Corporate Associate

Corporate Associate

Location: Portland, OR | Employment: Full-time | Experience: 1-5 Years

A leading national law firm is seeking a Corporate Associate to join its growing Corporate practice in Portland. The role offers exposure to sophisticated M&A, private equity, venture capital, emerging companies, and general corporate matters, with meaningful responsibility throughout the deal lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Represent private companies, strategic buyers and sellers, private equity sponsors, venture capital investors, and emerging companies.
• Handle middle-market M&A transactions, including acquisitions, sales, add-ons, joint ventures, and other strategic transactions.
• Advise emerging companies and founders on entity formation, corporate governance, and general corporate matters.
• Assist with seed, Series A, and later-stage venture financing transactions.
• Draft and negotiate purchase agreements, financing documents, disclosure schedules, governance documents, ancillary agreements, and closing materials.
• Coordinate deal timelines, closing processes, and multiple transactional workstreams.
• Work directly with partners, clients, management teams, investors, sponsors, and founders.

Qualifications

• 1-5 years of corporate transactional experience at a law firm.
• Experience with M&A, venture financings, emerging companies, private equity, and/or general corporate matters preferred.
• Strong transactional drafting, negotiation, and due diligence skills.
• Ability to manage multiple deals and workstreams simultaneously.
• Active bar admission or eligibility for admission in Oregon.

Compensation: $210,000-$290,000, depending on experience and other job-related factors, plus potential discretionary bonus and comprehensive benefits.

This is a strong opportunity for a corporate associate looking for sophisticated transactional work, direct exposure to clients and partners, early deal responsibility, and long-term development within a collaborative corporate platform.