We live and breathe startups and VCs — it’s literally all we do.

The startup space is buzzing with potential. Innovative solutions to old problems dominate our headlines, and the lure of getting entrenched into tech has never been greater. But the core problems to launch, grow and scale a business remain the same. To put it simply – building, scaling and investing in a startup is hard. And that’s where LUNA comes in.

LUNA is Australia’s leading startup studio built with the future in mind. We deliver cutting-edge solutions across legal, accounting, tax and education to improve a startups’ chance of success. Through consolidating these functions under one roof, we provide consistent, cross-functional support to create the critical foundations required for any thriving startup, VC or corporate looking to do things a little differently.

Our growth has been exponential over the past 9 years and we are looking to continue  developing our strategic and innovative accounting offering by adding a talented senior lawyer to our team. 

** We know that diversity makes our team better. People of all backgrounds and abilities are strongly encouraged to apply.** 

Your role at LUNA. 

Keep reading if you:

• Are based in Sydney, Byron or Melbourne.

• Are eligible to work in Australia.

• An LLB or JD gained from an Australian, or an international university with at least 5 years of post qualified legal experience.

• Have a strong interest in startup investment and transactions.

• Have a passion for the startup world and working in a fast-paced, ever changing environment excites you.

Position Requirements. Your background is less important than your superpowers and strengths, but here are some things we are looking for: 

• Substantial experience at a reputable law firm and/or in-house team, leading general commercial transactions.

• A specialised focus on venture or commercial investment (including convertible instruments, venture debt and traditional capital raises). 

• Strong drafting, review and negotiation skills across the suite of startup investment transactions, you can autonomously manage and execute on these transactions from end to end.

• High level skills in communication and negotiation as well as the ability to build partnerships with a broad range of clients.

It would be an added bonus if you have any of the following in your toolkit (but these aren’t essential):

• Experience working across general corporate matters - corporate governance, employee equity and incentivisation, structuring and capital management (including cap table management). 

• Previous coaching and management skills, working well with a team of legal pros. 

• Have started your own business or have experience working in a startup or VC.

• Understanding or experience in:

  • Funds establishment, governance and compliance.

  • Delivery of legal services in an in-house or quasi in-house environment - to both legal and non-legal stakeholders.

• You have experience collaborating with accountants, tax advisors and/or software engineers to deliver exceptional outcomes for clients.

Your role at LUNA:

Legal Service Delivery - delivering technically excellent but commercially sensible legal documents and advice that is tailored to the startup world, including:

• Venture Investment - we’re talking everything from SAFEs and convertible notes, venture debt, equity crowdfunding through to Series A/B raises and beyond;

• Startup M&A - acquisitions through to final exits; 

• Structuring Advice - set up and governance of funds and innovation arms;

• Employee Incentives - including ESOPs, advising from the perspective of an investor. 

• General Commercial - the whole suite of BAU-style contracting, including SaaS and technology licencing.

Build LUNA's Investment Practice — we want you to play an integral role in building our investment practice. Alongside our Head of Investments, Natalie Fernandes, you will be helping us build LUNA’s investment expertise (everything from systems, data and thought leadership to hiring and scaling).

BD - we don’t see rain making as something that is just for “Partners” — it’s a core skill for any entrepreneur and that’s exactly how we see all of our team: entrepreneurial in spirit and attitude. This might mean attending and representing LUNA at startup events or taking clients out for coffee but we will let you dictate how you approach BD. Building a BD strategy for LUNA’s investment work will be a key focus of this role.  

Impact — we want you to have an impact beyond our investment and legal services. This means contributing to panel discussions, running workshops and ideation sessions, writing up helpful articles and blog posts and using tech to build out new products. It also might mean getting involved in one of our various committees or passion projects. We want you to have an impact that is authentic and fulfilling.

Like what you’ve been reading? Then APPLY HERE! We would love to hear why you would make a great addition to our already incredible team.

At LUNA, we value ourselves as an equal opportunity team. All applicants will be considered regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status or identification as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. People of all backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply!