About the Role
Join a growing, collaborative team advising prominent venture-backed companies and institutional investors across all stages of the company lifecycle. The role requires substantive corporate transactional experience on both the company and investor sides of venture capital transactions.
Responsibilities
- Draft and negotiate primary deal documents
- Manage diligence processes
- Maintain direct client relationships
- Counsel venture-backed companies on entity formation, equity financings, securities matters, and general corporate matters
- Advise venture capital funds and institutional investors on investment structuring, transactions, and portfolio matters
- Draft and negotiate transaction documents for Seed through late-stage venture capital financings, including term sheets, SAFEs, convertible notes, preferred stock purchase agreements, investors' rights agreements, voting agreements, and related instruments
- Advise venture-backed companies on corporate formation, corporate governance, securities issuances, capitalization matters, and general corporate matters throughout the growth cycle
- Represent venture capital funds and institutional investors in connection with new investments and follow-on rounds
Requirements
- 3-5 years of experience representing venture capital investors and emerging growth companies
- Substantive corporate transactional experience on both company and investor sides of venture capital transactions
- Prior experience at an AMLaw 50 law firm with a nationally recognized venture capital and emerging companies practice (strongly preferred)
- Outstanding academic credentials
- Sound judgment
- Admitted to the Massachusetts and/or New York Bar or eligible for admission
- Residence in the Boston or New York office
Skills
- Strong project management skills
- Ability to work effectively in leanly staffed, fast-paced deal teams
- Ability to manage significant responsibility and client contact
Location
- Boston
- New York
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Mid-level
- 3-5 years of experience
Education Level
- Law degree
Salary/Compensations
- $250,000 to $365,000
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Discretionary bonus
- Health insurance with an optional HSA
- Short term disability
- Long term disability
- Dental insurance
- Vision care
- Life insurance
- Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- 401K
- Vacation
- Sick time
- Employee assistance program
- Voluntary accident insurance
- Voluntary life insurance
- Voluntary disability insurance
- Voluntary critical illness and cancer insurance
- Pet insurance
- Commuter and Transit programs (in certain markets)
About the Company
- Greenberg Traurig (GT) is a global law firm.
- Consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100.
- Operates with a global network across 51 locations.
- Team recognized by rankings in Chambers & Partners Guides.
- Has more lawyers listed in The Best Lawyers in America than any other law firm since 2008.
- Founded in 1967 in South Florida with a focus on serving clients better.
- Built the firm by welcoming attorneys and professionals from all backgrounds.
- Thrives on the passion and drive of its people, emphasizing merit, innovation, belonging, and collaboration.
Equal Opportunity
- GT is an EEO employer with an inclusive workplace.
- Committed to merit-based consideration and review without regard to an individual’s race, sex, or other protected characteristics.
- Committed to the principles of non-discrimination on any protected basis.
- Provides reasonable accommodation for the employment selection process upon request to hrrecruit@gtlaw.com.
- Offers assistance for individuals with disabilities impacting online application or requiring TTY/TDD.
