Mid-Level Corporate Associate
Raydar
Mid-Level Corporate Associate
Raydar
AI-powered recruiting agency for tech roles
Raydar · New York, United States (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-21
Salary: USD 240,000–280,000
Workplace: hybrid
About the company
Our client is a law firm.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Lead corporate deal work for early-stage businesses and their investors, from initial advice through closing. The position involves frequent direct contact with business leaders, hands-on document work and coordination with colleagues in other locations. It sits on a partnership track and offers the chance to grow your own client base.
What you'll do
- Advise young businesses on setting up entities, governance and day-to-day corporate questions as they scale.
- Run equity financing transactions for either the business or the investor side, guiding each from first terms through completion.
- Serve as a trusted counselor to founders, senior executives and funds, with substantial responsibility for client communication.
- Prepare and negotiate transaction paperwork, including simple early-stage funding instruments and larger investment agreements.
- Support clients through acquisitions and commercial agreements.
- Oversee major parts of a transaction, including coordinating junior lawyers and specialists.
- Work with colleagues in other offices as part of a national practice.
- Develop your own client base using the firm's business development support.
What we're looking for
- Roughly 3 to 6 years of corporate transactional practice, with a focus on startups or investors.
- Admission to the New York bar, or eligibility to be admitted.
- Authorization to work in the US without sponsorship.
- Comfort working directly with founders and investors in a hands-on setting with limited administrative support.
- Ability to explain your past work concretely, including the number and kinds of deals and your role in each.
Bonus points
- Hands-on experience with financing rounds across several stages.
- Experience acting for startups, founders or investment funds.
- Broad corporate experience across emerging business matters.
- Familiarity with SAFEs, convertible notes and similar instruments.
- Exposure to fund formation or startup acquisitions.
- Existing relationships in the startup and investor community.
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 240,000 to 280,000 per year
- Hours-based bonus
- Origination bonus
Location and work model
- New York, NY, United States
- Hybrid, 3 days a week in the office
- Full-time
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Raydar is an AI-powered talent acquisition firm that serves tech-focused organizations on a contingency basis, charging client companies only after a successful hire. It uses proprietary AI to identify a large pool of candidates and conducts a short 15-minute AI-driven interview (recorded and transcribed) before human recruiters review materials, provide interview prep, and assist with offers and negotiations. What sets it apart is the blend of automated sourcing and screening with hands-on human oversight and tailored client support. Its goal is to help organizations hire more efficiently by speeding up sourcing while maintaining thorough evaluation and negotiation assistance.
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