Corporate Associate - Emerging Companies & Venture Capital (Bay Area)
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
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Posted: 31-Aug-23
Location: Bay Area, California
Type: Full Time
Categories:
Attorney
Required Education:
Doctorate
Internal Number: 2979
Corporate Associate - Emerging Companies & Venture Capital (Bay Area)
Job Description:
McDermott Will & Emery LLP is a leading international law firm with a diversified business practice representing commercial, industrial and financial enterprises both publicly and privately held. The Firm has a long history of social responsibility and supporting the communities in which our people live and work.
Our Bay Area Transactions group (with offices in Silicon Valley and San Francisco) is seeking to hire an Associate with 2-5 years of experience in the Emerging Companies/Venture Capital and Mergers and Acquisitions areas.
Applications should be submitted online through our web apply portal. Questions can be directed to Renee Richford, Lateral Associate Recruiting Manager, at Rrichford@mwe.com.
Job Requirements:
2 to 5 years of experience in the Emerging Companies/Venture Capital and Mergers and Acquisitions areas
Experience working with early-stage and other emerging companies, including in their general corporate work and in their Seed and other Venture Capital equity financings
Experience with M&A and general corporate work, including contract negotiations
Basic knowledge of federal and state securities and related laws
Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
Experience working effectively within a deadline-driven environment
Positive client-service attitude
Detail oriented, with excellent organizational skills
Exercises good judgment
Ability to be flexible and adapt
Ability to work effectively both within a team environment and independently
Member in good standing of California bar
Strong academic credentials
Expected Pay Range for Associates: 2023/2022 Class Compensation Years: $215,000
2021 Class Compensation Years: $225,000
2020 Class Compensation Years: $250,000
2019 Class Compensation Years: $295,000
2018 Class Compensation Years: $345,000
2017 Class Compensation Years: $370,000
2016 Class Compensation Years: $400,000
2015 and more senior class compensation years: $415,000
McDermott Will & Emery LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and an Affirmative Action Employer(Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran).
If you’re passionate about your work and the difference it makes, if your clients’ success is your success and if you’re driven to be better every day, then we want you on our team.
And there is no other team quite like McDermott. Even as we celebrate our differences and embrace our diverse perspectives, there is something we all share—a drive for constant improvement embedded in our DNA. It pushes us to be better partners to our clients, mentors to our associates, collaborators with our business professionals and change agents in our communities. We call it “#AlwaysBetter,” and it’s the McDermott mantra and our north star.
Our clients see this firsthand in the way we help them pursue their boldest vision of tomorrow. They choose us, time and again, because we tirelessly pursue creative solutions to complex problems. And we work with them, as their trusted partners, every step of the way to make real progress toward their goals.
We deliver on this commitment of #AlwaysBetter for our people too, providing best-in-class technology, extensive professional development and award-winning business development support.
We know that nurturing a positive, high-performing—and,... yes, fun!—culture by investing in our people is critical to the long-term success of our Firm, and we make it a priority. That’s why more than 90% of our people consistently say they will go above and beyond to make McDermott succeed. In all that we do, this spirit shines through—leaving no doubt that our brightest, most exciting days are yet ahead.
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