In-House Commercial Counsel Jobs

We’re changing the way people connect to social care.

Findhelp launched over 10 years ago in Austin, TX and has helped millions of people. We make it easy to find food, health, housing, and employment programs in seconds at findhelp.org.

As a certified B Corp, we are driven to do good, we’re powered by tech, and looking for passionate people to join our team. Our mission is to connect all people in need and the programs that serve them (with dignity and ease).

If our mission resonates with you, we’d love for you to keep reading.

We are looking for a talented, experienced and team-oriented attorney to join findhelp! You will play an instrumental role in capitalizing on achievements to date, and be part of creating a world-class in-house counsel team. This role works with stakeholders across the organization, customers, contractors, suppliers and external entities of all types (including governmental entities and non-profits). This role reports to our Senior Counsel. If you're looking to join a wonderful team with dynamic and evolving tasks to help support the mission of findhelp, we would love to talk with you!

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Provide day-to-day legal support, business-focused counseling, and advice to company leaders
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure contracting and other matters are compliant with applicable laws, regulations, internal policies, procedures and goals
• Guide and support teams across the organization to review, draft, revise, negotiate and finalize agreements for internal/external customers and organizations (public, private, and governmental entities)
• Research and analyze various issues and provide written guidance
• Drive the continued development, improvement, training and implementation of scalable processes across the organization
• Stay informed of industry-specific regulations to support appropriate risk management strategies
• Support the review and response for RFPs
• Provide leadership and guidance on compliance issues, including the ever evolving security and privacy matters

Qualifications:

• 10+ years in-house legal experience preferred or equivalent work experience
• Team-oriented approach
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to triage, prioritize and manage competing priorities
• Flexibility and adaptability to support our rapidly growing organization
• Experience with legal support related to web-based technology platforms (technology agreements, social services, healthcare, and government entities helpful)
• JD and bar admission in good standing (Texas preferred, or an active license from another state that allows for in-house practice under the rules of the State Bar of Texas)
• Successful customer-facing and other external-facing negotiation experience
• Familiarity and experience using contract management and task management applications
• Proficiency with Apple, Microsoft Office, Google Suite, Adobe, and various e-signing systems
• Strong attention to detail

This job is based onsite in our Austin location.

Perks at findhelp

We’re building a diverse, inclusive team

You’re welcome here. We want everyone to be able to easily connect to the help they need, and we want our teams to reflect and represent our communities. It is our policy to recruit, hire, train, and promote individuals, as well as administer any and all Company policies, without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin or ancestry, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, creed, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, or any other protected class, in accordance with applicable laws. Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.

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