Corporate M&A Associate

Scale LLP is seeking a mid-level (2-4) year Corporate & Securities Associate with mergers and acquisition experience to support our growing national corporate practice. This is a fully remote position.  Preference for location within PST or MST time zones.

Who we are

Called the “Wave of the Future” by Reuters, Scale LLP is a top-tier distributed law firm built by Silicon Valley founders and GCs to provide an alternative to a traditional private practice. By leveraging modern technology and a distributed structure, we provide attorneys with a more satisfying, lucrative practice and clients with a more connected, efficient legal service provider. Although Scale was founded as a boutique supporting early-stage, venture-backed companies, our diverse network of attorneys work for a variety of clients across the country and internationally including well-established public and private companies. Staying true to our roots, we continue to bring a tech-forward, innovative ethos to everything we do.

The Opportunity

As a Corporate & Securities Associate, you will report to the Corporate M&A Team Leader your direct partner supervisor. You will support our clients on a range of matters including commercial agreements, tech transactions, drafting shareholder agreements and LLC operating agreements, taking board minutes and drafting resolutions, mergers & acquisitions (due diligence / disclosure schedule and document drafting / managing closings), joint ventures, debt and equity capital markets transactions, public company reporting and more.

As a Scale Associate, you will have the opportunity to work directly with world class attorneys who have practiced both in-house as public company GCs and in Big Law domestically and internationally.  This role offers the opportunity for substantial client contact and professional growth and mentoring through exposure to a wide variety of deals. Our remote-first model allows our Scale associates to practice law from the comfort of their home with the expectation that they will be fully engaged and available during normal business hours.  Scale’s best-in-class practitioners share a desire to provide practical, valuable, and timely service to their clients, and we expect the same from our associates. 

The Pitch: 

• Gain one-on-one experience working directly with a key partner 
• Build the skills that set top attorneys apart.
• If you’re looking to run your own practice one day, this is your chance to learn how—while taking on immediate client-facing responsibilities.
• And the best part? Work from anywhere.
• Control of your career path, advancement and practice direction

Compensation and Billable Hour expectations

Scale operates on a non-traditional business model; while this position comes with a full-time engagement expectation, we are a fully remote firm with no offices. Associates take home a base salary, and are eligible for production bonuses starting at 1,250 billed hours annually. Associates are also eligible for origination payouts on matters that they bring to the firm. The firm also contributes to health insurance premiums for plans elected through Scale.

We emphasize the importance of community within our remote-first structure.  Attorneys are afforded many different opportunities - both virtual and in-person - for connection, mentoring, best practice sharing and client development. 

Requirements

• All applicants must have at least 2-4 years of experience working with corporate clients at a top-tier law firm with a primary focus on strategic transactions. 
• Our ideal candidate will have played a leadership role in managing a meaningful aspect of a strategic transaction (including conducting and managing due diligence review, drafting primary and ancillary transaction documents and disclosure schedules, and preparing client summaries of the foregoing) .
• Can you draft or spot an anti-sandbagging clause and a “first-dollar” indemnity clause? Perfect. Know your way around waterfall spreadsheets and drafting disclosures? Even better! Bonus points if you can explain the difference between Reg D, Rule 144A, and Category 1 versus Category 3 Reg S offerings.
• A successful Scale candidate will also be enthusiastic about expanding their skills to meet a variety of needs across the practice group. 
• We seek attorney colleagues who demonstrate initiative, availability, and eagerness to thrive in a distributed environment. 

If you do not check all the boxes, but feel that you would be a great candidate for Scale and want to be part of what we are building, you should apply.

Visit www.scalefirm.com to apply online. 

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.