Commercial Counsel

We’re looking for an experienced in-house transactional attorney to supercharge a small and scrappy team. As the third attorney on the team, you’ll help us streamline our commercial and transactional workflows, provide advice to cross-functional teams regarding product and compliance issues, and more (so much more). Reporting to our General Counsel, this position will play a vital role in building out the legal team at a company named one of Forbes’s 25 Next Billion Dollar Startups.

Qualifications

• JD and bar admission in good standing (CA, NY, and/or IL strongly preferred) 
• 5+ years of transactional experience (combination of law firm and in-house preferred)
• Significant experience with contract lifecycle management solutions (we use Ironclad)
• Detailed and process-oriented 
• Mature judgment and decision-making skills
• Ability to translate complex concepts and competing priorities into digestible guidance
• Team mentality and recognition that no task is too small
• Composure managing multiple projects with overlapping deadlines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Sense of perspective…and humor
• Nice to have: corporate transaction and due diligence familiarity, privacy savvy, and product counseling experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Sales and Finance to close customer deals
• Review, redline, and approve sales agreements, vendor agreements, data processing agreements, and NDAs
• Update contract playbooks, template documents, and company policies 
• Maintain our contract lifecycle management platform
• Support corporate development team in due diligence and contracts associated with corporate transactions
• Develop, implement, and improve scalable processes for the legal team
• Work with revenue enablement to improve Sales team training
• Advise business and product teams on privacy and other compliance issues
• Other projects based on the needs of a quickly growing international company

For CA or NY based applicants:

• The base salary range for this position is $170,000 - $200,000
• This position is eligible for equity in the form of stock options
• This position is eligible for Instawork benefits, including:
• A variety of medical, dental, and vision plans with coverage beginning on the date of hire
• Flexible paid time off
• At least 8 paid company holidays annually
• Home office stipend
• Phone stipend
• Commuter stipend
• Supplemental pay on qualified leaves
• Employee health savings accounts (HSA) contribution
• Flexible spending plans
• 401K plan
• Perkspot - discount program through Lumity

A variety of factors are considered when determining someone’s compensation including a candidate’s professional background, experience, and location.  Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed above.

Our company values include:

• Bias for Action -- We’re always looking to the future and driving the company forward, even if it means making decisions with incomplete information. We learn from our mistakes, so we don’t repeat them!
• Act Like an Owner -- Instawork’s success depends on each of us, so execute on the fundamentals, and act creatively to drive growth. Your ability to improve any part of our company is only limited by your courage and conviction, not your job title.
• Always Be Learning -- As we change an industry, each day we grow and learn as individuals and as part of our larger endeavor. 
• Empathy, Trust, Candor -- Empathy for our business partners and professionals means we put ourselves in their shoes. Empathy for our colleagues means we are always upfront and honest with each other, which comes from trust.

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