Tech VC & Growth Deals Associate

Orrick Herrington & Suttcliffe; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 235,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401K program

Paid holidays

Flexible Time Off

Job summary

Orrick's Technology Companies Group seeks an Associate with 2–3 years of experience to join the Seattle office (also serving San Francisco, Silicon Valley, New York, Boston, Austin, and Santa Monica). You will work on high-growth technology deals and venture capital financings for emerging companies.

Ideal candidates have a background in private offerings and M&A transactions, with excellent communication skills and a strong academic record. Bar admission in the relevant state is required.

Qualifications

• 2 to 3 years of relevant experience in private offerings, venture capital, and transactions for emerging companies.
• Highly driven with outstanding academic skills in both verbal and written communication and excellent interpersonal abilities.
• Admission to the state bar of the office in which the candidate would be located is required.

Responsibilities

• Associate with 2 to 3 years of experience to join the Technology Companies Group in multiple offices (SF, Silicon Valley, NY, Boston, Seattle, Austin, Santa Monica).
• Work on high-growth emerging technology deals and advise on venture capital financings, M&A, and related transactions.

Job description

Responsibilities

Orrick's Technology Companies Group is seeking an Associate with 2 to 3 years of experience with a passion for high-growth emerging technology businesses to join the San Francisco, Silicon Valley, New York, Boston, Seattle, Austin, or Santa Monica office. Orrick is proud to be one of the only firms to offer a destination practice with deep Silicon Valley roots and a broad global platform that scales with our clients as they grow. During the past two years, we closed more than 2,000 deals valued at $80 billion in venture capital financings, representing such hot tech companies as Anthropic, Deel, Mistral, Stripe, as well as investors including Atomico, Bessemer, Coatue Management, Crosslink, Fifth Wall and Marcy Venture Partners. We have advised on numerous high-profile M&A deals in the market, including SAP's acquisition of Wilke, BeReal's sale Voodoo, MosaicML's sale to Databricks and Casetext's sale to Thomson Reuters.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate should possess 2 to 3 years of relevant experience in a major law firm, focusing on private offerings, venture capital, and transactions for emerging companies. The role demands a highly driven individual with outstanding academic skills in both verbal, written communication, and excellent interpersonal abilities. Admission to the state bar of the office in which the candidate would be located is required.

How to Apply:

Please apply online at https://www.orrick.com/Careers and include a resume, J.D. transcript, and cover letter.

Search firm recruiters must submit using our Search Firm Portal. Please contact [e-mail] for agreements and login credentials.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Kristen Verrastro, Recruiting Manager, at [e-mail].

Why Orrick:

At our core, we value collegiality among our lawyers and strive to make our practices both professionally and personally rewarding. We'll help you to connect with peers and mentors to ensure you are integrated into our client teams. Our top-notch training and mentoring programs, retreats and academies, and shadowing opportunities are what set us apart. If you are passionate about innovative work in a dynamic environment, you're just who we've been looking for.

Compensation and Benefits

The expected salary range for this position is between $235,000 and $260,000.

Orrick is committed to providing a comprehensive, competitive, and thoughtful total compensation package to our attorneys and staff, wherever they work. This compensation and benefits information is based on the Orrick's estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future. The level of pay within the range will depend on a variety of job-related factors that may include, but not limited to, qualifications, relevant experience or education, particular skills or expertise, geography. Other compensation may include an annual discretionary merit bonus, which would be determined by Firm and individual performance.

We offer a full range of elective health benefits including medical, dental, vision and life; robust mental well-being programs; child, family, elder, and pet care benefits; short- and long-term disability and industry leading parental leave benefits; health savings account contributions (w/applicable medical plan), flexible spending accounts, and a 401K program. This role will receive compensated time off through our Flexible Time Off program and paid holidays.

Orrick accepts applications for this position on an ongoing basis, until filled.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Consistent with the SF Fair Chance Ordinance, an arrest and conviction record will not automatically disqualify a qualified applicant from consideration for employment. For attorney positions, a 'qualified applicant' is an individual who is a member of the State Bar of California, admitted in good standing, and is eligible to practice[1]; or whose admission to the State Bar of California and eligibility to practice remains subject only to successful completion of the California Bar Examination.

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