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June 29, 2026

Mergers & Acquisitions Associate - Midlevel - San Francisco

CorporateM&A
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Seattle, San Francisco, Portland

Mergers & Acquisitions Associate - Midlevel - San Francisco

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Davis Wright Tremaine LLPSeattle, San Francisco, Portland

Practice area

Corporate · M&A

PQE

3-5 years

Locations

Seattle, Washington | San Francisco, California | Portland, Oregon

Employment type

Full-time

Overview

  • This midlevel Corporate Associate position is available in the Seattle, San Francisco, or Portland offices.
  • Focus on mid-market mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for strategic buyers and sellers, private companies, and investors.
  • Key responsibilities include supporting buy-side and sell-side M&A, transaction structuring, due diligence, negotiation, and closing processes.
  • Draft and negotiate transaction documents, including purchase agreements, disclosure schedules, and ancillary agreements.
  • Advise clients on general corporate governance and transactional matters related to M&A.
  • Collaborate with attorneys from other practice areas such as tax, real estate, employment, intellectual property, and technology transactions.
  • Requires 3-5 years of M&A experience at a law firm, with experience in private company M&A preferred.
  • Candidates must possess strong drafting, negotiation, analytical, and organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple workstreams.
  • A J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar admission (or eligibility for admission) in the state of employment is required.
  • The annualized salary range is $215,000 to $290,000, adjusted based on the candidate’s experience and qualifications.
  • Comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
  • Additional benefits include approximately three weeks of annual vacation, 11 paid holidays, 401(k) retirement planning, and an annual discretionary bonus.

Last updated: July 8, 2026

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Trusted recruiters

Work with a recruiter who has a real relationship with the hiring team and comes recommended by your peers.

  • Priya Gulati
    Top recruiter for this opening

    Priya Gulati

    Legal Recruiter

    Pacific Legal Search

    Why talk to Priya Gulati?

    Sindoori Sriram joined Davis Wright Tremaine LLP's Seattle office in the Corporate group.

    Priya was nothing short of amazing. I've interacted with + worked with several recruiters in the past but will unequivocally rank Priya to be the BEST recruiter I've ever worked with. She is extremely thorough, thoughtful, detail-oriented, maintains lists , checklists and trackers and makes your life super easy, helps with interview prep and negotiating offers too. She will be a zealous advocate for you + your career at all points in time. The characteristic I appreciated the most in Priya is just her patience and her desire to get the best outcome for her clients at all points in time. A lot of recruiters can be pushy, but not Priya - she only had my best interests at heart throughout the whole process. She is also super straight forward, honest and and easy to work with. Thank you so much, once again, Priya :) you were a pleasure to work with!

    Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

    Sindoori Sriram

    Davis Wright Tremaine LLP • Seattle
  • Summer Eberhard
    Top recruiter for this opening

    Summer Eberhard

    Legal Recruiter

    Lateral Link

    Why talk to Summer Eberhard?

    Wilson X. Hall joined Davis Wright Tremaine LLP's San Francisco office in the Corporate group.

    I had a pleasant experience working with Summer. I worked with Summer over the span of a couple months and Summer reached out to me immediately when a position that fit my desires and experience opened up. Summer was very responsive and I believe her industry connections coupled with her law firm relationships lead to a favorable outcome for my transition. Based on our conversations, Summer told me that I would be in great hands at my current firm and she was right. I trust Summer’s advocacy and word and would work with Summer again in the future.

    Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

    Wilson X. Hall

    Davis Wright Tremaine LLP • San Francisco
  • Kate Reder Sheikh
    Top recruiter for this opening

    Kate Reder Sheikh

    Legal Recruiter

    Major, Lindsey & Africa

    Why talk to Kate Reder Sheikh?

    Bartek Sudol joined Davis Wright Tremaine LLP's San Francisco office in the Corporate group.

    Kate is a trusted advisor focused on your success. She makes sure that you approach a lateral move thoughtfully and focus only on prospective firms with the closest fit. Kate does not hurry the process just to close another placement; she will invest time and care to ensure the best possible outcome for you. Kate has an excellent grasp of the SF/Bay Area legal market -- the numbers, the trends, differences in culture between firms, you name it. She is a kind and thoughtful person and a joy to work with. I've known Kate for almost as long as I've been practicing law and recommend that you get to know her as well.

    Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

    Bartek Sudol

    Davis Wright Tremaine LLP • San Francisco
  • Jenny Swan Clearman
    Top recruiter for this opening

    Jenny Swan Clearman

    Legal Recruiter

    Swan Legal Search

    Why talk to Jenny Swan Clearman?

    Alyssa Crooke joined Davis Wright Tremaine LLP's Portland office in the Labor & Employment group.

    Jenny was great to work with! She was incredibly friendly, knowledgeable, and very easy to get ahold of. She helped me secure a great new position incredibly quickly! I really appreciate her efforts and would recommend her to anyone looking for new associate roles.

    Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

    Alyssa Crooke

    Davis Wright Tremaine LLP • Portland
  • Ed Hossain
    Top recruiter for this opening

    Ed Hossain

    Legal Recruiter

    Long Ridge Partners

    Why talk to Ed Hossain?

