Overview
The Legal Department is responsible for overseeing all legal aspects of the organization's operations, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations while minimizing risks. This department plays a key role in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts, including client agreements and supplier arrangements, as well as managing corporate governance and intellectual property matters. The legal team provides strategic counsel and supports decision-making across the organization to safeguard its interests and enable sustainable growth.
This position is based out of the headquarters located at 201 17th St. NW, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30363, but can be performed remotely from any U.S. state.
Responsibilities
- Develop and review investor presentations, ensuring legal and financial accuracy
- Advise on SEC compliance, disclosure obligations, and governance matters
- Provide legal oversight on fundraising, shareholder communications, and investor inquiries
- Structure, draft, and negotiate contracts for strategic alliances, joint ventures, and high-value deals
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and risk mitigation in partnership agreements
- Collaborate with internal teams on deal structuring, due diligence, and contract execution
- Draft, review, and negotiate customer contracts, service agreements, and licensing deals
- Ensure contract terms align with business objectives while mitigating legal and financial risks
- Work closely with sales and finance teams to address liability, indemnity, and dispute resolution terms
- Draft and negotiate employment agreements, executive compensation packages, and incentive plans
- Ensure compliance with labor laws, non-compete clauses, and confidentiality agreements
- Provide legal guidance on terminations, severance packages, and dispute resolution
- Represent the organization in high-level meetings with investors, partners, and regulatory bodies
- Provide real-time legal and strategic advice during key negotiations
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (JD) or foreign equivalent
- Minimum of 2 years of experience as a corporate attorney, corporate law associate, or in-house counsel
- Admission to practice law in any U.S. state
- Ability to travel domestically on a quarterly basis for 3-4 days to the headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia
Special Skills and Experience
- Experience counseling market-leading venture capital funds and venture-backed startups in Industrial Tech, AI, FinTech, and Digital Assets industries
- Oversight of legal due diligence and transactional processes from early-stage deal negotiation to signing and closing
- Advising on complex international transactions and liaising with foreign local counsel in Cayman Islands, Brazil, Mexico, and Canada
- Drafting National Venture Capital Association governance documents
- Drafting, negotiating, and reviewing transaction documents for venture capital funds, private equity firms, and growth-stage companies
- Performing buy-side and sell-side legal due diligence related to mergers and divestitures
- Assisting with capital raising activities including priced equity rounds (pre-Seed, Series A, B, and C), secondary sales, and early-stage financings via convertible notes and SAFE agreements
- Analyzing corporate governance issues, including those involving venture-backed companies in distressed situations or down rounds
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Premium medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Paid Time Off (PTO): 15 days
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Access to a wide range of gyms and training programs through a wellness membership
- Monthly sports incentive bonus for regular participation in physical activities
- Long-term benefit: after four years of service, earn a fully funded trip anywhere in the world
Location
- Position can be performed remotely from any U.S. state
- Quarterly domestic travel to headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia (3-4 days at a time) required