Corporate Counsel Jobs

Who you are

You are looking for a challenging and rewarding experience. You are inspired by our vision and the opportunity to define a new category in an incredibly fast-growing market. You are excited to learn, grow and collaborate so we can achieve our mission of creating opportunity for all through mobility.

At HopSkipDrive, we know that challenges require different approaches, unique perspectives and new ways of thinking. We are building a team of creative problem-solvers from many different backgrounds.

You thrive in a fast-paced startup environment. You are honest and exhibit high integrity. You are proactive and excited to bring new ideas to the company. You solicit feedback and are open to criticism. You adjust quickly to changes in priorities and conditions and cope effectively with complexity and change. You have high attention to detail.

You are an excellent communicator who enjoys collaborating with others and mentoring other engineers. Above all, you want to build something that fundamentally changes the lives of families for the better. As the Corporate Counsel you will manage legal matters pertaining to the company for certain business segments and processes. Demonstrates experience in corporate organization (including foreign registrations and business licenses), drafting and negotiating transactional documents, risk management, contract management and management of day-to-day insurance issues. Provides general corporate and commercial legal services to multiple in-house clients. Researches, analyzes, advises and counsels on legal issues involving the company's commercial businesses. Requires a law degree.

What you'll do:

• Work with legal tech tools to automate the legal department (develop and implement projects to simplify processes, automate, eliminate bottlenecks, and scale in response to the growth of the business and the legal department). Substantive experience with Ironclad or a similar CMS and ClickUp are strongly preferred
• Maintain foreign registrations and business licenses on behalf of the organization
• Serve as a subject matter expert on the company's insurance program portfolio and provide day-to-day support regarding issues associated with insurance coverage and risk management
• Support business leaders, colleagues, and other stakeholders to recognize and manage risks, employ risk-mitigation strategies, negotiate strategic agreements, advise on contractual compliance and assist with operational matters
• Work directly with the Director of Legal Affairs and other attorneys and support staff in providing legal advice and risk mitigation across a broad range of legal matters
• Perform general high volume commercial contracting, including but not limited to drafting, reviewing and negotiating professional service agreements, consulting/vendor agreements, non-disclosure agreements, SaaS agreements, data processing agreements and other miscellaneous contracts. A strong preference for candidates with government contracting experience
• Provide legal guidance and business advising for commercial operations

What you bring:

• • Role requires 6-10 years experience with a law firm or in-house legal team
  • Relevant advanced degree JD from ABA-accredited law school
  • Current bar membership in at least one U.S state is required
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment with a proactive sense of urgency; trustworthy and comfortable taking on a high level of responsibility for anticipating and meeting deadlines
  • Strong analytical, negotiation, drafting skills
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral) and demonstrated experience building and managing interpersonal and cross-function relationships at all levels inside and outside of an organization
  • Ability to handle ambiguity, prioritize and manage multiple cross-functional projects to completion with little direction, and quickly transition between situations and tasks
  • Must manage confidential information and issues requiring a high degree of professionalism, discretion and nuanced judgment
  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Team player with passion, energy and commitment
• Role requires 6-10 years experience with a law firm or in-house legal team
• Ability to handle ambiguity, prioritize and manage multiple cross-functional projects to completion with little direction, and quickly transition between situations and tasks
• Strong analytical, negotiation, drafting skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment with a proactive sense of urgency; trustworthy and comfortable taking on a high level of responsibility for anticipating and meeting deadlines
• Must manage confidential information and issues requiring a high degree of professionalism, discretion and nuanced judgment
• Current bar membership in at least one U.S state is required
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral) and demonstrated experience building and managing interpersonal and cross-function relationships at all levels inside and outside of an organization
• Team player with passion, energy and commitment
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Relevant advanced degree JD from ABA-accredited law school

** This role will be fully remote from a state where we do business AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, IL, KS, MD, WI, NC, NV, NJ, NY, OR, TX, SC, VA, UT, WA, MO, MI, TN, NM**

What you will get

We want you to be an owner in our company and share in executing our vision, so every full-time employee has equity. In addition, we offer flexible vacation, medical, dental, vision and life insurance, 401(k), FSA, and an opportunity to work for a uniquely positioned, VC-backed company in a hugely attractive space with significant upside potential. HopSkipDrive is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range for this role in is $120,000 to $130,000. This position is remote and, as such, compensation will ultimately be in line with the location in which the position is filled. Final compensation for this role will be determined by several factors such as a candidate's relevant work experience, skill set, certifications, and specific work location. The total compensation package for this role also includes equity stock options.