Blackbird is looking to hire a paralegal to assist us internally with all things legal and compliance.

About the Role

Blackbird has an incredibly exciting year ahead of us and we are looking for someone to join our legal team in Sydney on a casual basis for approximately 2 days a week. This is a generalist role with a paralegal twist and you will be working closely with the General Counsel, Compliance and Risk Manager and Legal Operations Analyst. We are looking for someone who wants to build out their capabilities to cover the full gamut of business operations at a venture capital firm, including fundraising, legal, company secretarial, operations and compliance. This role is for someone who loves a challenge, has a growth mindset, and is incredibly organised.

Here is a brief overview of some examples of work you will do:

• Onboarding - assist with the onboarding process as we raise our 5th family of funds

• Company secretarial requirements - assist with creating new entities as we add to our corporate structure along with maintaining Blackbird company and director records with ASIC

• Execution of legal docs - assist the team with preparing and arranging for the approval and execution of legal documents

• Drafting director resolutions - prepare first drafts of director resolutions relating to funds, transactions and compliance policies and arrange the execution of these resolutions

• Operational processes - assist in monitoring and improving our internal processes and checklists

• Regulatory compliance - work with the team on ad hoc, quarterly and annual regulatory returns as well as assist with a range of other internal compliance tasks

• Taking minutes - take minutes during meetings and clearly communicate any follow-up actions

• Lots of ad hoc tasks to keep you learning and on your toes!

Position Requirements

Your background is less important than your key skills, which include:

• Being extremely detail-oriented and organised

• Ability to multi-task and work to tight and often competing deadlines

• Passion for the startup ecosystem (this could be demonstrated through past experience, involvement in university programs, the companies you follow, the blogs you read or even the podcasts you listen to!)

• Some familiarity with commercial legal documents

• Advanced communication skills both internally and externally and maintaining a hospitality mindset in dealing with all stakeholders

• Fantastic at creating and energising by improving, monitoring and implementing internal processes

• Ideally a penultimate or final year law student or new parent looking to return to work part-time

• Available at least 2 days a week

Working at Blackbird

We’re looking for someone who is as passionate as us about building an iconic investment business. You must have a high ownership mentality and the ability to take responsibility for goals and outcomes.

We believe that building a diverse and inclusive team is critical to Blackbird’s success. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. We use Applied to ensure every applicant gets an equal chance of success.

Blackbird is a Pledge 1% member —  we pledge 1% of our time, equity and profits to help not-for-profit causes in our community. Through Pledge 1%, we established the Blackbird Foundation to supercharge the creative capabilities of young people.

In 2021, we were recognised in top 5 technology workplaces in the AFR Best Places to Work List, as well as winning Best Employee Experience.

About Blackbird

Blackbird is Australia's biggest venture capital fund whose mission is to supercharge Australia and New Zealand’s most ambitious founders. We do this by raising venture capital funds, investing into the best startup companies and helping them succeed. We have a portfolio valued at over $10B, including some of the most successful Australian and Kiwi startups such as Canva, Safety Culture and Culture Amp.

We are inspired by investment firms such as Berkshire Hathaway and Bridgewater Associates. Like the companies we back, we want to build a business that lasts for decades and produces excellent returns for our investors. Most of all, we want to support our region’s most talented founders build category-defining technology companies.

We’ve written a lot about what we love at Blackbird, so check out our blog if you want some more information about us. In particular, you should read about our mission and values, our master plan, and what we look for in founders.