Corporate Counsel

Bellota Labs

$200K — $230K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of experience in general business law, specifically in gaming, sweepstakes, media, entertainment, or tech startups.
  • Direct experience in iGaming and/or sweepstakes law preferred.
  • Background in a large law firm or in-house at a high-growth company with comfort in fast-paced environments.
  • Proven track record in contract negotiation, regulatory compliance, and risk management.
  • Proactive mindset, adept at decision-making in high-ambiguity settings.
  • Non-litigator profile; seeks a strategic legal partner role without trial experience.
  • Highly independent with the ability to manage diverse legal matters with minimal oversight.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a legal advisor on sweepstakes compliance and gaming regulations across all operational jurisdictions.
  • Collaborate with the Head of Legal to scale the legal function in alignment with company growth.
  • Draft, review, and negotiate various commercial contracts and partnership agreements.
  • Provide business-centric guidance on complex gaming law issues to facilitate swift operational decisions.
  • Advise on employment law issues and ensure compliance in multiple jurisdictions.
  • Monitor and analyze evolving gaming and consumer protection regulations, offering clear guidance for the business.
  • Manage external counsel and regulatory relationships, leading select legal matters autonomously.
  • Support corporate governance and risk management initiatives.
  • Review promotional materials for legal compliance.
  • Contribute to the development of internal legal processes and templates as the team expands.

Benefits

  • Flexible remote work opportunities with significant responsibilities.
  • Room for growth into broader legal leadership roles.
Full Job Description
Key Responsibilities

    • Serve as a legal advisor on sweepstakes compliance, gaming regulations, and general corporate promotional law across all jurisdictions we operate in.
    • Partner closely with the Head of Legal to build out and scale the legal function as the company grows.
    • Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts, vendor agreements, licensing deals, and partnership agreements.
    • Provide practical, business-first guidance on gray areas of gaming law - helping the business move fast while staying within acceptable risk tolerance.
    • Advise on employment law matters and ensure compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
    • Monitor and interpret evolving state and federal gaming, sweepstakes, and consumer protection regulations, translating them into clear guidance for the business.
    • Manage relationships with outside counsel and regulators where needed, and lead select matters independently.
    • Support corporate governance, risk management, and day-to-day business operations.
    • Review marketing, advertising, and promotional materials for legal and regulatory compliance.
    • Help build out internal legal processes, templates, and playbooks as the team scales.


What We Are Looking For

    • 4+ years of experience in general business law, with meaningful focus on gaming, sweepstakes, media, entertainment, or tech startups.
    • Direct experience in iGaming and/or sweepstakes law is stronglylaw strongly preferred.
    • Background in a large law firmBig Law and/or in-house at a high-growth company; comfortable operating with startup speed and ambiguity.
    • Strong track record in contract negotiation, regulatory compliance, and risk management.
    • A proactive, business-first mindset - comfortable making calls in fast-moving, high-ambiguity environments.
    • NOT a litigator - we're looking for a strategic legal partner and skilled negotiator, not trial experience.
    • Highly independent and self-directed, capable of owning a wide range of legal matters with minimal oversight.
    • Excited about flexible, remote work with significant responsibility and room to grow into broader legal leadership over time.


$200,000 - $230,000 a year

If you're excited to be part of a fast-growing team redefining the online gaming experience, we'd love to hear from you. Join us at Bellota Labs and help shape the future of gaming innovation!

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