Corporate and Business Transactions Associate - Life Sciences

Job Overview

A law firm seeks a midlevel associate for its Palo Alto, CA office with 3-5 years of experience in life sciences transactions. The ideal candidate will have a background in drafting and negotiating various agreements, including collaboration, license, supply, and operational agreements.

Duties

• Draft and negotiate collaboration agreements and license agreements.
• Handle supply and operational agreements, including CDA/NDAs, MTAs, SRAs, CTAs, and MSAs.
• Manage product purchase and sale agreements.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of law firm experience in life sciences transactions.
• Alternatively, 2+ years as in-house counsel in the life sciences industry.
• Strong desire to focus on life sciences transactions.

Education

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.

Certifications

• Admitted to practice law in the state of California.

Skills

• Proficient in drafting and negotiating complex agreements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and financial benefits.
• 401(k) eligibility.
• Various paid time off benefits, including vacation, sick time, and parental leave.

This large law firm opened with a labor and leveraged-leasing practice and quickly built a substantial corporate and litigation practice. Today, the firm focuses its practice on business and finance, investment management, litigation, labor and employment, real estate and environmental issues. Attorneys at the firm enjoy a faily casual, though conservative, environment where partners tend to be collegial and offer excellent formal and informal training programs. In addition to recieving fair market salaries, associates at the firm have the opportunity to participate in award winning pro bono work.