What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Corporate Associate (5+ years) position at Schwabe?
Schwabe is a premier Northwest regional law firm serving the needs of businesses in seven key industry sectors: Technology; Healthcare and Life Sciences; Consumer Products, Manufacturing and Retail; Natural Resources; Real Estate and Construction; Ports and Maritime; and Indian Country and Alaska Native Corporations. We have offices in four states, in the cities of Portland, Bend, Salem, Seattle, Vancouver, Anchorage, and Mountain View. Schwabe has a culture based on collaboration, innovation, and a drive to help our clients achieve success.
Schwabe currently has an opening in its Seattle office for a full-time corporate associate to work in a thriving, diverse practice. The ideal candidate will have:
- Minimum of five years of corporate legal work experience
- Experience supporting entity formation (private companies, limited liability companies, limited partnerships and joint ventures), M&A, securities, debt and equity financing, due diligence, commercial contracts, private placements, commercial contracts, credit agreements, and other similar corporate tasks
- Effectively able to work on large M&A transactions as well as smaller transactions
- Ability to manage complex transactions, including client-ready documents, client exposure, and interacting across offices and practice groups
- Experience serving clients in at least one of our seven key industries, particularly within a law firm setting (preferred)
- Strong entrepreneurial, growth, and client service mindset
- Washington State Bar admission or eligibility for reciprocity required
Candidates should submit PDFs of their cover letter, resume, law school transcripts, and a writing sample directed to Michelle Baird-Johnson, Schwabe’s Senior Director of Talent Acquisition & Integration. Inquiries are maintained in confidence.
The pay range for this position is $185,000-$200,000, depending on job skills and legal practice experience relevant to the position. Higher base compensation may be available for candidates with some portable book of business. The position is also eligible for productivity and discretionary merit bonus consideration at the end of each calendar year.
A listing of benefits can be found here: https://www.schwabe.com/benefits-and-firm-paid-expenses.
In order to cultivate our collaborative culture and better serve our firm clients, most lawyer positions at Schwabe require in-person work in our offices on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, with flexibility on Mondays and Fridays to work offsite.
Schwabe is proud to be Mansfield Rule Plus Certified. This certification recognizes the structural changes and actions we have taken to diversify leadership in our firm. Learn more here: Mansfield Rule Plus Certification.
Schwabe is committed to cultivating and celebrating diversity, equity, and inclusion because it makes our firm better. People from historically underrepresented backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Salary : $185,000 - $200,000
