Technology Corporate – Junior Associate

Goodwin Procter LLP; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodwin Procter LLP in San Francisco seeks a talented associate to join our Technology group, focusing on private capital transactions for technology companies and investors. You will gain exposure to marquee deals and collaborate with leading firms across geographies.

The firm emphasizes professional development, mentorship, and meaningful client contact, supporting your growth from early in your career. Bar admission is expected.

Qualifications

• Outstanding academic credentials.
• Comparable law firm experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Bar admission or eligible to obtain admission promptly.
• Deal sheet required.

Skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Job description

Goodwin is a global law firm at the center of the technology and venture capital ecosystem, counseling the companies and investors shaping today’s innovation economy. Our clients range from first-time founders and high-growth technology companies to venture capital funds, growth equity firms, and other institutional and strategic investors, and we guide many of the market’s most complex private capital deals. The Technology group partners with clients at every point in their growth trajectory — from the earliest days of company formation and seed-stage financing through growth-equity rounds, tender offers, secondary sales, strategic M&A, IPOs, and ultimate exit. Our attorneys work alongside some of the most prominent names in technology, AI, enterprise software, hardware, and consumer products, serving as trusted advisors as those businesses scale.

What we offer:

• The chance to develop a practice touching every corner of the private markets
• Exposure to complex, marquee transactions
• Meaningful client contact from early in your career
• A practice with an entrepreneurial edge and a genuinely international reach

Goodwin invests millions annually in learning and professional development, including 300 in-house training sessions each year, formal mentoring, coaching, and regular feedback. Career-stage leadership programs — some involving Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School faculty — provide additional opportunities for growth.

Qualifications:

Candidates applying for associate positions with Goodwin should have outstanding academic credentials, comparable law firm experience, and excellent written and verbal communication skills. Relevant bar admission (or eligibility to obtain admission promptly) and deal sheet are required.

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