Corporate Associate

About the role

O’Melveny’s Silicon Valley office is seeking an associate with 2-3 years of experience to join our M&A Practice Group. Our clients range from startups, midsize and large public and private companies to venture capital and private equity investors, and investment banks. We represent them in a broad range of transactions, across a variety of sectors in the technology and life sciences industries.

Responsibilities

• Represent clients in a broad range of transactions, across a variety of sectors in the technology and life sciences industries.
• Experience in venture capital and M&A.
• Work with venture financing documents and support M&A and capital markets transactions.
• Draft and negotiate venture financing documents.
• Handle routine corporate requests and establish working relationships with ongoing clients.
• Interface directly and frequently with clients and opposing counsel.

Requirements

• Corporate transactional background.
• Familiarity with formation and continuing representation of technology companies.
• Experience with venture financing documents.
• Experience with M&A transactions.
• Strong academic credentials.
• Exceptional written, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to interface directly and frequently with clients and opposing counsel.
• Comfortable with deal teams, value teamwork and collaboration.
• Background in securities, M&A and venture capital transactions.

Qualifications

• Must be able to draft and negotiate venture financing documents and support M&A and capital markets transactions.
• Must be able to handle routine corporate requests and establish working relationships with ongoing clients.
• Must be able to interface directly and frequently with clients and opposing counsel.
• Must have the ability to interface directly and frequently with clients and opposing counsel.
• Must have the ability to handle individual responsibilities.

Skills

• Strong academic credentials.
• Exceptional written, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to interface directly and frequently with clients and opposing counsel.
• Comfortable with deal teams, value teamwork and collaboration.
• Background in securities, M&A and venture capital transactions.

Benefits

The salary range in Silicon Valley for this role is $260,000-$310,000 and represents the firm’s good faith minimum and maximum range for this role at the time of posting (and excludes target bonus amounts).

Pay

The actual compensation offered to a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and location.