Transactions Counsel, APEX

The role

The Transactions Counsel will partner with internal stakeholders and outside counsel on various transactions including venture financings, capital markets, and M&A. This person will provide legal counsel for high growth companies in the Flagship Enterprise and work on financing and corporate governance matters for public and private companies.

What you will do

• Partner with internal stakeholders and outside counsel on transactions and corporate matters
• Provide legal counsel and support for high growth companies in the Flagship Enterprise
• Work on financing and corporate governance matters with public and private companies
• Review, prepare, and negotiate financing and governance documents
• Conduct legal research for senior corporate attorneys
• Provide guidance to internal finance and portfolio company teams regarding corporate governance
• Assist in compliance matters and standardizing processes
• Manage teams of external counsel to drive deals to closure
• Develop working relationships with internal stakeholders, external counsel, and portfolio company teams

Required qualifications

• JD degree required
• Admission to practice law in Massachusetts or another state bar in the United States
• 3-5 years of relevant experience
• Strong understanding of equity financing, equity awards and stock incentive plans and corporate governance
• General experience working in teams and managing substantial components of transactions independently
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tight deadlines
• Extensive experience in and comfortable with independently driving deals to closure and managing others
• Extensive client contact experience
• Excellent written and sophisticated verbal communication skills
• Exceptional interpersonal skills

Nice to have

• preferably in the corporate department of a nationally recognized law firm

Benefits

• healthcare coverage
• annual incentive program
• retirement benefits
• a broad range of other benefits

About the company

Flagship Pioneering invents and builds companies that change the world by uniting life science innovation, company creation, and capital investment.