Associate (Sr.)

Company: Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Location: San Francisco, CA
Position Type: Full Time
Experience: See below
Education: See below
Associate (Sr.) w/ Kirkland & Ellis LLP (San Francisco, CA). Working w/in the M&A/Private Equity practice grp, represent private equity funds & portfolio cos. in corporate transactions & general corp. matters. Requires a JD or LLM, or foreign equiv., & admission to CA state bar. Requires 4 yrs of experience as an Associate or related w/ a law firm focusing on corporate & M&A transactions. Exp. must incl.: Drafting, negotiating, & reviewing primary transaction docs, incl. purchase agreements, commercial agreements, commitment letters, guarantees, term sheets, rollover agreements, equity documents, & other ancillaries and & deliverables; Reviewing legal diligence memos, responding to diligence requests, reviewing disclosure schedules, & coordinating w/ outside & foreign counsel; Supporting RWI processes, incl. negotiating insurance policies & binders; Advising on domestic & cross-border transactions incl. leveraged acquisitions, mergers, divestitures, exec. comp. & other general corp. matters impacting PE funders & portfolio cos. in the tech, healthcare, consumer, & business services sectors; Drafting, negotiating, & reviewing incentive equity docs, incl. employment agreements, grant agreements, subscription agreements & incentive equity plans; & Reviewing corporate legal docs to evaluate & analyze the legal risk of proposed transactions. Hiring salary: $390,000 / yr. Resumes to KEResumes@Kirkland.com, use job ref. code #: 9119477.