Private Companies Associate Attorney (4th–6th Year)

About the Role

Our client is seeking a Private Companies Associate Attorney (4th–6th year) to join its nationally recognized private companies and emerging growth practice in New York.

This role is ideal for attorneys with substantial experience advising venture-backed startups, growth-stage companies, and venture capital investors on a broad range of corporate and financing matters. Associates in this group work closely with innovative, high-growth businesses throughout their lifecycle — from formation and venture financings through strategic exits and liquidity events.

This is an opportunity to join a growing national platform representing some of the most prominent emerging companies and investors in the market.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise early-stage and growth-stage companies on:

  • General corporate matters

  • Corporate governance

  • Venture capital financings

  • Growth equity transactions

  • Liquidity events and strategic transactions

• Represent venture capital funds and institutional investors in financing transactions

• Draft and negotiate:

  • Financing documents

  • Investor agreements

  • Corporate governance documents

  • Transaction-related agreements

• Support clients throughout the company lifecycle from formation through exit

• Manage active transactional matters and coordinate deal execution

• Work closely with founders, executives, investors, and cross-functional legal teams

Required Qualifications

• 4–6 years of corporate transactional experience

• Significant experience representing:

  • Venture-backed companies

  • Emerging growth companies

  • Venture capital investors

• Strong experience with:

  • Venture financings

  • General corporate counseling

  • Liquidity events

  • Corporate governance matters

• Excellent drafting, analytical, and communication skills

• Ability to manage multiple sophisticated matters simultaneously

• Experience at a national or international law firm strongly preferred

• Strong academic credentials from a nationally recognized law school

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Strong emerging companies / venture capital associate

• Interested in working closely with founders and high-growth businesses

• Comfortable managing fast-moving transactional workstreams

• Strong client service orientation and business judgment

• Collaborative, entrepreneurial, and proactive

Preferred Background

Best-fit candidates likely come from:

• Am Law 100 ECVC / private companies groups

• National startup and venture capital practices

• Chambers-ranked emerging companies teams

Strong target firms may include:

• Cooley

• Gunderson

• Goodwin

• Wilson Sonsini

• Fenwick

• Orrick

• Latham

• Mintz

• WilmerHale

• Morrison Foerster