Mid -Level Technology M&A Associate

Advocates Legal Recruiting • San Francisco, CA

17d

About The Position

Our AmLaw 20 client is building out its Technology Companies M&A team in San Francisco and is looking for a sharp midlevel associate who wants to live at the center of the tech and venture ecosystem. The firm is consistently ranked among the top corporate and M&A practices in California and nationwide, with particular strength in technology, life sciences, and emerging companies work. This is a chance to join a market leader in technology M&A that sits on high -volume, high -value deals for both investors and companies, from early -stage exits to public company transactions.

Requirements

• 3–6 years of M&A experience at a nationally recognized law firm, with a clear focus on technology or emerging growth companies.
• Hands -on experience managing components of M&A transactions, not just supporting in the background.
• Exposure to transactions involving venture -backed companies and/or venture capital investors, ideally across both early and later -stage deals.
• Strong commercial instincts and comfort talking through structure, risk, and tradeoffs directly with clients.
• Excellent drafting, written, and verbal communication skills.
• California bar admission, or concrete ability to obtain it promptly.

Responsibilities

• Run significant workstreams on private and public M&A deals for early and late -stage technology companies, as well as leading venture capital and growth investors.
• Draft and negotiate core transaction documents, including purchase agreements, ancillary M&A documentation, and related equity and governance materials.
• Coordinate due diligence and oversee junior team members across corporate, IP, data privacy, and employment workstreams.
• Work directly with in -house counsel, founders, C -suite executives, and investor -side deal teams.
• Help drive deals from first draft through closing, managing timelines, issues lists, and communications across internal and external teams.

What This Job Offers

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