Dorsey is seeking an experienced Corporate Attorney with one to five years of experience to provide support to our Northern California Emerging Companies Practice in our Palo Alto office.

Dorsey is seeking an experienced Corporate Attorney to provide support to our Northern California Emerging Companies Practice in our Palo Alto office. In this position, you will have the opportunity to work alongside the partners and engage with their existing and new clients, as well as be a part of a dynamic regional team of attorneys and a wider international corporate practice. Clients include public and private companies across a broad range of matters including venture capital and private equity financings, initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions and strategic technology transactions.

Candidates should be able to demonstrate a drive to succeed and an enthusiasm to engage with clients. It is important that the successful candidate has the ability to work as part of a team in addition to being confident working under his/her own initiative. Working with this team is both dynamic and fast paced. We are also seeking candidates with good presentation and client handling skills, and a real desire to develop their career at Dorsey.

Qualified candidates will have:
- One to five years of experience with venture capital financing transactions;
- Additional experience in any of the following areas: mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, partnerships/LLCs, commercial transactions;
- California bar admission or the ability to become admitted in California;
- Familiarity with cap table platforms such as Carta;
- Experience with Microsoft Office with an advanced knowledge of Excel;
- Strong quantitative and communication skills; and
- Top academic credentials.

For California applicants only, the salary range for this position is $205,000 - $275,000. Pay is determined based on depth of experience in the practice area. The individual hired for this position may have the option of electing a lower billable-hours track with a proportional reduction in salary. Associates are eligible to participate in Dorsey's associate bonus program, subject to the program's conditions and restrictions.

Dorsey offers a collaborative and dynamic environment, with competitive compensation and excellent benefits. Our benefits are available to attorneys working 17+ hours/week along with their dependents, including spouses and domestic partners regardless of gender. Dorsey's benefits package includes: comprehensive medical insurance with coverage for infertility, gender-affirming care, behavioral health, and access to virtual providers; dental insurance; vision insurance; 401(k) retirement savings plan; basic and optional life insurance; short and long-term disability; flexible time off; up to 15 weeks of paid parental leave with up to an additional 6-8 weeks of paid short-term disability for attorneys who give birth; paid holidays; adoption assistance; healthcare, dependent care, and transportation pre-tax reimbursement accounts; back-up child and elder care program; education and college advising program; virtual tutoring; wellbeing programs and activities; mass transit program (certain offices); travel assistance program; 24/7 employee assistance program with access to five confidential visits with a licensed counselor at no cost. Where applicable, attorneys may be eligible for a discretionary bonus and/or a productivity bonus, clerkship bonus, relocation expenses, and bar review expenses. First-year associates are also eligible for a salary advance and bar review stipend. (Some benefits are subject to eligibility criteria and may result in taxable income to the recipient.)

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