Associate – Legal & Transaction Operations

BE-COME is a professional services firm operating at the intersection of venture capital, startups, and impact investing. We work inside real transactions — structuring, coordinating, and closing deals in private markets, where legal precision and execution discipline determine outcomes.We are looking for an Associate who understands that transactions succeed or fail based on legal coordination, document control, and accountability — and who wants to build the operational judgment required to manage complex deal processes from first draft to final closing.About the roleThis is a legal operations and transaction coordination role inside live deals.You will work alongside senior team members to support legal execution across venture and private market transactions — maintaining control over documentation flows, legal timelines, and closing deliverables, and ensuring that every critical step is completed accurately and on schedule.The primary focus is legal operations: preparing, organizing, and tracking the legal documentation that underpins each transaction. The secondary focus is transaction coordination: keeping stakeholders aligned and processes moving.You will gradually take ownership of defined workstreams with increasing autonomy as you build your understanding of how transactions work end to end.Success in this role depends on legal precision, follow-through, and structured communication under pressure.What you'll doLegal Operations (primary focus)Draft and revise minutes of Board of Directors meetings and Shareholders' meetings, starting from standard templates and evolving toward independent draftingReview and proofread transaction documentation — shareholders' agreements (SHA), share purchase agreements (SPA), SAFE, corporate bylaws, powers of attorney — with attention to consistency, completeness, and accuracySupport legal due diligence activities: organize and track document requests, maintain DD checklists, flag missing items and inconsistencies across documentationAssemble and maintain closing binders and legal bibles, ensuring complete and traceable records for each transactionManage and track signature workflows (DocuSign, Dropbox Sign), coordinate execution across multiple counterparties, and maintain execution logsSupport post-closing activities: corporate housekeeping, filings coordination, updating corporate books and legal archivesAssist in drafting structured summaries of legal progress and outstanding actions for internal teams and clientsLearn to use AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT) to systematize and accelerate legal operations tasksTransaction Coordination (supporting role)Maintain transaction timelines, action lists, and responsibility matrices across investors, founders, legal counsel, and advisorsMonitor critical deadlines and escalate risks proactively before they become problemsPrepare and update deal status reports for internal teams and clientsCoordinate document flows between all parties involved in a transactionSupport closing readiness reviews and post-closing follow-upWorkflow & Process ManagementTrack milestones across multiple concurrent transactions without losing quality or missing deadlinesIdentify process gaps and bottlenecks early and flag them clearlyContribute to standardizing transaction workflows and improving operational reliability across dealsWhat we're looking forExperience1–3 years in one or more of the following:Corporate law practice (law firm, in-house, notarial back office)M&A or venture capital legal supportLegal operations or transaction supportProject coordination in regulated or legal environmentsLegal knowledgeWorking familiarity with standard corporate documents: SHA, by-laws, shareholders and board of directors meeting minutesUnderstanding of Italian corporate law mechanics (e.g. S.r.l. / S.p.A. governance, exit process)Ability to review and proofread legal documents for consistency, completeness, and formal accuracyComfort with the structure and logic of private market transactions (due diligence, conditions precedent, closing, post-closing)Strong execution discipline — you close what you open and finish what you startExceptional attention to detail: errors in legal documents bother you on a personal levelAbility to manage multiple parallel workstreams without losing control or qualityStructured written communication — in Italian and in EnglishReliability under deadline pressure across concurrent transactionsComfort working within defined processes and accountability structuresTechnical requirementsExcellent written Italian — legal drafting qualityWorking knowledge of legal English — necessary to review and draft transaction summaries, NDAs, and standard agreementsStrong proficiency with Word, Excel, GDriveExperience with signature platforms (DocuSign, Dropbox Sign) or willingness to learn immediatelyFamiliarity with digital legal archives and document management systemsBonusExperience using AI tools to systematize legal and operational workflowsExposure to corporate housekeeping processesExperience coordinating multi-stakeholder legal processesYou might be a strong fit if you…Take genuine satisfaction in getting documents right — not approximately right, but actually rightStay calm and organized when timelines tighten and multiple deadlines convergeNotice gaps in documentation before others doPrefer structured legal execution over improvisationFollow through until the process is complete and the binder is closedGet quietly frustrated when legal documents are inconsistent, incomplete, or sloppyWhat we offer6–12 month paid internship with a clear, performance-based path to a permanent roleHands-on exposure to real venture and private market transactions from day oneProgressive ownership of legal operations workstreamsDirect mentorship from senior practitioners with 20+ years of VC and legal transaction experienceStructured environment with defined processes, clear ownership, and visible impactHigh-trust, low-noise working culture — no politics, no micromanagementGrowth pathPhase 1 — Support Understand transaction mechanics, legal document structures, and internal workflowsPhase 2 — Ownership Manage defined legal operations workstreams independently across active transactionsPhase 3 — Responsibility Coordinate the legal execution of transaction processes end to endHow to applySend your CV and a short example of a situation where your legal precision, attention to detail, or structured coordination made a real difference — ideally in a context involving multiple stakeholders, tight deadlines, or a document-intensive process.We are not hiring for potential alone. We are hiring for legal precision and reliability under pressure. #J-18808-Ljbffr