Associate Counsel
FT Partners is an investment banking firm focused exclusively on financial technology.
About FT Partners
Financial Technology Partners, also known as FT Partners, is a global investment banking firm focused exclusively on the FinTech sector. The firm provides strategic advisory services such as mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, fairness opinions, and anti-raid advisory, as well as financial advisory services including private capital raising, private equity, restructuring and LBOs, IPO advisory, and valuations. FT Partners also operates a FinTech equity research and strategic insights platform, publishing market reports, transaction analysis, and research for institutional investors and industry executives. Its clients include early-stage startups, high-growth private companies, public companies, financial institutions, investors, CEOs, and boards of directors across the financial technology ecosystem.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
Partner with the General Counsel across legal matters affecting the business. Draft, review, negotiate, and revise investment banking engagement letters, investment agreements, employment agreements, offer letters, NDAs, SaaS and software licensing agreements, service agreements, consulting agreements, and vendor contracts. Build contract playbooks, integrate them into legal AI workflows, improve templates and corporate policies, and assist with managing paralegals and legal interns.
Requirements
- 2+ years of relevant legal experience, preferably at a major national law firm
- Exceptional drafting, analytical, and editing skills
- Fluency with legal AI tools and experience integrating AI into document workflows
- Admitted to the bar in good standing
- Strong work ethic and flexibility in a fast-paced, deal-driven environment
- U.S. work authorization required; no visa sponsorship
Responsibilities
- Partner with the General Counsel across the full range of legal matters affecting the business and operations
- Draft, review, negotiate, and revise investment banking engagement letters and related investment agreements
- Draft, review, and revise employment agreements, offer letters, and related templates
- Review and negotiate commercial agreements including NDAs, SaaS and software licensing agreements, service agreements, consulting agreements, and other vendor contracts
- Build and maintain contract playbooks and integrate them into the firm's legal AI workflows
- Improve the firm's standard agreement templates and corporate policies and procedures
- Assist with managing paralegals and legal interns
Benefits
- $50,000 bonus