[Hiring] Venture Financing Counsel @Blackletter

Role Description

You will be the go-to financing lawyer for venture-backed technology companies across all stages, from first check to late-stage rounds. You will lead on SAFEs, convertible notes, priced equity rounds, and the full suite of investor and ancillary documents that come with them. But this is not a traditional counsel role – you will work closely with the team to help shape how the firm operates, including the tools, workflows, and standards that make legal work faster and more consistent.

What You Will Do

• Lead VC financings end-to-end across all stages including SAFEs, convertible notes, and priced equity rounds
• Draft and negotiate term sheets, stock purchase agreements, investors' rights agreements, voting agreements, and ancillary financing documents
• Advise founders and operators on deal terms, investor dynamics, and how to approach negotiations
• Manage relationships with investors, opposing counsel, and cap table stakeholders to keep deals moving
• Identify patterns across contracts and negotiations and translate them into better templates, clauses, and playbooks
• Provide input on the design of our AI-powered workflows to best serve our clients
• Help define what excellent legal delivery looks like, from client communication standards to matter management processes

Qualifications

• 4–10 years at a leading law firm or in-house, with extensive experience on VC financings

Requirements

• Strong commercial instincts and the ability to give clear, practical advice
• You notice when the same issue comes up repeatedly and look for a way to handle it better the next time
• You are frustrated by how long routine legal work takes and are open to changing how it gets done

Compensation and Structure

• Competitive salary plus equity
• Compensation is commensurate with experience
• This is a remote position

Why Us

You will spend more of your time on negotiating, advising, and making judgment calls, and less on work that should already be automated. As one of our first legal hires, you will have a direct hand in shaping the future practice of law.

If some of the above doesn’t line up perfectly with your experience, we still encourage you to apply!

We value and celebrate diversity and strive to create an inclusive work environment for all. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to providing equal opportunities. Should you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, please reach out to [email protected].