Legal Counsel

Simple Closure, Inc

$125K — $165K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • JD from an ABA-accredited law school; active membership in at least one U.S. state bar.
  • 2-4 years of legal experience, ideally a mix of law firm and in-house.
  • Strong commercial instincts for reviewing contracts and advising business teams.
  • Excellent communicator capable of simplifying legal concepts for non-legal stakeholders.
  • Detail-oriented with strong drafting skills.
  • Ability to work independently in a fast-paced startup setting.
  • Interest or exposure to corporate dissolution, licensing, or data privacy is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Provide business-focused legal advice to teams across the organization.
  • Draft, negotiate, and review various commercial agreements, including vendor and partner contracts.
  • Advise sales teams on legal questions during customer acquisition calls.
  • Support legal communications for customer-facing escalations throughout the dissolution lifecycle.
  • Conduct legal research to facilitate expansion into new U.S. jurisdictions.
  • Identify legal risks in business initiatives and create mitigation strategies.
  • Review marketing materials for legal and regulatory compliance.

Benefits

  • Competitive equity package.
  • Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision.
  • Life insurance.
  • Unlimited paid time off.
  • Hybrid work environment in NY (Midtown) or Los Angeles (Santa Monica).
  • Two company-wide offsites each year.
  • 401(k) with Traditional and Roth options, with immediate eligibility.
Full Job Description
Job Overview

We're looking for a business-minded Legal Counsel to join our legal team as a generalist, working cross-functionally across sales, operations, customer success, and commercial partnerships. This person will be the second in-house attorney on staff and will play a key role in building out a legal function that touches dissolution operations, commercial contracting, licensing, vendor management, and regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions.

This role goes beyond a traditional in-house counsel role. You'll be responsible for customer-facing legal communications, sales support, and deal-risk reviews while building toward broader coverage across the full business. You should feel comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment and exercising independent judgment on legal questions.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide practical, business-oriented legal advice to teams across the organization, including sales, operations, customer success, marketing, engineering and partnerships
  • Draft, review, and negotiate a range of commercial agreements, including licensing, vendor, and partner contracts
  • Advise the sales team on legal and regulatory questions arising in the customer acquisition process, including joining prospect and customer calls
  • Support customer-facing legal communications and escalations across the dissolution lifecycle
  • Conduct legal research and analysis to support expansion into new U.S. jurisdictions
  • Identify and assess legal risks across business initiatives and develop practical mitigation strategies
  • Help build and improve internal templates, playbooks, and processes that enable teams to move faster while managing risk
  • Review customer-facing and marketing materials for legal and regulatory compliance
  • Coordinate with outside counsel on specialized matters as needed
  • Take on additional projects and priorities as the business scales


Desired Skills & Qualifications
  • JD from an ABA-accredited law school; active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar
  • 2-4 years of legal experience, ideally a mix of law firm and in-house
  • Strong commercial instincts: comfortable reviewing contracts, spotting risk, and advising business teams without over-lawyering
  • Excellent communicator who can translate complex legal concepts into clear, actionable guidance for non-legal stakeholders
  • Detail-oriented with strong drafting skills
  • Comfortable operating independently in a fast-paced startup environment with limited supervision
  • Interest in or exposure to corporate dissolution, licensing or data privacy is a plus but not required
  • Prior experience in corporate transactions, commercial contracting, or general in-house practice is a plus but not required


What we offer
  • Base Salary: $125,000 - $165,000 depending on experience level and location
  • Competitive equity package
  • Comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, and vision
  • Life insurance
  • Unlimited paid time off
  • Hybrid work environment in NY (Midtown) or Los Angeles (Santa Monica)
  • Two company-wide offsites each year
  • 401(k) with Traditional and Roth options, with immediate eligibility


Application Process

Thanks for applying! If your experience is a strong match for what we're looking for, our hiring team will reach out to schedule an initial screening call and walk you through the rest of our interview process. We do our best to respond to every applicant, but given the volume of applications we receive, we may not be able to provide individual updates if we decide not to move forward.

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