: Senior Venture Attorney
Location: Dallas, TX or Austin, TX
Salary: $185,000 $250,000/yr + competitive equity
Schedule: Full-time Hybrid
Experience: 5 8 years venture law experience
Active Bar License Required Texas Strongly Preferred
End-to-End Venture Financing Experience Required
Firm Quality: Growing boutique venture-focused practice
Career Upside: Full transaction ownership + direct client relationships + 1,350-hour annual billable target
Central Texas Recruiting is seeking a Senior Venture Attorney with 5 8 years of emerging companies and venture capital law experience to join a growing boutique practice serving founders, emerging companies, and venture investors. This is a full-ownership role offering direct access to equity partners, meaningful client relationships, and responsibility for leading venture transactions from early-stage financings through Series A and beyond.
The ideal candidate will have independently led SAFE, convertible note, Series Seed, and priced equity financings from start to finish not simply supported senior attorneys or handled diligence. Strong experience managing client relationships, building pro forma cap tables and financing models, and mentoring junior attorneys is required.
Key Responsibilities
Lead venture capital transactions, including SAFE, convertible note, and equity financings
Manage financing transactions from early-stage through Series A and beyond
Advise on and draft legal documentation for both company-side and investor-side transactions
Draft entity formation, governance, and organizational documents
Conduct transaction due diligence and risk analysis
Prepare and analyze pro forma cap tables and financing models
Evaluate anti-dilution mechanics, convertible note and SAFE conversions, and post-money ownership calculations
Own client relationships and build long-term partnerships with founders and investors
Mentor and coach junior attorneys and work closely with paralegals
Support senior attorneys and partners with day-to-day client matters
Contribute to business development and new client originations
Qualifications & Requirements:
U.S. Work Eligibility Required
Education & Experience:
JD from an accredited law school
5 8 years of emerging companies / venture capital law experience at a law firm
Active Bar license required; Texas strongly preferred
Demonstrated experience independently leading venture financings end-to-end
Experience directly managing client relationships
Experience with both company-side and investor-side transactions
Ability to mentor and develop junior attorneys
Venture Financing Experience:
SAFE agreements
Convertible notes
Series Seed financings
Priced equity rounds
NVCA financing documents
Venture financing documentation and transaction mechanics
Technical Skills & Competencies:
Experience drafting pro forma cap tables and financing models
Strong understanding of anti-dilution mechanics
Strong understanding of convertible note and SAFE conversions
Ability to calculate and analyze post-money ownership
Ability to independently own matters and client relationships with minimal oversight
Strong legal drafting and transaction-management skills
Well-spoken, collaborative, low-ego working style
Strongly Preferred:
Experience at a large law firm or established venture practice
Background with firms such as Perkins Coie, Wilson Sonsini, Nelson Mullins, Fenwick & West, Gunderson Dettmer, or Cooley
Ability or interest in bringing in new client business and originations
Working Conditions:
Full-time position based in Dallas, TX or Austin, TX
Hybrid schedule
Approximately 4 days in office initially, transitioning to approximately 3 days in office
Direct collaboration with equity partners
Additional Opportunity:
Competitive equity opportunity
1,350-hour annual billable target
Aggressive bonus structure for performance beyond the billable target
