Legal Counsel

Overview

This role is for a second attorney position with the organization, operating as a highly involved, hands-on generalist legal hire. The position is remote in the US (with additional affinity noted for San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, or New York City).

The work spans multiple legal domains, with flexibility to focus on contracts and/or other areas based on the hire’s strengths and interests.

Responsibilities

• Handle a broad range of legal matters, including:
  • Licensing agreements across countries and continents
  • Patent preparation
  • Immigration issues
  • Corporate governance matters
  • Collaborations and agreements with film directors, musical artists, and creative studios
  • Agency actions related to the U.S. trademark office
  • Creation and use of AI-powered legal workflows
  • State and global taxation matters
  • Enterprise sales contracts
  • Data privacy and information security screenings
  • Financings
• Manage contracts end-to-end (customer, vendor, partner, creator), including:
  • Intake
  • Drafting
  • Negotiation
  • Closing
  • Filing
• Tune templates, playbooks, and systems to reduce recurring friction and improve legal throughput.
• Contribute to product counseling and other areas as aligned with the hire’s interests and expertise, such as:
  • Privacy
  • IP
  • Product counseling
  • Employment
  • Legal operations

Requirements

• Significant legal experience, with flexibility in timing (25 years, 25 months, or 25 weeks of experience).
• Ability and comfort operating in an environment where the next steps may be unclear.

Preferred Qualifications

• A mindset emphasizing curiosity and passion over a single narrow definition of “intelligence.”

Compensation & Benefits

• Compensation Range: $220K - $250K
• Base pay (noted): $250,000 (used as the median).

Location

• Remote in the US.