Corporate Associate (Senior Level) - SF

Greenberg Traurig (GT), a global law firm, has an exciting full-time employment opportunity for an Associate in the Corporate Practice of our San Francisco office. We offer competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package. GT is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100; the Associate will have the opportunity to work with clients, large and small, from a variety of industries across the country.

Job Requirements

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 6 years of corporate transactional experience at a leading law firm with a strong emphasis on private equity investments and divestitures, portfolio company transactions, and general corporate fiduciary duties and governance. In addition, candidates should possess strong academic credentials and excellent communication and drafting skills, be team-oriented and capable of independently taking on responsibility for drafting primary deal documents, leading complex diligence, deal management (including managing junior associates and internal specialist teams), client interaction and work product. Candidates must be in good standing with the CA State Bar.

Practice Summary

Greenberg Traurig's Private Equity Practice has wide-ranging experience representing private equity firms in complex domestic and cross-border transactions in a variety of industries, including consumer products, aerospace, manufacturing, food and beverage, health care, financial services, distribution, and technology. We work regularly with regional, national, and global private equity firms advising them in connection with acquisitions, dispositions, financing transactions, and fund formation. We also assist and advise portfolio companies, management teams, co-investors, and other participants in all aspects of private equity transactions. Our focus is on serving all aspects of private equity firm legal needs, from purchase and sale transactions, as well as more broadly on portfolio company support, finance matters, fund formation, ongoing fund operation, tax analysis, and business reorganization and restructuring transactions.

Given our global presence, with over 150 private equity attorneys in 27 locations worldwide, we have deep firm experience in a multitude of niche areas drawn upon for our PE clients.

To apply, submit your resume, cover letter, law school transcript (unofficial transcript is acceptable), and a deal transaction summary.

Submissions from search firms will only be accepted through our web portal for third party submissions; for access, contact Jessica Fijolek.

The expected pay range for this position is $390,000 - $410,000 per year.

Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience, location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. Full time employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, health insurance with an optional HSA, short term disability, long term disability, dental insurance, vision care, life insurance, Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, 401K, vacation, sick time, and an employee assistance program. Additional voluntary programs include: voluntary accident insurance, voluntary life, voluntary disability, voluntary critical illness and cancer insurance and pet insurance. Commuter and Transit programs may also be available in certain markets.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

GT is an EEO employer with an inclusive workplace committed to merit-based consideration and review without regard to an individual’s race, sex, or other protected characteristics and to the principles of non-discrimination on any protected basis.