Mergers & Acquisitions Associate (#1031) - Boise

About the role

Dorsey & Whitney LLP is seeking a Mergers & Acquisitions Associate with three to five years of experience to join our Boise office.

Responsibilities

• Work on a wide variety of corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, corporate restructurings, recapitalizations, strategic partnerships, cross-border transactions, auctions, takeover defense, fund formation, and private equity and venture capital investments.

Requirements

• A JD degree from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Three to five years of law firm experience in mergers and acquisitions, private companies, and private equity and venture capital investments.
• IDaho bar admission or the ability to get admitted in Idaho.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and writing skills.
• Top academic credentials.

Skills

• Superb legal knowledge and skills with practical wisdom and a deep understanding of business and industry.
• Excellent depth in six key industries: Banking and Financial Institutions, Development and Infrastructure, Energy & Natural Resources, Food, Beverage & Agribusiness, Healthcare, Technology.

Benefits

Dorsey offers a collaborative and dynamic environment, with competitive compensation and excellent benefits. Our benefits are available to attorneys working 17+ hours/week along with their dependents, including spouses and domestic partners regardless of gender. Benefits include:

• Comprehensive medical insurance with coverage for infertility, gender-affirming care, behavioral health, and access to virtual providers;
• Dental insurance;
• Vision insurance;
• 401(k) retirement savings plan;
• Basic and optional life insurance;
• Short and long-term disability;
• Flexible time off;
• Up to 15 weeks of paid parental leave with up to an additional 6-8 weeks of paid short-term disability for attorneys who give birth;
• Paid holidays;
• Adoption assistance;
• Healthcare, dependent care, and transportation pre-tax reimbursement accounts;
• Back-up child and elder care program;
• Education and college advising program;
• Virtual tutoring;
• Wellbeing programs and activities;
• Mass transit program (certain offices);
• Travel assistance program;
• 24/7 employee assistance program with access to five confidential visits with a licensed counselor at no cost.

Pay

(Some benefits are subject to eligibility criteria and may result in taxable income to the recipient.)

Schedule

First-year associates are also eligible for a salary advance and bar review stipend.

How to Apply

Dorsey accepts online applications at https://www.dorsey.com/careers. We do not accept application materials by mail or email except as a reasonable accommodation for qualified disabled applicants. Dorsey is committed to providing disability and religious-based accommodations, as well as menopause, pregnancy, and lactation-related reasonable accommodations. If you require a reasonable accommodation in connection with the application or interview processes, or you have questions about a workplace reasonable accommodation, please contact us at 612-492-5033. We are accepting applications for this position until September 30, 2026, or until the position has been filled. Search firms: click here to submit candidates for consideration through our search firm portal. Please email recruiting@dorsey.com if you need login information for the search firm portal.