Legal Counsel

Key Responsibilities

Contracting/Commercial

• Assisting with the drafting and negotiation of complex customer, partner, vendor, and other contracts
• Helping to establish contracting and organizational processes that will allow us to move with greater efficiency as we continue to scale

Regulatory/Compliance

• Owning large, complex regulatory/compliance projects and driving them to completion
• Becoming a subject matter expert and trusted advisor on relevant regulatory regimes
• Tracking new and amended laws to ensure we remain compliant in a rapidly-changing legal landscape
• Developing and delivering training programs to company stakeholders to ensure compliance with policies and best practices

Other

• Assisting with other legal matters, from HR to corporate governance
• Assisting with commercial and financial operational matters in close partnership with our Sales and Finance teams
• Speaking with customers to address their questions and concerns
• Taking on ad hoc projects in other areas across the business

Requirements

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree (or foreign equivalent) from a top law school
• Admitted to practice law in New York State with good standing, or willing and able to waive in to New York
• ~2-5 years of legal experience at a top firm involving diverse corporate work

Skills

• Ability to effectively and clearly communicate with customers and other outside parties
• Strong legal drafting skills
• Ability to parse and distill complex statutes and regulations
• Strong researcher–demonstrated ability to reliably and thoroughly source data/information, interpret such information and augment with necessary context, and provide actionable recommendations or guidance to decision makers
• Highly organized; rigorous attention to detail
• Sufficient mathematical aptitude and financial literacy to effectively partner with Sales and Finance

Compensation

• Salary range: $195,000 - $210,000
• Equity in the company
• Medical, Dental and Vision premiums covered at 100%
• Fully paid parental leave
• Commuter benefits
• 401k benefits
• Fitness & home services stipend
• Unlimited vacation and paid holidays