• M&A transactions
• Run meaningful pieces of deals and directly interact with clients

Skills

Corporate law

Transactional experience

M&A

SEC reporting

Job description

Life Sciences Corporate Transactional Associate

San Francisco, United States | Posted on 07/21/2026

Life Sciences Corporate Associate | 3 to 5 Years | Multiple U.S. Offices

Our AmLaw 100 client is hiring a mid-level associate into its Life Sciences corporate practice.

This is a broad company-side role for a lawyer who wants real reps across the life cycle of growth-stage and public life sciences companies. The position can sit in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, San Francisco, or Silicon Valley.

What you’ll do

• Equity financings
• IPOs and other registered offerings
• Ongoing SEC reporting and public company representation
• M&A transactions

You should expect to run meaningful pieces of deals, work directly with clients, and handle more than checklist execution.

What we’re looking for

• 3 to 5 years of corporate and transactional experience at a comparable law firm
• Strong background in public company work, registered equity offerings, SEC representation, and M&A
• Life sciences experience is helpful, but not required if your interest in the sector is real
• Someone who can work well with a team but also own substantial parts of a transaction without hand-holding
• Strong academics, solid judgment, and bar admission in the relevant market, or the ability to get admitted quickly

Why this role

This is not a narrow seat. The practice touches financings, exits, public company work, and day-to-day counseling for serious life sciences clients, with room to build range instead of getting boxed into one product.

It is also a strong platform for associates who want better exposure to company-side strategy. You’ll be close to founders, boards, investors, and management teams, and you’ll work alongside lawyers who sit at the intersection of venture capital, capital markets, M&A, and healthcare.

For the right mid-level associate, this is a smart move: strong brand, sophisticated deal flow, and a practice built for lawyers who want to stay close to the life sciences market as it evolves.