Cannabis Venture Capital Emerging Companies Associate Jobs

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP is looking for nimble, innovation-oriented associates with a minimum of four years of experience to join our Venture Capital & Emerging Companies practice. This is an exciting opportunity to join our rapidly growing national team led by venture capitalist and entrepreneur, Lisa Suennen.

If you are entrepreneurially minded, and a builder, and are looking for a fast-moving, fast-growing team working with the next generation of startups and investors, we want to speak with you. Manatt’s unique professional services approach provides a combination of legal services and strategic business consulting services to advise our expanding client roster of venture capital and private equity firms, startup companies, and large corporate players engaging in the ever-evolving world where technology meets industry. We develop deep relationships with these organizations to help guide them through a dynamic, ever-evolving legal and business landscape. In this role, you will actively engage with businesses to provide legal services and strategic advice, and participate in our comprehensive approach to helping clients grow and prosper.

Manatt’s interdisciplinary and diverse team of lawyers, entrepreneurs, consultants, policy professionals and venture capitalists advise entrepreneurs, Fortune 500 companies and VCs across all stages of the complex corporate life cycle, from formation to funding to exit. Our practice serves buyers and sellers across all industries, especially digital health, biotech, fintech and crypto, cannabis and foodtech, media/gaming and entertainment tech, adtech/martech and consumer brands as they navigate the worlds of venture finance, partnerships, M&A, and other general corporate matters.

We are looking for candidates with demonstrated experience leading venture finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance matters. We are also seeking candidates with fund formation and deal management experience. Ideal candidates will have strong familiarity with start-up/financing documents, including convertible notes, SAFEs (“Simple Agreement for Future Equity"), series seed funding, priced equity rounds, the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), and Token offerings. Ideal candidates will also have solid transactional experience, including drafting agreements, negotiating with opposing counsel and leading teams on diligence and closing transactions.

Requirements

• Minimum of four years of solid venture finance experience
• Demonstrated ability to lead deal teams and transactions from inception through closing
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong client-facing skills with demonstrated ability to deal directly with clients
• Effective and efficient problem solving capabilities with the ability to work independently and proactively, as well as develop creative solutions to meet client and team needs
• Excellent team player skills with the ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams and the flexibility to engage and collaborate across the firm’s capabilities and practice areas
• Advanced knowledge of Excel (including cap table, exit waterfall, and other financial modeling tools)
• Bar membership in good standing in the jurisdiction in which you plan to practice

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

Fostering diversity, equity and inclusion is one of Manatt’s core values and is fundamental to our organizational identity. We believe that a diverse workforce that reflects the communities in which we live, work and serve enriches Manatt’s culture and enhances our ability to understand our clients’ needs and develop better, more impactful solutions. Manatt’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee drives the firm’s efforts, working with firm leadership, and engaging our legal, consulting and business professionals to create and sustain a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace.

About Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Manatt Phelps & Phillips, LLP is one of the nation’s preeminent law and consulting firms. We are known for quality, extraordinary commitment to clients, integrated, relationship-based services, and a range of specialized capabilities typically found only in boutique firms. We are progressive, entrepreneurial, and deeply committed to diversity, public service, involvement in the communities we serve and excellence in all we do.

Over the past decade, Manatt has transformed from a top law firm to a cutting-edge, hybridized strategy consulting and legal professional services firm. We are composed of lawyers, consultants, business advisors, venture investors, entrepreneurs and technologists committed to meeting the ever-evolving needs of our clients. Our clients include Fortune 500, middle-market and emerging companies in industries such as digital and technology; energy, environmental and real estate; entertainment; financial services; and healthcare. For more information on Manatt, visit https://www.manatt.com/.

Join Us

If you want to join a team-oriented, future-thinking, entrepreneurially-minded team of passionate and driven professionals, we strongly encourage you to apply. All candidates must apply through our online application portal (apply here). Required application materials include a cover letter, resume, transcript, deal sheet, and writing sample (two to three pages from your academic or work experience of which you are the sole author).

Manatt is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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New York NY 10036
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Phone: 212.790.4500

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