Main Sequence ऑस्ट्रेलिया का एक डीप-टेक निवेश कोष है, जो वैज्ञानिक शोध को नई कंपनियों और उद्योगों में बदलने में मदद करता है। CSIRO Innovation Fund का प्रबंधन करने के लिए स्थापित यह संस्था वैज्ञानिकों, शोधकर्ताओं और उद्योग सहयोगियों के साथ मिलकर आशाजनक तकनीकों की पहचान करती है, वित्तपोषण उपलब्ध कराती है और उन्हें व्यावहारिक प्रभाव वाले उद्यमों के रूप में विकसित करने में सहायता देती है। इसका निवेश स्वास्थ्य सेवा, खाद्य उत्पादन और उन्नत विज्ञान व प्रौद्योगिकी से प्रभावित अन्य क्षेत्रों तक फैला हुआ है।
Legal Counsel, Venture Capital (Part-Time Hybrid)
Advise Main Sequence on venture capital investments, portfolio company matters and fund compliance. Partner with the General Counsel to develop AI-enabled legal workflows.
विवरण
- Lead legal work for new and follow-on investments from initial structuring and drafting through completion.
- Prepare and negotiate term sheets, subscription agreements, shareholders’ agreements, SAFEs, convertible notes and side letters.
- Conduct legal, intellectual property and corporate due diligence, reporting material risks to the investment team.
- Advise portfolio companies on board and shareholder approvals, secondaries, restructurings and exits.
- Instruct external counsel on larger or more complex transactions as needed.
- Support legal and compliance processes, including ESVCLP obligations.
- Review commercial contracts, NDAs and vendor agreements.
- Manage templates, precedents and the legal knowledge base.
- Apply AI tools to drafting, contract review, diligence and summarisation, with appropriate verification.
- Develop repeatable AI-supported legal workflows and help set safeguards for confidentiality, accuracy and professional obligations.
- Collaborate with the General Counsel, investment team, portfolio companies and external counsel.
आवश्यकताएँ
- Admission as a lawyer in Australia with 3–5 years’ post-qualification experience.
- Experience in venture capital, either at a venture-focused firm or within a VC-backed startup.
- Strong drafting and negotiation capabilities.
- Strong AI literacy, including routine use of tools such as Claude for drafting, review and research.
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple active deals and recognise when escalation is needed.
- Sound judgement regarding confidentiality and conflicts of interest.
- Familiarity with Australian venture capital documents, market practice and the ESVCLP regulatory framework is desirable.
- Transactional experience in other jurisdictions, such as the United States, is desirable.
- Exposure to deep tech legal matters, including IP ownership, university spin-outs and licensing, is desirable.
- Experience creating templates, playbooks or legal operations processes is desirable.
लाभ
- Gain direct exposure to deep tech investing and ambitious Australian founders.
- Take ownership of legal matters from the outset and help shape AI use in the firm’s legal work.
- Work flexible part-time hours with a team that supports fitting the role around the rest of your life.
- People with varied lived experiences, perspectives and approaches are encouraged to apply.