Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Associate

Our client, a leading global law firm, seeks a highly qualified associate to join its Emerging Companies & Venture Capital (ECVC) practice in Salt Lake City. The ideal candidate will have 3–5 years of experience representing startups, emerging growth, and technology companies—along with their founders and venture capital investors—across all stages of the company lifecycle. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a nationally recognized practice known for advising high-growth startups and the venture ecosystem.

Responsibilities will include:

• Counseling founders and emerging companies on entity formation, corporate governance, and equity incentive structures.
• Drafting and negotiating venture capital financing documents, including preferred stock purchase agreements, investors' rights agreements, voting agreements, and rights of first refusal and co-sale agreements.
• Advising on convertible note and SAFE transactions.
• Counseling clients on general corporate matters from seed stage through late-stage and pre-IPO.
• Collaborating with attorneys across corporate, equity compensation, M&A, capital markets, life sciences, and technology practices.

Candidates should have substantive experience in venture capital financings, emerging company representation, and technology transactions, with familiarity with market-standard venture financing terms and documentation, including NVCA model documents. Experience advising both company-side and investor-side clients is essential. Strong preference for experience with Delaware corporate law, startup equity compensation plans (including stock option plans, RSU programs, and 409A valuations), and corporate governance for privately held technology companies.

Strong law school academic credentials, relevant sophisticated law firm experience, and bar admission (or eligibility to obtain admission promptly) in the home office location are required.

• 3–5 years of experience in emerging companies and venture capital practice, representing startups, founders, and investors.
• Substantive experience with venture capital financings, convertible notes, and SAFE transactions.
• Familiarity with NVCA model documents and market-standard venture financing terms.
• Experience advising both company-side and investor-side clients.
• Strong preference for experience with Delaware corporate law, startup equity compensation plans (including stock options, RSUs, and 409A valuations), and corporate governance.
• Excellent academic credentials and sophisticated law firm experience.
• Bar admission (or eligibility to obtain admission promptly) in the home office location.