Corporate M&A Associate

Scale LLP

5h • Remote

About The Position

Scale LLP is seeking a 3-4 year Corporate & Securities Associate with mergers and acquisition experience to support our growing and diverse national corporate practice. This is a fully remote position. Preference for location in Austin, Dallas, Chicago, Boulder or Denver.
Who we are
Called the “Wave of the Future” by Reuters, Scale LLP is a top-tier distributed law firm built by Silicon Valley founders and GCs to provide an alternative to a traditional private practice. By leveraging modern technology and a distributed structure, we provide attorneys with a more satisfying, flexible, lucrative practice and clients with a more connected, efficient legal service provider. Although Scale was founded as a boutique supporting early-stage, venture-backed companies, our diverse network of attorneys work for a variety of clients across the country and internationally including well-established public and private companies. Staying true to our roots, we continue to bring a tech-forward, innovative ethos to everything we do.
The Opportunity
As a Corporate & Securities Associate, you will report to the Corporate Practice Group Leader and will support our clients on a range of matters including commercial agreements, tech transactions, drafting shareholder agreements and LLC operating agreements, taking board minutes and drafting resolutions, mergers & acquisitions (due diligence / disclosure schedule and document drafting / managing closings), joint ventures, debt and equity capital markets transactions, public company reporting and more.
An interest in working with reporting Foreign Private Issuers, would be a plus. Experience with Nasdaq and NYSE listed companies would be exceptional.
As a Scale Associate, you will have the opportunity to work directly with world class attorneys who have practiced both in-house as Public Company GCs and in BigLaw domestically and internationally. This role offers the opportunity for substantial client contact and professional growth and mentoring through exposure to a wide variety of deals. Our remote first model allows our Scale associates to practice law from the comfort of their home with the expectation that they will be fully engaged and available during normal business hours. Scale’s best-in-class practitioners share a desire to provide practical, valuable, and timely service to their clients, and we expect the same from our associates.
Compensation and Billable Hour expectations
Scale operates on a non-traditional business model; while this position comes with a full-time engagement expectation, we are a fully remote firm with no offices. Associates take home a base salary, and are eligible for production bonuses starting at 1,250 billed hours annually. Associates are also eligible for origination payouts on matters that they bring to the firm. The firm also contributes to health insurance premiums for plans elected through Scale.

We emphasize the importance of community within our remote-first structure. Attorneys are afforded many different opportunities - both virtual and in-person - for connection, mentoring, best practice sharing and client development.
Requirements
All applicants must have at least 3-4 years of experience working with corporate clients at a top-tier law firm.
Our ideal candidate will have played a leadership role in managing a meaningful aspect of a strategic transaction.
Can you draft / spot an anti-sandbagging clause and a “first dollar” indemnity clause? Perfect. Know the difference between Reg D, Rule 144A and a Category 1 and Category 3 Reg S offering? Even better!
A successful Scale candidate will also be enthusiastic about expanding their skills to meet a variety of needs across the practice group and demonstrate initiative, availability, and eagerness to thrive in a distributed environment.
If you do not check all the boxes, but feel that you would be a great candidate for Scale and want to be part of what we are building, you should apply.
Visit www.scalefirm.com to apply online.
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

Requirements

• All applicants must have at least 3-4 years of experience working with corporate clients at a top-tier law firm.
• Our ideal candidate will have played a leadership role in managing a meaningful aspect of a strategic transaction.
• Can you draft / spot an anti-sandbagging clause and a “first dollar” indemnity clause? Perfect.
• A successful Scale candidate will also be enthusiastic about expanding their skills to meet a variety of needs across the practice group and demonstrate initiative, availability, and eagerness to thrive in a distributed environment.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

Nice To Haves

• An interest in working with reporting Foreign Private Issuers, would be a plus.
• Experience with Nasdaq and NYSE listed companies would be exceptional.
• Know the difference between Reg D, Rule 144A and a Category 1 and Category 3 Reg S offering? Even better!

Responsibilities

• support our clients on a range of matters including commercial agreements, tech transactions, drafting shareholder agreements and LLC operating agreements, taking board minutes and drafting resolutions, mergers & acquisitions (due diligence / disclosure schedule and document drafting / managing closings), joint ventures, debt and equity capital markets transactions, public company reporting and more

Benefits

• Associates take home a base salary, and are eligible for production bonuses starting at 1,250 billed hours annually.
• Associates are also eligible for origination payouts on matters that they bring to the firm.
• The firm also contributes to health insurance premiums for plans elected through Scale.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed