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    Early Stage Financing

    Tasks in this program

    Intro & Scenario
    Meet your team members and learn about your project goals.
    Your role

    You're a junior associate in the Tech and ECVC group. As a junior, your primary responsibilities are to:

    • Support partners and senior associates in transactional matters
    • Translate legal frameworks into clear, business-aligned guidance
    • Ensure accuracy and clarity in your written work using firm templates and tools

    Your job is not only to understand the law, but to serve the client with precision, clarity, and commercial awareness.

    Your goal

    You’ve been staffed on a Series Seed financing for an exciting new client, NeuroBloom, a health-tech startup preparing to raise its first round of external capital. Your goal is to assist the lead partner and senior associate by:

    • Explaining financing mechanisms to the founder
    • Drafting foundational documents
    • Conducting legal diligence and identifying risks

    Each task will build on your knowledge, and your output will go directly into client deliverables.

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    Early Stage Financing

    Why complete this job simulation

    A risk-free way to experience work on the job with us at Goodwin. Practice your skills with example tasks and build your confidence to ace your applications.
    Self-paced2-3 hoursNo gradesNo assessmentsAdvanced

    Welcome to Goodwin’s Advising Startups on Early-Stage Financing Program! We are thrilled to have you here.

    We are a firm of insiders relentlessly focused on understanding the pulse within six industries: healthcare, investment funds, life sciences, private equity, real estate, and technology. This means that we deliver unprecedented client value through a unique combination of industry knowledge, legal excellence, and business advisory expertise – all powered by our high-performance culture.

    Goodwin’s Tech and Emerging Companies/Venture Capital (ECVC) team partners with entrepreneurs, startups, and investors to drive growth from formation through exit. By combining deep legal knowledge with commercial insight, we help clients navigate fundraising, structure deals, and build the foundations for long-term success.

    During this program, you will get the opportunity to step into the shoes of a Junior Associate and complete tasks that replicate the work our Tech and ECVC team does every day. You’ll learn key skills in:

    • Explaining financing instruments in clear, client-ready language
    • Drafting board consents and working with legal precedents
    • Conducting diligence by spotting key provisions in contracts and summarizing risks

    We hope this program provides a great resource for you to upskill and strengthen your resume as you explore your options, including a potential career at Goodwin.

    Skills you will learn and practice:
    Client Communication
    Legal Writing
    Commercial Awareness
    Legal Drafting
    Corporate Governance
    Contract Review
    Due Diligence
    Risk Identification
    Professional Communication

    How it works

    Complete tasks guided by pre-recorded videos and example answers from our team at Goodwin. No live sessions, all self-paced.
    Earn a certificate and add it to your resume and LinkedIn as an extracurricular activity.
    Stand out in applications. Confidently answer interview questions and explain why you’re a good fit for our team.
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    Get Career Ready

    Complete work that simulates life on the job. 2-3 hours and self-paced.
    Stand out in your application to Goodwin. Show us you're a motivated candidate.

    Get Career Ready

    Complete work that simulates life on the job. 2-3 hours and self-paced.
    Stand out in your application to Goodwin. Show us you're a motivated candidate.
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    Advising Startups on Early-Stage Financing

    Step into the role of a Goodwin associate and learn how to guide startups through the legal side of early-stage financing.

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