Technology Transactions & Privacy Senior Associate

5 Legal; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

5 Legal, a leading AmLaw firm with offices nationwide, seeks a Technology Transactions & Privacy Associate to join the practice in its Denver office. The candidate will handle licensing, IP matters, and complex transactions across AI, blockchain, and software ecosystems.

The ideal candidate has 5–7 years of experience, strong academic credentials, and a proven ability to manage teams and multi-party negotiations to closing. Denver-based role offers high-impact counseling and client-facing work.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience in technology transactions or privacy law.
• Experience drafting and negotiating licensing and technology agreements.
• Experience supervising junior associates and closing transactions.
• Strong academic credentials from a top law school.

Responsibilities

• Drafting and negotiating licensing and technology agreements.
• Advising on intellectual property issues.
• Supporting M&A and financing transactions.
• Supporting transactions involving AI and blockchain.
• Advising startups on development, manufacturing, and product launch.

Skills

Technology transactions

Privacy law

Intellectual property

M&A support

Startup advisory

Client relationship management

Team supervision

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

One of Fortune's Best Places to Work and top 50 AmLaw firm, is seeking a Technology Transactions & Privacy Associate Attorney to join their Technology Transactions & Privacy practice in Seattle, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, New York, Palo Alto, and Washington, DC office.

The ideal candidate will have 5-7 years of experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Drafting and negotiating licensing and technology agreements
• Advising on intellectual property issuess
• Supporting M&A and financing transactions
• Supporting transactions involving new technologies such as AI and blockchain
• Advising start-ups and emerging companies on development, manufacturing, and product launch issues

The ideal candidate will also have subject matter expertise in enterprise software, cloud services, outsourcing, artificial intelligence, blockchain, financial technologies and payment systems, mobile applications, e-commerce, digital content, and/or hardware. Candidates must have experience both working on teams and managing components of transactions independently through closing, experience supervising more junior associates and be able to effectively manage internal and external client and counsel relationships. Candidates with experience working at an AmLaw 100 law firm are preferred. Excellent academic credentials are required.