Legal Counsel - Protect and Support a Rapidly Growing Educational Platform - $160,000-$200,000/year
**Members Only** is seeking a Legal Counsel to join our groundbreaking educational platform, promoting student equity and growth through dynamic digital learning and high-quality curriculum management. As the first dedicated legal counsel, you will use your expertise in legal contracts and organizational partnerships to support and protect our growing business. This full-time, hybrid position can be based in San Francisco, New York, or remote within the US.
Responsibilities:
- Draft and review agreements, ensuring clarity and alignment with company goals
- Collaborate in negotiations to protect and enforce company interests
- Ensure compliance with relevant commercial, transactional, and privacy laws and regulations
- Identify potential legal risks and propose solutions to mitigate them
- Streamline processes and develop standard templates for recurring legal needs
Qualifications:
- Experience with corporate reporting and governance, including management of boards and committees
- Strong communication skills, able to present complex ideas to employees at all levels and executive team
- Negotiation skills and business acumen to inform legal recommendations
- Extensive experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements
- Previous experience providing legal support for sales organizations at scale
- Ability to work autonomously and exercise sound judgment in a fast-paced environment
Salary Information:
- Salary range is $160,000-$200,000 per year, dependent on geography, experience, seniority, and ability demonstrated during the interview process
Benefits:
- Competitive salary and meaningful equity
- Health benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
- 10 paid sick days per year
- Unlimited vacation time policy (subject to internal approval)
- Paid family leave for birth/adoption of caretakers and minimum of 16 paid weeks for birthing parents
- COVID vaccination policy in place for all employees
About **Members Only**:
- Groundbreaking educational platform promoting student equity and growth
- Uniting high-quality instructional materials with dynamic digital learning
- Empowering schools and districts to take ownership of their curriculum
- High-quality curriculum layered with robust data insights for continuous improvement
- Passionate, collaborative team focused on making a measurable impact in K-12 education
- Inclusive, positive team culture where everyone is respected and valued
