Corporate Associate / Counsel [Senior-Level] @ Elite ECVC Platform (New York)

Overview

Whistler Partners is partnering with a highly distinctive corporate platform looking to add a senior associate or counsel-level attorney to a practice that sits at the intersection of emerging companies, venture capital, media, and entertainment. The work is intentionally broad and highly relationship-driven, with a mix of startup and growth-company matters alongside unique media and entertainment clients. The team is looking for someone smart, adaptable, high-EQ, and genuinely interested in becoming more of a generalist within a sophisticated and unusual practice mix. This is not a conventional lane. It is a strong fit for someone who wants to step out of a narrow corporate track and build something more varied, entrepreneurial, and client-facing.

Why this role?

This is a rare opportunity for a senior associate or counsel who wants to do work that does not fit neatly into one box. The practice combines ECVC, startup counseling, media, entertainment, and broader corporate advisory work, giving the right person exposure to a client base and skill set that would be hard to replicate in a traditional practice group. The team is open on background, but not on judgment, EQ, or attitude. The right candidate will be highly capable, comfortable learning on the job, and excited by the idea of being trained into something unique. For a senior candidate, there is a real long-term runway here, including a potential partnership path within roughly three years for the right person.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise emerging companies, founders, growth-stage businesses, and media/entertainment clients on a broad range of corporate matters.
• Support venture, startup, and growth-company work across the company lifecycle.
• Work closely with senior attorneys on sophisticated, client-facing matters.
• Develop into a broader generalist across ECVC, media, entertainment, and strategic corporate advisory work.
• Build trusted relationships with entrepreneurial clients operating in fast-moving industries.

Top Requirements

• Senior associate or counsel-level corporate attorney.
• Strong academic and professional credentials.
• High EQ, strong judgment, and comfort working directly with clients.
• Interest in a broader generalist practice rather than a narrow corporate lane.
• Ability to learn quickly and operate in entrepreneurial, creative, and high-touch client environments.
• Genuine interest in emerging companies, media, entertainment, and growth-company work.
• Partnership-oriented mindset and desire for a long-term platform.

TL;DR

Elite ECVC and media platform hiring a senior corporate associate or counsel for a broad, unusual, highly client-facing practice. Open on background, but looking for someone smart, high-EQ, adaptable, and excited to learn something different. Real long-term runway, including potential partnership path for the right person.

About Whistler Partners

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