Mergers & Acquisitions Associate (#1058) - Phoenix

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

$110K — $130K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school
  • Arizona bar admission or ability to become admitted in Arizona
  • Minimum three years of corporate experience, particularly in mergers and acquisitions
  • Strong communication and writing skills
  • Top academic credentials

Responsibilities

  • Work on a variety of general corporate matters
  • Handle corporate transactions including mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures
  • Assist in corporate restructuring and recapitalizations
  • Contribute to strategic partnerships and fund formations
  • Support private equity and venture capital investments

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical insurance including infertility and gender-affirming care
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan
  • Flexible time off policy
  • Up to 15 weeks of paid parental leave
  • Wellbeing programs and activities
  • Paid holidays and short-term disability benefits
  • Adoption assistance and education advising programs
  • Employee assistance program offering confidential counseling
Full Job Description
Dorsey & Whitney LLP is seeking a Mergers & Acquisitions Associate with at least three years of experience to join our Phoenix office.

Dorsey & Whitney LLP is seeking a Mergers & Acquisitions Associate with at least three years of experience to join our Phoenix office. This associate will have the opportunity to work on a wide variety of general corporate matters and corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, corporate restructurings, recapitalizations, strategic partnerships, fund formation, and private equity and venture capital investments.

Qualified candidates will have:
- A J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school
- Arizona bar admission or the ability to become admitted in Arizona
- At least three years of corporate experience, including mergers and acquisitions experience
- Strong communication and writing skills
- Top academic credentials

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.)

How to Apply
Dorsey accepts online applications at https://www.dorsey.com/careers. We do not accept application materials by mail or email except as a reasonable accommodation for qualified disabled applicants. Dorsey is committed to providing disability and religious-based accommodations, as well as menopause, pregnancy, and lactation-related reasonable accommodations. If you require a reasonable accommodation in connection with the application or interview processes, or you have questions about a workplace reasonable accommodation, please contact us at [redacted].

We are accepting applications for this position until December 31, 2026, or until the position has been filled.

Please note that Dorsey is not currently accepting search firm submissions in connection with this opening.

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