At Nixon Peabody, our priority is to attract, retain and promote talented individuals who have an array of racial, ethnic, social, economic, religious, professional, personal, and other backgrounds. Therefore, we encourage talented individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply.

Our Health Care Practice Group is seeking to hire a motivated junior associate to join our Los Angeles, CA office. This is an excellent opportunity to join Nixon Peabody’s national health care practice, which has been named “Law Firm of the Year” in Health Care Law by U.S. News and World Report. U.S. News-Best Lawyers also selected Nixon Peabody as the top health care law firm in its 2016 survey. Only one U.S. law firm achieves this top distinction each year.

The ideal candidate will have at least two-three years of corporate experience working on mergers & acquisitions and other business transactions for private and public companies, and a broad knowledge of general corporate law to work on matters in the areas of private equity, venture capital, and commercial finance transactions. Experience with healthcare and/or life sciences transactions is a plus.

Qualified candidates will be motivated self-starters with stellar academic credentials, superb judgment and communication skills, a commitment to excellence and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

With 80+ attorneys practicing health care law on a full-time basis in California, Illinois, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Washington, DC, Nixon Peabody is at the heart of the health care industry. The firm’s health care practice works with more than 1,500 clients nationwide including hospitals and health systems, academic medical centers, accountable care organizations, long-term care facilities, IPAs and medical groups, and other types of providers. The practice also represents and works with private equity firms and venture capital funds in the health care sector, health IT companies, and the burgeoning consumer-facing and digital health products and services industries.

A career at Nixon Peabody is the opportunity to do work that matters. It’s a chance to use your knowledge to shape what’s ahead. To share, to innovate, to learn at a firm that taps the power of collective thinking.

Nixon Peabody LLP is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Disability / Female / Gender Identity / Minority / Sexual Orientation / Veteran. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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