Midmarket Corporate M&A Associate for Tech & Startups

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 215,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision care

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) retirement plan

FSAs (Healthcare & DCA)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Paid time off: 3 weeks vacation + 11.5

Annual discretionary bonus

Job summary

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is seeking junior or midlevel associates to join our Corporate practice in Seattle, San Francisco, or Portland offices. As part of a growing team, you will work with partners and counsel to support private company buyers and sellers, venture capital investors, and emerging companies on a range of corporate matters including M&A, ECVC, governance, and counseling.

The role offers exposure to middle-market transactions across technology and startup ecosystems and

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Advise private companies, private equity sponsors and other investors on middle-market mergers and acquisitions, including platform acquisitions, sale processes, add-on acquisitions, joint ventures, and other strategic transactions.
• Advise private companies and their boards of directors and private equity portfolio companies on corporate governance and counseling.
• Advise emerging growth companies and founders on corporate governance, entity formation, and day-to-day legal matters throughout the company lifecycle.
• Advise emerging growth companies and venture capital funds on venture financings, including seed, Series A, and later-stage equity financings.
• Assist with transaction structuring, due diligence, negotiation, and closing processes.
• Draft and negotiate transaction documents, including financing documents, purchase agreements, governance materials, disclosure schedules, ancillary agreements, and closing documentation.
• Coordinate and manage due diligence review and workstreams across deal teams.
• Work closely with management teams, sponsors, investors and founders to manage deal timelines and deliverables.
• Collaborate with attorneys across the firm in related practice areas, including technology transactions, tax, employee benefits, employment, intellectual property, privacy and security, environmental and real estate.

Skills

M&A experience

Venture financing

Corporate governance

Negotiation

Drafting

Education

J.D. from ABA-accredited law school

Job description

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is seeking junior or midlevel associates to join our Corporate practice in Seattle, San Francisco, or Portland offices. As part of a growing team, you will work with partners and counsel to support private company buyers and sellers, venture capital investors, and emerging companies on a range of corporate matters including M&A, ECVC, governance, and counseling.

The role offers exposure to middle-market transactions across technology and startup ecosystems and