Description:
An American Law Firm 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. An American Law Firm has a culture based on collaboration, innovation, and a drive to help our clients achieve success.An American Law Firm currently has an opening in its Portland, Oregon or Seattle or Vancouver, Washington office for a full-time corporate attorney 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
- Oregon or 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.
