Fund Formation/Venture Capital Case Assistant

Are you a legal support professional who enjoys a structured career growth path? If so, this innovative, global law firm would like you to join its Fund Formation Practice as a Case Assistant in Palo Alto.  If you have a 4-year degree and one year of legal experience in a law or VC firm, or corporate or non-profit legal department, this will be an ideal growth opportunity for you! Responsibilities include:

Assisting attorneys and paralegals with:

• preparing and maintaining organization documents, partnership and LLC agreements, transfer agreements, admission agreements and other amendments; 

• researching Federal and State securities regulations in connection with fund formations and preparing and filing requisite notices; 

• conducting due diligence review of documents and preparing opinions and backup in connection with fund formation; 

• handling SEC compliance reporting on behalf of venture fund clients with respect to their public company stock portfolios.

You will be a great fit and succeed in this role if you have a solid academic background, the ability to juggle varying demands while maintaining keen attention to detail, and are skilled at building trusted relationships in the workplace. A desire for a professional career as a paralegal is ideal, or if you contemplate law school in a couple years that will be fine. This firm is known for promoting from within and has many employees with long tenure, including your boss who is a delightful human being and manager.