Senior Venture Capital Attorney

Connect Legal Partners; Texas; Hybrid; USD 189,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Origination bonus

Job summary

Connect Legal Partners in Texas is seeking a seasoned venture finance attorney to lead and manage early investment financings and priced equity rounds. You will advise both companies and investors, draft complex financing and governance documents, and maintain active client relationships.

The role also includes supervising junior lawyers, coordinating with paralegals, and helping develop new client work. The ideal candidate has 5–8 years of venture practice, demonstrated lead experience in

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of venture practice experience at a law firm.
• Led financings involving convertible instruments and standard venture documents.
• Experience preparing capitalisation models is important.
• Active bar license required, Texas admission preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead venture financings across early investment instruments and priced equity rounds.
• Advise companies and investors, draft financing and governance documents.
• Maintain responsibility for client relationships and business development.
• Supervise junior lawyers and collaborate with paralegals.
• Contribute to development of new client work.

Skills

Venture capital financing

Legal leadership

Client relationship management

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent

Active bar license (Texas preferred)

Tools

Capitalisation modelling

Job description

Lead venture financings across early investment instruments and priced equity rounds for companies and investors.

The role

Manage venture capital transactions, including early investment instruments and priced equity rounds. You will advise companies and investors, draft financing and governance documents and maintain responsibility for client relationships. The role also includes supervising junior lawyers, working with paralegals and contributing to the development of new client work.

What you will need

Around 5 to 8 years of law firm venture practice experience. You should have led financings involving convertible instruments and standard venture documents, rather than providing support alone. Experience preparing capitalisation models is important. An active bar licence is required, with Texas admission strongly preferred.

What is on offer

• A full time hybrid role in Texas.
• Advertised annual base pay starts around $189,000, with a range extending to $250,000 or more depending on experience, plus performance and origination bonuses.