Staff Attorney -Technology Transactions Group

Job Description

Job Description

Direct Counsel has partnered with a nation-wide firm to locate a full-time Staff Attorney to work out of their Silicon Valley, San Francisco or New York office to provide high-quality, efficient review for M&A transactions for our Technology Transactions group. The firm handles complex, innovative technology transactions for some of the most prominent technology, entertainment and life sciences companies in the United States. Our technology transactions group also works closely with our corporate group, which is consistently ranked as one of the top IPO and M&A practices in the United States. This is a non-partnership track position.

Job Description :

Duties would include :

Reviewing a wide variety of agreements for M&A and financing transactions

Preparing written summaries, disclosure schedules, and creating and updating document databases

Communicating key results to team and project leaders

Organizing and tracking due diligence materials, information, requests and responses.

Candidates must :

Be admitted to practice and active and in good standing in the state in which they are hired

Have at least 2 years of big law firm licensing / commercial contracts and M&A experience

Be highly computer literate (with experience using Microsoft Office, Microsoft SharePoint, iManage or other document management software)

Have excellent written, oral, analytical, and interpersonal skills

Be able to work quickly and efficiently under time pressure with minimal supervision.

Compensation / Benefits :

Benefits are provided to eligible employees under plans such as :

Healthcare

Life Insurance

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Wellbeing programs

Salary range for this position is : $125,000 - 160,000 USD