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Parallax Law PLLC; United States; A distancia; USD 280.000 - 410.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Parallax Law PLLC is hiring a mid-level corporate associate with five to seven years of emerging companies and venture capital (ECVC) and M&A experience, gained at a BigLaw corporate practice. You will run transactions day to day and work closely with founders and CFOs, reporting to the managing attorney.

This role offers senior associate-level responsibility with close client relationships and a chance to help build a modern, tech-enabled law practice.

Formación

• Five to seven years of corporate experience, including at least five years in the emerging companies and venture capital or tech M&A practice of a BigLaw firm.
• Hands-on experience running venture financings and M&A transactions, not only supporting them.
• Deep familiarity with Delaware corporate law, NVCA forms, SAFEs and startup equity.
• Secondment or in-house experience at a startup or venture fund.

Responsabilidades

• Run day-to-day transactions, serving as a primary contact for founders and CFOs.
• Work directly with the managing attorney on every matter.
• Lead buy-side and sell-side venture-backed M&A transactions and financings.
• Coordinate with tax, employment, IP and regulatory specialists, and manage closing.
• Supervise junior associates and contribute to AI-enabled workflows.

Conocimientos

Venture financings

M&A transactions

Drafting and negotiation

AI fluency

Cross-border transactions

Client management

Business development

Startup experience

Educación

Juris Doctor (JD) from ABA-accredited law school

Admission in good standing in US jurisdiction (NY/CA/TX/DE preferred)

Herramientas

NVCA forms

SAFEs

Descripción del empleo

Parallax Law PLLC is a boutique emerging companies and M&A firm that represents tech startups and growth companies, their founders and their investors from formation through exit. We do BigLaw-quality work with an AI-native operating model, so our lawyers spend their time on judgment, negotiation and client relationships rather than on process.

Our practice spans formations and corporate governance, seed through growth-stage venture financings, equity compensation, cross-border structuring (including Delaware flip-ups) and buy-side and sell-side M&A. Our founding attorney trained at Goodwin Procter, Sidley Austin and Allens Linklaters.

Most firms tell you they’re innovative. We’d rather show you how we work. At Parallax, the routine parts of legal practice run on systems built for us: specific workflow tools to complete a SAFE round in under five minutes; a formation app that forms a VC-ready company in under ten minutes of lawyer time; cap table and stock ledger tooling; e‑signature packets that assemble themselves; and client records that update without anyone retyping an email into a tracker. The result is that our lawyers spend their days on what clients actually pay for: judgment, negotiation and advice.

We treat the practice of law as something to be evolved and engineered, not disrupted. We fundamentally believe that there will always be a place for lawyers, but we’re built on the premise of looking at law from a new angle. If a workflow doesn’t exist, we build it. You won’t be told “that’s how we’ve always done it,” because we haven’t always done anything. Every associate here is encouraged (and expected) to spot friction and is given the tools and the time to fix it.

That doesn’t mean we cut corners. Our standards come from BigLaw, and every document still gets a lawyer’s full attention. Technology lets us hold that standard without the bloated staffing, the busywork and the billable-hour treadmill that wear people down at large firms. Clients get faster, more predictable work, often on fixed fees. Our lawyers get ownership of deals, direct client relationships and evenings that are usually their own.

If you’ve spent five to seven years at a BigLaw ECVC practice wondering why so much of the job is still done by hand, this is your chance to help build the alternative.

We are hiring a mid-level corporate associate with five to seven years of emerging companies and venture capital (ECVC) and M&A experience, gained at a BigLaw corporate practice. You will run transactions day to day, serve as a primary point of contact for founders and CFOs, and work directly with the managing attorney on every matter.

This is a role for someone who wants the responsibility of a senior associate in a large firm, closer client relationships, and real input into how a modern law practice is built.

This is a partnership-track position for the right candidate.

Location and working arrangement: Remote, or based in San Francisco, Los Angeles or New York City.

Reports to: Isaac Wall, Founding and Managing Attorney.

• Lead company-side and investor-side SAFE, convertible note and priced equity rounds, from term sheet through closing, using NVCA and YC forms.
• Draft and negotiate charters, stock purchase, investors’ rights, voting and ROFR/co-sale agreements, and manage closing checklists and deliverables.
• Prepare pro forma cap tables, conversion waterfalls and securities law filings (Form D and state notices).

Emerging companies and general corporate counsel

• Oversee startup structuring and formations, founder equity and vesting, 83(b) elections and IP assignments.
• Advise on equity incentive plans, option grants, 409A process and QSBS considerations.
• Supervise preparation of board and stockholder consents and run corporate clean-ups.

M&A

• Run buy-side and sell-side acquisitions of venture-backed companies, including asset purchases, stock purchases and mergers.
• Draft and negotiate purchase agreements, disclosure schedules and ancillary documents, and lead due diligence.
• Coordinate with tax, employment, IP and regulatory specialists, and manage signing and closing.

Firm building

• Supervise and train junior associates and paralegals.
• Help refine our precedent bank, checklists and AI-assisted workflows.

• JD from an ABA-accredited law school and admission in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction (New York, California, Texas or Delaware preferred).
• Five to seven years of corporate experience, including at least five years in the emerging companies and venture capital or tech M&A practice of a BigLaw firm. This is required. Preference is given to applicants with experience at Cooley, MoFo, Goodwin, Fenwick and Wilson Sonsini.
• Hands-on experience running venture financings and M&A transactions, not only supporting them.
• Deep familiarity with Delaware corporate law, NVCA forms, SAFEs and startup equity.
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills, and the judgment to give founders practical, commercial advice.
• Ability to manage several matters at once with minimal supervision in a lean, fast-moving team.
• High levels of AI fluency.
• Experience with cross-border transactions, including flip-ups of foreign startups into Delaware holding companies.
• Exposure to healthcare, fintech or other regulated industries.
• Secondment or in-house experience at a startup or venture fund.
• Experience building or customizing AI tools and legal workflows.
• Business development instincts and an existing network in the startup or venture community.
• An existing book of business (a pathway to partnership for the right candidate).
• Direct responsibility for clients and deals from your first week, with close mentorship from the managing attorney.
• Base salary of $280,000–$410,000, plus substantial bonus and origination credit opportunities.
• A 1,250 billable hour target, with bonuses for exceeding it. Credit for business development, AI fluency training, workflow building and engineering, and other firm-building work.
• A firm built around technology, so your hours go to substantive legal work.
• A clear path to senior responsibility as the firm grows.
• Freedom to operate and to help build the firm of the future.

Visit parallaxlaw.com for more information.

Parallax Law PLLC is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic.