Lexsy · 2 weeks ago
Associate – Emerging Companies & Venture Capital (ECVC)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$250K/yr - $250K/yr
3+ years expLexsy is an AI-powered law firm for startups and investors, delivering elite legal judgment and automated, high-leverage workflows across the company lifecycle. They are seeking an ECVC Associate to join their core corporate team, working directly with the founder and startup GCs on venture-backed work while building internal workflows and systems. The role involves company formations, venture financings, corporate governance, and client-facing work.
Law Practice
Responsibilities
Company formations and early-stage company setup
Venture financings (SAFEs, priced rounds, investor docs, closings)
Corporate governance (boards, consents, stockholder actions, cap table hygiene)
Equity issuances and equity plan administration (founders, employees, advisors)
Tech transactions support (as needed; NDAs → commercial/ops agreements)
Optional: M&A / exits support depending on deal flow and your interest
Client-facing work: lead calls, manage checklists, run process, drive to signature
Qualification
Required
3-8 years post-JD in a top-tier ECVC practice (Cooley, Fenwick & West, Latham & Watkins, DLA Piper, Goodwin Procter, Gunderson Dettmer, Orrick, Pillsbury, Silicon Legal Strategy, Wilson Sonsini, Perkins Coie); equivalent in-house startup GC is a plus, not a requirement
Detail-obsessed, organized, and fast (you catch what others miss)
Builder mindset: you enjoy streamlining, templating, and creating reusable systems
Founder-empathy: you can translate legal complexity into action and decisions
Tech fluent: comfortable with modern startup tooling (Notion/Slack, e-sign, cap table platforms)
Benefits
0.4% equity
Bonus
Milestone-based vesting
Company
Lexsy
Lexsy is your legal partner from formation to exit. Built by ex-big law lawyers, powered by AI and trusted by 100+ startups to get legal right.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase