ECVC Associate

BCL Legal; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

BCL Legal in Boston seeks a seasoned associate to lead venture financings from term sheet to closing, handling preferred stock deals, SAFEs, and growth rounds. The role offers direct client contact and significant deal exposure for a fast-paced VC-focused platform.

You will advise on formation, governance, and equity incentives while working with co-chairs and partners, enjoying autonomy with a clear path to senior roles within a collaborative ECVC practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead and staff venture financings from term sheet through closing - preferred stock financings, convertible notes/SAFEs, and growth equity rounds
• Represent both emerging companies and institutional/VC investors, giving genuine two-sided deal experience
• Advise on formation, governance, equity incentive structuring, and general corporate matters for startup clients
• Work directly with practice co-chairs and partners with substantial origination - strong exposure and visibility rather than being buried on a large deal team
• Meaningful autonomy on deal management at the 4th-5th year level, with a clear runway toward senior associate and partnership-track responsibility

Skills

Venture financing

Corporate law

Governance

Client relations

Job description

The Firm

The Firm A nationally recognized, full-service Am Law 100 firm with a longstanding reputation as one of the go-to platforms for venture capital and emerging companies work. The firm's ECVC practice is consistently Band 1/Tier 1 ranked by Chambers and Legal 500, and sits alongside top-tier Life Sciences, Technology, and Private Equity groups - giving the group genuine cross-practice depth rather than a siloed VC book.

The Boston Team

The Boston office anchors the firm's ECVC practice on the East Coast and is co-led by one of the most respected venture and private securities practitioners in the market. The team is deeply embedded in the Boston/Cambridge life sciences and tech ecosystem, with a docket that spans seed through late-stage financings, fund formations, and company-side and investor-side representations for VC funds, family offices, and corporate venture arms. Recent matters include multi-hundred-million-dollar Series A/B/C rounds for high-growth biotech, digital health, and cybersecurity companies.

The Role

• Lead and staff venture financings from term sheet through closing - preferred stock financings, convertible notes/SAFEs, and growth equity rounds
• Represent both emerging companies and institutional/VC investors, giving genuine two-sided deal experience
• Advise on formation, governance, equity incentive structuring, and general corporate matters for startup clients
• Work directly with practice co-chairs and partners with substantial origination - strong exposure and visibility rather than being buried on a large deal team
• Meaningful autonomy on deal management at the 4th-5th year level, with a clear runway toward senior associate and partnership-track responsibility

What\'s on Offer

• Cravath-scale compensation
• Standard Am Law 100 billable hour target
• Direct client contact and business development exposure - the practice actively involves senior associates in pitches and client relationships
• A genuinely collaborative, non-siloed platform with deep bench strength across IP, tax, and regulatory to support deal execution