Corporate Counsel

ROLE SUMMARY:
This position will provide timely, high quality legal support to our business partners.  We are looking for a self-starter who can prioritize multiple projects while exercising sound business judgment and critical thinking. As Corporate Counsel, you will have a broad range of responsibilities in supporting the legal department and advising the company on corporate affairs, commercial transactions, advertising/marketing clearance, data privacy, intellectual property, and other matters.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Corporate

• Provide advice regarding transactional and corporate matters
• Develop and maintain strong business relationships as a key relationship manager for the corporate legal department among the various internal business groups requiring legal support
• Demonstrate leadership and team-working skills in support of a collaborative environment
• Exercise discretion and maintain a high degree of confidentiality

Contract

• Provide legal support for a wide variety of commercial contracts, including drafting, reviewing and negotiating service and vendor agreements, licensing agreements, manufacturing and supplier agreements, leases, and employment and consulting agreements
• Design, build and improve upon legal department processes and policies to enhance efficiency, including further development and implementation of contract processes and templates

Advertising/Marketing

• Participate in development and review of internal and external communications, including press and advertising/marketing materials, website posts, online campaigns, promotions, and sweepstakes
• Advise internal teams on compliance around sales, marketing, and media campaigns for new products

Data Privacy

• Develop and maintain subject matter expertise in areas of data use and protection laws (including state/federal consumer protection and privacy laws, GDPR and other global privacy laws)
• Advise cross-functional teams on compliance with law

Perform additional job-related duties as assigned

REQUIREMENTS:

• JD degree with license to practice with at least one state bar; must be in good standing
• 5+ years practicing law in a law firm and/or in-house environment
• Deep experience drafting and negotiating broad range of commercial contracts
• Expertise in a variety of general corporate transactional matters; Understanding of best practices in managing intellectual property interests in transactional matters preferred, but not required
• Subject matter expertise in areas of data use and protection laws (including state/federal consumer protection and privacy laws, CCPA, GDPR and other global privacy laws); OR Subject matter expertise in areas of marketing / advertising compliance and consumer law
• Demonstrated ability and desire to quickly and effectively develop specialized subject matter expertise on a variety of topics as needed to best serve the organization and leadership
• Strong verbal and written communication and analytical thinking skills, able to provide clear and concise legal advice to a variety of stakeholders
• Ability to hold self and others accountable for high-quality, timely, and effective results
• Strong ability to cooperate and work creatively and collaboratively toward solutions that benefit all parties
• Demonstrates a proactive, self-starter mindset with strong work ethic
• Ability to handle ambiguity, prioritize, multi-task, and manage multiple cross-functional projects to completion with little direction, and quickly shift from one situation or task to another
• Ability to work under pressure while maintaining a sense of humor

POSITION TYPE:
This is a full-time exempt position.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
This position is hybrid, primarily working out of our HQ office in Durham, North Carolina.

SALARY:
$170,000-$195,000 + Bonus

BENEFITS:

• Comprehensive benefit plans with low premium options, including medical, dental and vision coverage, along with supplemental coverage options
• Free life insurance, short term disability and long term disability
• 401(k) plan with a company match of 100% of the first 2%, and 50% of up to an additional 4% with no vesting period
• Unlimited vacation and generous sick time
• Half day Fridays year-round (subject to business needs)
• 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave
• 4 weeks of fully paid disability leave
• Free Dollar Shave Club Products
• Monthly cell phone and work-from-home stipends

APPLICATION PROCESS:
All applications must be submitted via our Applicant Tracking System, Greenhouse, in order to be considered. Once you submit your application, the recruiting team will review your submission and will reach out if your skill sets and/or qualifications match our needs. If selected, you’ll be invited to an initial phone screening interview with a recruiter before meeting with various members of the team. Candidates will be notified if they are not selected for the position. The position will remain open and we'll be accepting applications until the role is filled.