Paralegal, Emerging Companies & Venture Capital

Summary

General Legal is an AI-native law firm delivering corporate legal work through AI-native workflows. The Paralegal will support the Emerging Companies & Venture Capital practice by handling financings, entity formations, equity administration, corporate housekeeping, startup-side M&A support, and client and attorney coordination.

Responsibilities

• Support venture financings (priced rounds, SAFEs, convertible notes) from term sheet through closing, including drafting ancillary documents, preparing signature pages, and managing signature/closing logistics
• Incorporate and organize new entities—formation documents, bylaws/operating agreements, initial resolutions, and corporate records setup
• Implement and administer equity incentive plans and stock option grants, including board and stockholder approvals
• Maintain and update capitalization tables and equity records using platforms such as Carta or Shareworks; manage related cap table due diligence
• Handle corporate records management and general corporate housekeeping for clients on an ongoing basis (annual filings, franchise tax, registered agent matters, minute books)
• Assist with diligence for acquisitions of early- and growth-stage companies, acqui-hires, and asset deals—organizing data rooms, tracking diligence requests, and flagging issues for attorney review
• Draft and manage signing and closing checklists, closing documents, and closing volumes
• Prepare board and stockholder resolutions and minutes in connection with financings, M&A, and other corporate actions
• Serve as a direct point of contact for founders and clients on routine document requests, closing logistics, and status updates
• Draft and revise standard agreements and templates under attorney direction
• Work directly with attorneys to scope and prioritize matters, and flag issues that need attorney judgment early
• Use and help refine AI-native workflows and playbooks to handle routine drafting, document assembly, and diligence work faster
• Identify recurring bottlenecks in deal or intake workflows and help build better process as the firm scales

Skills

• 3+ years of corporate/transactional paralegal experience, with substantive ECVC experience: incorporations, venture financings, and cap table/equity plan administration
• Experience with capitalization management platforms such as Carta or Shareworks
• A four-year degree and/or a paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program
• Experience in a law firm, legal tech, or in-house legal environment; startup or high-growth company exposure strongly preferred
• Solid working knowledge of NVCA-style financing documents, SAFEs, and convertible notes; exposure to startup-side M&A (asset deals, acqui-hires, company sales) is a plus
• Substantial experience with Excel spreadsheets and exemplary written communication and organizational skills
• You can run the mechanics of a financing or closing without hand-holding, and you know when something needs attorney judgment instead
• You're comfortable multi-tasking across several active matters in a deadline-driven environment
• You're genuinely curious about AI tools and excited to work somewhere that uses them to change how legal services get delivered—not just tolerate the idea
• You default to fixing the problem rather than just flagging it
• All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States and are required to have U.S. residency at the time of application
• Startup or high-growth company exposure strongly preferred

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 3+ years of corporate/transactional paralegal experience, with substantive ECVC experience: incorporations, venture financings, and cap table/equity plan administration
• Experience with capitalization management platforms such as Carta or Shareworks
• A four-year degree and/or a paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program
• Experience in a law firm, legal tech, or in-house legal environment; startup or high-growth company exposure strongly preferred
• Solid working knowledge of NVCA-style financing documents, SAFEs, and convertible notes; exposure to startup-side M&A (asset deals, acqui-hires, company sales) is a plus
• Substantial experience with Excel spreadsheets and exemplary written communication and organizational skills
• You can run the mechanics of a financing or closing without hand-holding, and you know when something needs attorney judgment instead
• You're comfortable multi-tasking across several active matters in a deadline-driven environment
• You're genuinely curious about AI tools and excited to work somewhere that uses them to change how legal services get delivered—not just tolerate the idea
• You default to fixing the problem rather than just flagging it
• All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States and are required to have U.S. residency at the time of application

Nice to Haves

• startup or high-growth company exposure strongly preferred

Benefits

• 401(k) with 5% employer match
• Health & dental insurance fully covered, with partial subsidies for dependents
• Annual team onsites
• Training and development stipend
• Modern tooling
• No billable hours