Private Companies Resource Attorney

2-8 yrs required

Full-time

No

Job Overview: A law firm in San Diego, CA, seeks a skilled and licensed attorney to join their team as a Private Companies Resource Attorney. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of experience in US corporate/transactional practice, focusing on larger, later-stage private companies. They should possess strong drafting skills and be adept at handling multiple ongoing projects.

Job Details:

• Prepare, improve, annotate, and automate template documents.
• Curate and organize forms, precedents, and other know-how.
• Work with the legal education team to develop training and educational content in the practice group.
• Coordinate with lawyers across practice groups and other personnel to ensure review, updating, and contributions for practice resources and external publications.
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments relative to Private Companies, Life Sciences Regulatory, and Digital Health practices; prepare summaries and alerts and ensure new legal requirements are reflected in practice resources.
• Develop content for Cooley publications, teach-ins, and other external-facing resources.
• Assist attorneys with day-to-day requests for precedents, templates, and other resources.
• Participate in various resource, knowledge management, and practice innovation and technology projects.
• Perform all other duties as assigned or required.

Requirements:

• Must be a licensed attorney.
• 3-5 years of experience in a US corporate/transactional practice.
• Well-developed skill set working with larger, later-stage private companies and main types of transactions and issues in day-to-day private company counseling.
• A background or interest in life sciences and digital health is preferred.
• Strong drafting skills are required.
• Ability to handle multiple ongoing projects and coordinate with attorneys and stakeholders.
• Associate experience running closings and coordinating diligence/disclosures on transactions preferred.
• Detailed drafting and analysis skills are needed for template documents.

Benefits:

• Full elective benefits include medical, dental, vision, health, and dependent care, as well as flexible spending accounts.
• Pre-tax commuter benefits.
• Life insurance, AD&D, and long-term care coverage.
• Accruing vacation time at four weeks per year, sick time at the rate of two weeks per year, and 10 paid holidays each year.
• Generous parental leave and fertility benefits.
• Backup care for children and adults and other parental support benefits.

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