Legal Counsel

OneRagtime SAS; Paris; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

OneRagtime SAS is seeking a Legal Counsel to join our Paris-based finance and tech teams. You will navigate regulatory obligations for an AMF-registered management company, manage KYC checks, and draft fund documentation to support dynamic fundraising rounds across Europe.

You will negotiate terms with founders, prepare investment documents, and help digitalize our legal processes within the OneRagtime platform, while collaborating with external partners and portfolio companies.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of experience in fund structuring or VC/PE.
• Strong academic background combining business and law.
• Fluency in English and French.

Responsibilities

• Monitor regulatory obligations as an AMF-registered management company.
• Coordinate with RCCI, authorities and reporting.
• Carry out investor KYC checks.
• Draft and update fund documentation.
• Defend portfolio interests in investments and fundraising rounds.
• Negotiate terms and prepare investment documents.
• Support portfolio companies post-investment.
• Manage SPV setups and corporate documentation.
• Handle day-to-day legal matters and NDAs.
• Liaise with external law firms, auditors and industry partners.
• Digitalize legal processes as part of the OneRagtime platform.

Skills

Fund structuring

Venture capital

Private equity

Startup fundraising

Regulatory compliance

Education

Law degree

Job description

OneRagtime is a next-generation venture capital fund-as-a-platform that sources, finances and scales early-stage tech startups across Europe. Our fully digital investment process gives our exclusive investor community the freedom and flexibility to choose how they invest.

Our mission is ambitious: to empower exceptional entrepreneurs to succeed internationally. Powered by the OneRagtime community and our strong relationships across the tech ecosystem, we select the most innovative tech startups in Europe and back them with our curated community of investors and entrepreneurs. We believe that a startup’s success depends on being backed by the right people. That is what the OneRagtime community is about: an ecosystem where startups can grow into the next global champions, with access to capital, network, knowledge and operational resources. And because we believe in combining technology and data with human talent, we are building our own tech platform to digitalize all our activities and scale our business.

OneRagtime in figures: 12+ talents from 6 countries based in Paris, 500+ investors, 53+ startups backed, 9 exits and 2 centaurs.

Could you be the next to join us?

The Position

As Legal Counsel, you will work closely with the Finance team, as well as with the Startup, Investor and Tech teams. No two days are the same at OneRagtime, and your main responsibilities will include:

Regulatory and compliance (funds and management company)

• Monitoring OneRagtime’s regulatory obligations as an AMF-registered management company and ensuring compliance, with the support of the RCCI (Compliance and Internal Control Officer).
• Managing communication with the regulatory authorities and ensuring the timely delivery of required reporting.
• Carrying out investor KYC (Know Your Customer) checks.
• Drafting and updating fund documentation: fund regulations, side letters, committee minutes and subscription forms.

Investments and fundraising rounds

• Defending the interests of OneRagtime and its portfolio companies in investment transactions and fundraising rounds.
• Negotiating investment terms with founders and the related legal documentation: letters of intent, term sheets, shareholders’ agreements (including waterfall and liquidity clauses), representations and warranties.
• Drafting investor-facing documentation, such as subscription agreements and distribution documentation.
• Supporting our portfolio companies to ensure a smooth post-investment experience.

Corporate and day-to-day legal matters

• Corporate follow-up of the management company and its affiliated companies.
• Setting up and managing SPVs company, including their incorporation (articles of association and corporate documentation).
• Handling day-to-day legal matters, including NDAs and contract reviews.
• Acting as the point of contact for our external partners (law firms, auditors, RCCI, France Invest, France Digitale, etc.).
• Helping to digitalize our legal and regulatory processes as part of the OneRagtime tech platform.

What we are looking for

We are looking for someone who shares our values and brings:

• At least 2 years of experience in fund structuring, venture capital or private equity, either within a fund or at an international law firm.
• A strong academic background, ideally combining business and law.
• A solid understanding of startup fundraising mechanisms and fund structuring.
• A real passion for startups and the tech industry.
• The ability to take initiative and quickly work autonomously.
• Fluency in English and French.