Corporate Counsel

8-10 yrs required

Full-time

No

# Corporate Counsel at Mercury

Mercury is looking for a talented and experienced Corporate Counsel to join its team. This role requires a polymathic approach to lawyering, combining corporate legal expertise with in-house generalism and a passion for the product and customers.

## Responsibilities

The Corporate Counsel will have primary responsibility for Mercury’s corporate work and a range of non-corporate projects. Responsibilities include:

* Building the foundation of a world-class legal team, including the in-house corporate group
* Establishing, developing, and refining our corporate governance program, including laying the foundation for IPO readiness
* Tackling day-to-day issues regarding employee compensation and equity, while helping build out exceptional equity programs longer term
* Serving as the in-house lead on potential corporate transactions, including potentially financings, investments, liquidity events, M&A, etc.
* Working closely with cross-functional partners across the company
* Deeply understanding the product and customers, and serving as an effective product counselor
* Helping structure, negotiate, and manage complex, business-critical partnerships
* Taking care of all the day-to-day legal requests that come to the team

## Experience

The ideal candidate for this role will have the following experience:

* 8-10+ years of legal experience, including some law firm and some in-house experience
* Substantial experience with one or more of the following: venture financing, M&A, IPOs
* Some experience in the world of fintech or banking, or a strong willingness and passion to learn about those areas
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* The ability to communicate with clarity and purpose in both written and verbal communication
* A sense of humor and appreciation of craftsmanship
* Empathy

## Salary

Mercury offers competitive salaries and benefits for this role. The salary range for candidates in the New York City or San Francisco area is $232,700–$273,800. The salary range for candidates in the US outside of the New York City / San Francisco area is $209,400–$246,400.

All salary decisions are based on a number of factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company.

Salary + Equity + Benefits

Corporate Governance, Employee Compensation and Equity, Corporate Transactions, Cross-Functional Partnering, Negotiation, Product Counseling

JD

those words are typically not associated with lawyering, but as part of mercury’s legal team, you must add to that culture. more specifically, for this role, we are looking for a lawyer with a background in corporate law who excels and is excited by being both a corporate specialist and an in-house generalist

Qualification and Experience JD and bar admission

Legal