Hexa’s legal team’s mission is to support the growth of Hexa and its start ups on a wide array of topics:

• Internal Hexa (financial holding) matters : primarily corporate, tax, regulatory, but also financing, labor law, intellectual property, data privacy

• Portfolio-related (i.e., start ups) matters: Coordinating fundraisings in France and in the US (Seed, Series A, B, C,…), exits, M&A – 10+ deals per year

• Launching new start ups :

  • Advise founders on legal subjects relating to SaaS, fintech, and Web3 e.g. financial and fund formation regulation (AIFM directive), crypto/blockchain regulation (MiCa regulation), payment regulation (DSP2), French regulation on portage salarial, real estate law, etc.

  • Assist in their day to day needs, e.g. incorporation in France and in the US, trademark registration, set up of the BSPCE scheme, drafting terms and conditions, privacy policies, and other corporate topics

  • Coaching/training founders and teams on legal topics such as fundraisingsand term sheets, BSPCE, corporate topics, etc.

Responsibilities

As a legal intern, you will work directly with the General Counsel (former lawyer registered at the Paris Bar) to secure Hexa and its start ups’ legal needs:

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiation of various agreements: fundraising term sheets (Seed, Series A, B, C, etc.), shareholders agreement, SAFE/BSA AIR, corporate documentation in the context of a share capital increase, SPA, BSPCE/ESOP, by-laws, commercial contracts, terms and conditions, privacy policies, etc.

• Legal research: corporate operations, management packages, cross border tax issues, regulatory challenges, crypto/NFT regulation, financial regulation, labour law

• Trainings: preparation of the founders’ legal training sessions

• Day to day legal processes: IP filings, incorporations, etc.

• Fluent English, Native French speaker

• A first successful experience as intern in a law firm or in the legal department of a company

• You demonstrate rigor, diplomacy and a sense of confidentiality

• You master legal research on Lexis360

• A strong interest in the business (specifically SaaS, Fintech and Web3), willingness to deep dive outside of your field of expertise, availability, ability to work in a team, and a good sense of humor will be great assets for a successful journey at Hexa.

Benefits

• 🧠 Entrepreneurial minds: you’ll be surrounded by seasoned tech entrepreneurs who have built and scaled businesses. The founders you’ll work with are brilliant, and highly talented leaders who are experts in their fields and have endless ambitions to turn their startups into global leading businesses.

• 🚀 The cutting edge of tech: the companies we launch are innovative and groundbreaking, you’ll be at the very center of the latest trends in tech and you’ll get to work on the next big thing in SaaS, fintech, and web3 - before anyone else.

• 🎓 Unlimited learning opportunities: you’ll get to work on a huge variety of startups, in different industries and fields. You’ll never stop learning, and you’ll never be bored.

• 🍃 A caring environment: we are in constant improvements to provide better care to our employees, whether it’s through team events, new perks, or other activities. And although we still have a long way to go, we are deeply committed to building a more environmentally conscious company.

Perks

• 🚇 Green transportation: you’ll get 500 euros a year to pay for your green transportation to and from the office, whether you ride the metro, train, come by bike, electric scooter, or any other green modes of transportation to the office - as part of Swile’s mobility subscription.

• 🎉 Demotime: a quarterly offsite where all of our startups pitch and demo their latest products (some in some sweet locations too!).

• 😋 Voucher meal: we’ll cover 50% of your monthly lunch via Swile.

Start date: July 2024 (6 month internship)

Location: Paris - 75010

Hexa is committed to creating a diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment irrespective of gender, origins, identity, background and orientations.

We are aware there’s a long way to go with regards to diversity in our industry, which is why we encourage all applicants- and especially those listed above- to apply to our open positions.