ECVC Associate (midlevel 3+)

Advocates Legal Recruiting; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 260,000 - 365,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Full benefits package

Job summary

Advocates Legal Recruiting represents an AmLaw 100 client seeking a midlevel associate for its Emerging Companies and Venture Capital team in California. You would advise innovative founders, growth-stage companies, and the funds behind them on formation, venture financings, day-to-day corporate matters, and M&A.

The role also serves investors, offering a broader market view than a company-side seat. Candidates should have at least 3 years' experience at a comparable law firm with venture

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience at a comparable law firm with venture financings and emerging company work.
• Comfortable managing deal documents and closings, keeping multiple workstreams moving, and communicating with founders, executives, investors, and opposing counsel.
• Strong writing, judgment and quantitative skills, with emphasis on Excel fluency.

Responsibilities

• Advise innovative companies across formation, venture financings, day-to-day corporate matters and M&A.
• Represent investors, providing a broader market view beyond a pure company-side seat.
• Manage deal documents and closings and coordinate multiple workstreams.

Skills

Excel fluency

Strong writing

Judgment

Quantitative skills

Job description

Los Angeles, United States | Posted on 07/21/2026

Our AmLaw 100 client is adding a midlevel associate to its Emerging Companies and Venture Capital team in California. This is a practice built around founders, growth-stage companies, and the funds behind them. The work is sophisticated, the client base is serious, and associates are kept close to the deals.

Role Summary

You would advise innovative companies across the full lifecycle, including formation, venture financings, day-to-day corporate matters, and M&A. The practice also represents investors, which gives this role a broader market view than a pure company-side seat.

Candidate Profile

Candidates should have at least 3 years of experience at a comparable law firm with meaningful exposure to venture financings and emerging company work. You should be comfortable managing deal documents and closings, keeping multiple workstreams moving, and communicating directly with founders, executives, investors, and opposing counsel. Strong writing, judgment, and quantitative skills are expected. Excel fluency matters in this role.

Why This Role

This is a strong move for an associate who wants better work, better exposure, and a platform that carries weight in the market. You would join a national ECVC practice with a steady mix of formation-stage work, growth financings, and exits, backed by a broader firm with real depth in technology and corporate matters. There is structure here, but not hand-holding. You get substantive responsibility, access to experienced practitioners, and a practice that is active across major venture and tech corridors.

California compensation range is $260,000 to $365,000, plus discretionary bonus and a full benefits package.

Interested?

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