Relevant Law is seeking an Of Counsel business attorney to lead our Eastside practice, advising technology founders, business owners, and executives through the full lifecycle of company growth — from entity formation and capitalization through governance evolution, equity transactions, and exit. This is a senior role for an attorney who understands how ownership structures, cap tables, and governance frameworks interact at every stage of a company's trajectory, and who can guide founders through high-stakes structural decisions where errors compound over years. The Relevant Law platform provides the operational infrastructure — administration, technology, marketing, and client acquisition — so you can focus exclusively on the strategic advisory work that distinguishes excellent counsel. You will operate within an AI-augmented environment where technology accelerates research and drafting, amplifying your capacity without diluting your judgment.
Responsibilities
Serve as senior strategic counsel to technology founders, business owners, and executives throughout the Eastside and greater Seattle market, bringing institutional-caliber judgment to closely held and growth-stage company matters
Lead transactions involving entity restructuring, equity financings, M&A, and ownership transitions — determining which instruments and structures serve the client's actual objectives across tax, governance, and control dimensions
Advise on corporate governance, equity compensation, and board composition for growth-stage companies navigating the transition from founder-led to institutionally backed
Direct AI-augmented drafting, research, and due diligence workflows — reviewing AI-generated corporate documents, cap table analyses, and strategic memoranda for legal accuracy and client-specific precision
Collaborate across practice areas on engagements where corporate transactions intersect with estate planning, tax planning, and personal wealth management
Mentor associate attorneys and Legal Project Managers, developing their capacity to reason through multi-dimensional business problems with analytical precision and AI fluency
Requirements
J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school
Washington Bar membership in good standing
10+ years of corporate and business law experience with demonstrated depth in technology company transactions, growth-stage advisory, or venture-backed company governance
Proven ability to evaluate entity structures, capitalization arrangements, and ownership transitions with the strategic judgment to architect the right structure — not merely execute the transaction initially described
Experience with equity compensation structures, convertible instruments (SAFEs, convertible notes), and the governance implications of institutional investment
Understanding of how corporate structuring intersects with personal estate planning, tax planning, and wealth management — particularly for technology founders building concentrated equity positions
Working fluency with AI-assisted legal workflows — comfort leveraging AI tools for transactional drafting, due diligence analysis, and research, with the judgment to critically evaluate technology-generated output
Track record of advising founders and executives through decisions where you identified structural risks they had not considered and guided them toward materially better outcomes
What We Offer
Competitive compensation with performance upside
Flexible work arrangements with full practice autonomy
Technology-forward, AI-augmented practice environment
Full administrative, technology, and marketing support
Collaborative multi-state attorney network
About Relevant Law
Relevant Law is a legal services brand used by independent law practices in Virginia, Colorado, and Washington. Lawyers provide advisory and transactional counsel to businesses, individuals, and executives. Each engagement has its own scope and fee terms; technology supports, but does not replace, lawyer judgment.