Legal Counsel

Overview

This role is for a second attorney to join a small legal team.

The position is remote in the US.

Responsibilities

Day-to-day legal work may include a combination of the following areas (with the final focus tailored to the candidate):

• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a range of agreements (customer, vendor, partner, creator)
• Managing legal intake end-to-end: intake, drafting, negotiation, closing, and filing
• Handling licensing agreements across countries and jurisdictions
• Supporting patent preparations
• Addressing immigration issues
• Advising on corporate governance matters
• Participating in collaborations and related legal work (e.g., with film directors, musical artists, and creative studios)
• Handling agency matters from the U.S. trademark office
• Creating and improving AI-powered legal workflows
• Managing state and global taxation-related matters
• Supporting enterprise sales contracts
• Conducting data privacy and information security screenings
• Working on financings

The role may also emphasize one or more concrete focus areas depending on the candidate’s strengths and interests, such as privacy, IP, product counseling, employment, or legal operations.

Requirements

• Experience level flexibility is acceptable (examples given range from 25 years, 25 months, to 25 weeks).
• Experience may be significantly earlier or later relative to law school (examples given include three decades out of law school or three hours out of law school).
• Comfort with uncertainty about what comes next, including a preference for not knowing what comes next.
• Demonstrated curiosity and passion.

What We Won’t Ask For

• A cover letter
• A resume formatted for an applicant-tracking system
• A side-by-side ranking of “preferred qualifications”

Compensation & Benefits

• John’s base pay is $250,000 (used as the median).
• Compensation Range: $220K - $250K

Equal opportunity employer.

Location

Remote in the US.
Additional affinity mentioned for San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, or New York City.