    Alec Zatirka joined Davis Wright Tremaine LLP's Seattle office in the Litigation group.

    Ed was referred to me by one of my close friends and I in turn have referred him to several of my friends. This is for good reason. Ed is an exceptional recruiter who was able to get me multiple interviews in a harder to break in to secondary market. And even though he was getting me interviews with firms, he was also supportive of my efforts to apply to firms independently. Ed gave me candid, helpful advice on my prospects, but at no point did I feel like he was pushing me to a firm that would not be a good fit for me. I am happy at the firm I am now at, which Ed got me an interview with, but if I ever want to make another career move I would not hesitate to reach out to Ed again.

    Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

    Alec Zatirka

    Davis Wright Tremaine LLP • Seattle

Trusted recruiters

Work with a recruiter who has a real relationship with the hiring team and comes recommended by your peers.

  • Priya Gulati
    Top recruiter for this opening

    Priya Gulati

    Legal Recruiter

    Pacific Legal Search

    Why talk to Priya Gulati?

    Sindoori Sriram joined Davis Wright Tremaine LLP's Seattle office in the Corporate group.

    Priya was nothing short of amazing. I've interacted with + worked with several recruiters in the past but will unequivocally rank Priya to be the BEST recruiter I've ever worked with. She is extremely thorough, thoughtful, detail-oriented, maintains lists , checklists and trackers and makes your life super easy, helps with interview prep and negotiating offers too. She will be a zealous advocate for you + your career at all points in time. The characteristic I appreciated the most in Priya is just her patience and her desire to get the best outcome for her clients at all points in time. A lot of recruiters can be pushy, but not Priya - she only had my best interests at heart throughout the whole process. She is also super straight forward, honest and and easy to work with. Thank you so much, once again, Priya :) you were a pleasure to work with!

    Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

    Sindoori Sriram

    Davis Wright Tremaine LLP • Seattle
  • Summer Eberhard
    Top recruiter for this opening

    Summer Eberhard

    Legal Recruiter

    Lateral Link

    Why talk to Summer Eberhard?

    Wilson X. Hall joined Davis Wright Tremaine LLP's San Francisco office in the Corporate group.

    I had a pleasant experience working with Summer. I worked with Summer over the span of a couple months and Summer reached out to me immediately when a position that fit my desires and experience opened up. Summer was very responsive and I believe her industry connections coupled with her law firm relationships lead to a favorable outcome for my transition. Based on our conversations, Summer told me that I would be in great hands at my current firm and she was right. I trust Summer’s advocacy and word and would work with Summer again in the future.

    Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

    Wilson X. Hall

    Davis Wright Tremaine LLP • San Francisco
  • Kate Reder Sheikh
    Top recruiter for this opening

    Kate Reder Sheikh

    Legal Recruiter

    Major, Lindsey & Africa

    Why talk to Kate Reder Sheikh?

    Bartek Sudol joined Davis Wright Tremaine LLP's San Francisco office in the Corporate group.

    Kate is a trusted advisor focused on your success. She makes sure that you approach a lateral move thoughtfully and focus only on prospective firms with the closest fit. Kate does not hurry the process just to close another placement; she will invest time and care to ensure the best possible outcome for you. Kate has an excellent grasp of the SF/Bay Area legal market -- the numbers, the trends, differences in culture between firms, you name it. She is a kind and thoughtful person and a joy to work with. I've known Kate for almost as long as I've been practicing law and recommend that you get to know her as well.

    Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

    Bartek Sudol

    Davis Wright Tremaine LLP • San Francisco
  • Jenny Swan Clearman
    Top recruiter for this opening

    Jenny Swan Clearman

    Legal Recruiter

    Swan Legal Search

    Why talk to Jenny Swan Clearman?

    Alyssa Crooke joined Davis Wright Tremaine LLP's Portland office in the Labor & Employment group.

    Jenny was great to work with! She was incredibly friendly, knowledgeable, and very easy to get ahold of. She helped me secure a great new position incredibly quickly! I really appreciate her efforts and would recommend her to anyone looking for new associate roles.

    Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

    Alyssa Crooke

    Davis Wright Tremaine LLP • Portland
  • Ed Hossain
    Top recruiter for this opening

    Ed Hossain

    Legal Recruiter

    Long Ridge Partners

    Why talk to Ed Hossain?

    Alec Zatirka joined Davis Wright Tremaine LLP's Seattle office in the Litigation group.

    Ed was referred to me by one of my close friends and I in turn have referred him to several of my friends. This is for good reason. Ed is an exceptional recruiter who was able to get me multiple interviews in a harder to break in to secondary market. And even though he was getting me interviews with firms, he was also supportive of my efforts to apply to firms independently. Ed gave me candid, helpful advice on my prospects, but at no point did I feel like he was pushing me to a firm that would not be a good fit for me. I am happy at the firm I am now at, which Ed got me an interview with, but if I ever want to make another career move I would not hesitate to reach out to Ed again.

    Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

    Alec Zatirka

    Davis Wright Tremaine LLP • Seattle