Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Associate Attorney

Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Associate Attorney

Austin, Texas | 3–6 Years’ Experience

A leading corporate practice is seeking a mid-level Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Associate to join its Austin team.

This is an opportunity to build a genuinely broad emerging companies practice, advising founders, growth-stage businesses, venture investors, management teams and boards from formation and initial financing rounds through strategic transactions and eventual exits.

The successful candidate will gain meaningful client exposure and increasing responsibility for transactions while working with businesses at some of the most important stages of their development.

The Opportunity

Rather than focusing solely on individual financing rounds, you will have the opportunity to develop long-term relationships with companies as they grow and their legal needs become increasingly sophisticated.

Your work will include:

• Advising emerging and growth-stage companies throughout their business lifecycle, from formation and early-stage financing through growth and exit.
• Representing companies and investors in venture capital and other private financing transactions.
• Drafting and negotiating financing, governance and other corporate transaction documents.
• Working directly with founders, management teams and boards on corporate governance and strategic matters.
• Supporting M&A and other strategic transactions involving emerging and growth-stage companies.
• Advising portfolio companies throughout the private equity investment lifecycle.
• Conducting due diligence and coordinating transactions across specialist practice areas.
• Developing direct client relationships and assuming increasing responsibility for day-to-day transaction and matter management.

The practice also offers valuable opportunities to expand beyond traditional venture work. Associates may advise later-stage and public companies on capital markets transactions, securities regulation, SEC disclosure and reporting matters, providing broader corporate and securities experience as their careers progress.

Candidate Profile

Candidates should have:

• 3–6 years of corporate transactional experience, ideally within a sophisticated national or international law firm.
• A JD and previous experience working in a law firm.
• Meaningful experience representing emerging companies, venture capital investors or both.
• Experience handling venture capital financings and related corporate governance matters.
• Strong drafting, analytical and communication skills.
• The ability to manage multiple transactions and priorities simultaneously.
• Confidence working directly with clients in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• A desire to take increasing ownership of client relationships and transaction execution.

Additional experience involving M&A, capital markets or public company securities matters would be valuable but is not essential.

Career Development

This role is particularly attractive for an associate who wants to become more than a transaction executor.

Associates are given opportunities to develop relationships with founders and investors, take meaningful responsibility early and continue supporting clients as businesses progress from private companies through significant financings, strategic transactions and potential exits.

The broader platform provides access to lawyers across complementary practices and markets, allowing associates to develop both their technical capabilities and commercial understanding while building a professional network around innovative companies and investors.

There is a strong emphasis on collaboration, early responsibility and long-term career development, including support for lawyers who want to expand their client relationships and ultimately build their own practices.

For an associate looking to establish a long-term career at the intersection of venture capital, technology, entrepreneurship and sophisticated corporate transactions, this is a compelling opportunity in the Austin market.

The position is based in Austin, Texas.

To be considered, please contact Freddie at freddie@tposearch.com with your resume, cover letter, and law school transcript, deal sheet/representative matters.

Advert Code: MLFS 144

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