A leading ECVC firm is seeking a senior attorney to join its nationally recognized venture debt practice. Your mission: advise pre-profitability tech and life sciences companies on strategic financings—while helping build a modern, AI-enhanced platform at the center of the startup ecosystem.

Why this role?
This is a rare chance to join a venture lending practice focused entirely on emerging growth companies and their investors. You’ll guide founders, CFOs, and institutional VCs through growth capital and venture debt transactions—handling term sheet markups, credit agreements, collateral packages, and commercial negotiations from day one.

This team isn’t just deal-savvy—it’s future-forward. You’ll contribute to internal form development and leverage cutting-edge AI tools that streamline rote processes, enabling deeper strategic engagement with clients.

It’s a great landing spot for attorneys exploring an eventual in-house move or those who want a path to Counsel without the hours and politics of traditional big law. Plus, the practice is deeply integrated with M&A, ECVC, and life sciences teams—offering high-level exposure across the full startup lifecycle.

Top Requirements
You have at least 4 years of experience at a top law firm advising on venture debt, growth capital, or similar financing transactions. You’re a strong drafter with a commercial mindset, comfortable negotiating term sheets and credit documents, and eager to take ownership of client relationships. This role is ideal for attorneys who thrive with responsibility, enjoy working closely with founders and investors, and are excited by the intersection of legal work and technology. Candidates with backgrounds in project finance, energy finance, restructuring, or structured finance are not a fit. Admission to a relevant U.S. jurisdiction—such as NY, CA, or MA—is required.

About Whistler Partners
Matchmakers, Not Headhunters

Whistler Partners is a boutique matchmaking firm focused on counseling the best and the brightest attorneys over the course of their careers. We believe that the right move comes from working closely with talent to curate their long-term career paths. When it comes to career advice, what matters is not the size of the agency but the strength of your individual recruiter. We readily admit that we are elite and only work with the best – after all, a little elitism is okay when it comes to your career.

Employers love us because we are picky about whom we represent, and attorneys love us because we get them their dream jobs. Ready to take the next step in your career? Reach out to us today!