Paralegal, Emerging Companies – Venture Capital

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Provide support for venture financings, including priced rounds, SAFEs, and convertible notes, from the term sheet to closing.

• Prepare ancillary documents, organize signature pages, and oversee signature and closing logistics.

• Establish and organize new entities, including formation documents, bylaws or operating agreements, initial resolutions, and corporate records.

• Implement and manage equity incentive plans and stock option grants, including securing board and stockholder approvals.

• Maintain capitalization tables and equity records utilizing platforms like Carta or Shareworks; handle related cap table due diligence.

• Manage corporate records and ongoing corporate housekeeping, including annual filings, franchise tax matters, registered agent responsibilities, and minute books.

• Assist with due diligence for acquisitions, acqui-hires, and asset transactions by organizing data rooms, tracking requests, and identifying issues.

• Prepare and manage signing and closing checklists, closing documents, and closing volumes.

• Draft board and stockholder resolutions and minutes.

• Act as a direct point of contact for founders and clients regarding routine document requests, closing logistics, and status updates.

• Draft and revise standard agreements and templates under the guidance of attorneys.

• Collaborate with attorneys to define and prioritize matters while highlighting issues that require attorney judgment.

• Utilize and improve AI-native workflows and playbooks for drafting, document assembly, and due diligence.

• Identify workflow bottlenecks and assist in developing scalable processes.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 3 years of experience as a corporate/transactional paralegal, with significant experience in ECVC: incorporations, venture financings, and cap table/equity plan administration.

• Familiarity with capitalization management platforms like Carta or Shareworks.

• A bachelor's degree and/or a paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program.

• Experience working in a law firm, legal tech, or in-house legal setting; experience in a startup or high-growth company is strongly preferred.

• Strong working knowledge of NVCA-style financing documents, SAFEs, and convertible notes; exposure to startup-side M&A (asset deals, acqui-hires, company sales) is advantageous.

• Extensive experience with Excel spreadsheets.

• Excellent written communication and organizational skills.

• Capability to independently manage the mechanics of a financing or closing and recognize when attorney judgment is required.

• Ability to juggle multiple active matters in a deadline-driven setting.

• Interest in AI tools and enthusiasm for AI-native legal workflows.

• U.S. residency at the time of application.

• Legally authorized to work in the United States.

🏝️ Benefits

• 401(k) plan with a 5% employer match.

• Comprehensive health and dental insurance, fully covered, with partial subsidies for dependents.

• Annual team onsite events.

• Stipend for training and development.

• Access to modern tools and technology.

• No billable hour requirements.