The General Counsel is a senior legal leader responsible for overseeing the company’s legal affairs, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and strategic transactions. This role serves as a trusted advisor to the CEO and executive leadership team, ensuring legal protection while supporting business growth, operational efficiency, and long-term strategic objectives.
Responsibilities
- Commercial Contracts & Legal Agreements: Draft, review, negotiate, and manage commercial contracts, including vendor, customer, employment, partnership, licensing, and SaaS agreements.
- Corporate Governance & Organizational Structure: Advise on entity formation, corporate structuring, ownership arrangements, governance policies, and organizational changes.
- Regulatory Compliance: Provide guidance on federal and state regulations, financial services compliance, licensing, regulatory filings, and internal controls.
- Strategic Legal & Business Advisory: Advise the CEO and executive leadership on legal risks, business opportunities, strategic partnerships, and expansion initiatives.
- Mergers & Acquisitions: Support acquisitions, investments, joint ventures, due diligence, and the preparation and negotiation of transaction documents.
- Legal Risk Management: Identify potential legal exposures, establish preventive measures, and develop standardized legal processes, templates, and approval procedures.
- External Counsel Coordination: Collaborate with outside legal counsel, compliance professionals, and specialized advisors on complex legal and regulatory matters.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.
- Active license to practice law in at least one applicable U.S. jurisdiction.
- Significant experience in corporate law, commercial contracts, and business transactions.
- Strong knowledge of corporate governance, entity structuring, and federal and state regulatory requirements.
- Experience advising executive leadership and negotiating complex commercial agreements.
- Familiarity with financial services regulations, registered investment advisers (RIAs), and broker-dealer operations.
- Experience with mergers and acquisitions, legal due diligence, and strategic transactions.
- Excellent legal research, analytical, negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to balance legal and regulatory obligations with commercial objectives in a fast-paced, growth-oriented business environment.
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