Our client is seeking an associate with at least three years of emerging growth company experience to join its Bay Area Emerging Companies & Growth practice. The practice advises startups, emerging companies, venture capital partners, and institutional investors from company formation through financings and potential liquidity events.
The Work
- Advise emerging companies on formation and corporate matters, helping address needs from the earliest stages through periods of rapid growth.
- Work on equity and growth financings for company and investor clients, including angel and seed investments and other venture financings.
- Contribute to financing matters involving structured debt and equity solutions, drawing on the practice’s relationships with venture capital and growth equity investors.
- Support strategic corporate counseling for companies as they navigate business objectives and increasingly complex legal challenges.
- Work on matters that position companies for liquidity events, including public offerings, direct listings, and deSPAC transactions.
- Engage with companies in innovation-driven industries, including technology and its subsectors, biotechnology and life sciences, and next-generation manufacturing.
What You Bring
- At least three years of experience advising emerging growth companies.
- Experience with company formation and corporate matters for startups or emerging companies.
- Knowledge of equity and growth financings, including venture capital transactions.
- Ability to contribute to client counseling across company and investor matters.
- Experience or interest in capital markets transactions and liquidity events, including public offerings, direct listings, or deSPACs, is relevant to the practice.
Why Consider It
The practice offers exposure to emerging companies and the investors that finance them, with work spanning formation, financing, strategic advice, and liquidity events.
Its integrated capital markets and M&A capabilities support clients as their needs evolve, while its global presence across key venture and growth capital hubs provides a broad platform.
Compensation & Benefits
The organization also describes a comprehensive well-being program with resources addressing health, family needs, and financial planning.
Confidentiality
This is a confidential opportunity. Contact Advocates Legal Recruiting to discuss the role and receive additional details about the client and team. All inquiries will be handled confidentially.