Legal - Associate Counsel
Do not apply if you do not have at least 1-3 years of experience as a practicing attorney at a reputable law firm, a securities regulator (i.e. FINRA/SEC), or in-house at a startup or tech company.
SeedInvest is seeking an Associate Counsel to join our Legal team in New York City. This is a unique opportunity to not only join a growing legal team but also contribute significantly to a leading equity crowdfunding platform that is fundamentally changing the way private companies raise capital. If you are interested in joining a leading fintech startup which Jim Cramer said “could be the future of how startups get funded,” we’d love to hear from you.
We run extremely flat and are looking for someone that can not only execute, but become a core member of our team and contribute to the mission, vision, and culture here in a very positive way. This is a salaried full-time position with equity compensation.
We are looking for someone:
- With a deep passion for startups, entrepreneurship, and SeedInvest
- That agrees that the people and the mission are more important than any job description
- With a desire to take ownership of work
- That has strong critical thinking skills
- With the ability to run in the right direction given a lot of rope
- With a strong bias for action
- With an unending drive and a thirst to learn
- That is transparent and honest with excellent communication skills
You'll be expected to be very, very good at:
- Establishing best practices and guiding members across the team
- Continually finding ways to improve our processes across the board
- Building and maintaining relationships with startup founders and management teams
- Helping manage portfolio company reporting and data
- Drafting and conducting thorough reviews of company offering materials for compliance with SEC/FINRA rules
- Managing complex projects under tight timelines while communicating and working actively with the company's founders and people across the entire SeedInvest team
The minimum requirements are:
- BA/BS degree
- JD degree
- License to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
- Minimum of 1-3 years of experience as a practicing attorney at a reputable law firm, a securities regulator (i.e. FINRA/SEC), or in-house at a startup or tech company
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Some extra credit that we'd love to see:
- Experience working on private placements, public offerings, or with investment companies
- Experience drafting PPM’s, offering documents, or SEC filings (i.e. S-1, S-3, 10-K, 10-Q)
- Fintech startup experience
- Technology background and/or interest
- Series 24 license
About SeedInvest
SeedInvest was founded by Ryan Feit and James Han and officially launched in February 2013. SeedInvest was instrumental in the passage of the 2012 JOBS Act, which changed 80-year-old U.S. securities laws to make it possible for entrepreneurs to raise capital over the Internet. Since then, SeedInvest has worked closely with members of the SEC, FINRA, the White House, and the Treasury Department on the implementation of the JOBS Act. SeedInvest has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Economist, Fortune Magazine, Inc. Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine, Forbes, TechCrunch, CNN, Bloomberg, CNBC, MSNBC and FoxBusiness. You can also watch our three appearances on MadMoney with Jim Cramer (here, here and here).