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General & Corporate Counsel

Provides broad legal advice on corporate governance, M&A, securities, and strategic transactions.

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Legal CounselSenior Legal CounselCorporate Counsel
26open jobs
15companies hiring
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Skills

What companies are looking for in this role.

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Leading and supporting mergers, acquisitions, and strategic transactions through full lifecycle including deal structuring, negotiation, and closing

95%

Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating corporate transaction documents including purchase agreements, merger agreements, and ancillary contracts

94%

Advising on corporate governance matters including board preparation, committee charters, organizational documents, and governance policies

92%

Managing capital markets transactions including equity and debt financings, venture rounds, and liquidity events

89%

Providing strategic business advice to executive leadership and cross-functional teams on legal and transaction matters

88%

Overseeing capitalization table management, equity incentive plans, stock option programs, and equity-related compliance

85%

Conducting and coordinating legal due diligence for transactions with risk identification and documentation

84%

Advising on executive compensation structures, employment agreements for senior leadership, and equity award design

78%

Managing entity formation, subsidiary governance, and corporate administration across multiple jurisdictions

77%

Preparing and reviewing SEC filings and managing securities law compliance and disclosure obligations

76%

Drafting and negotiating customer-facing agreements including service agreements and data processing agreements

72%

Advising on regulatory compliance and monitoring emerging legislative and regulatory developments

72%

Navigating complex multi-jurisdictional regulatory environments and international expansion

68%

Managing complex litigation matters and representing the company in dispute resolution

67%

Structuring and advising on intercompany transactions and entity relationships

66%

Advising on intellectual property protection, patent strategy, and IP portfolio development

61%

Advising on post-transaction integration and M&A closing compliance matters

61%

Managing insider trading policies, trading plan approvals, and securities pre-clearance processes

56%

Managing trademark registration and protection across multiple jurisdictions

56%

Advising on nonprofit governance, tax-exempt status compliance, and fiduciary responsibilities

50%
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Navigating artificial intelligence legal implications including data privacy, model usage, and emerging AI-specific regulations

68%
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Operating effectively in fast-paced, high-growth technology environments with ambiguity and changing priorities

81%

Collaborating cross-functionally with Finance, HR, Tax, Accounting, and other business units

79%

Communicating complex legal concepts clearly to non-legal stakeholders and senior leadership

75%

Managing relationships with outside counsel and coordinating external legal support

72%

Developing and scaling legal processes, frameworks, and standardized templates to improve team efficiency

69%

Building and leading legal teams with focus on excellence, mentorship, and team scaling

61%

Providing independent strategic perspective while understanding need to build solutions that scale

58%

Maintaining organized legal documentation, records management, and corporate filing systems

56%
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Technology

The tools and technologies that define this role.

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Equity and cap table management platformshigh
SEC filing and securities compliance systemshigh
Legal research and compliance platformsmoderate
Trading compliance and insider information management systemsmoderate
Enterprise resource planning systemslow
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Contract lifecycle management softwaremoderate
Document automation and drafting toolsmoderate
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Data privacy and protection frameworkshigh
Artificial intelligence and machine learning governance frameworksmoderate
General Data Protection Regulationmoderate
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Open Jobs

26 open General & Corporate Counsel jobs across 15 companies.

Nscale2d
Legal Counsel, Debt Capital Markets
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Nscale2d
Director, Legal - Debt Capital Markets
London·Legal & Compliance
Nebius2d
Senior Legal Counsel
Tel Aviv, Israel·Legal & Compliance
OpenAI3d
Senior Counsel, Product (Hardware Safety & Customer Support)
San Francisco·Legal & Compliance
Nscale6d
Capital Markets Legal Counsel, APAC
Singapore·Legal & Compliance
Ramp1w
Corporate Counsel
New York, NY (HQ)·Legal & Compliance
Figma1w
Senior Counsel, Legal - Spanish & Portuguese Speaking (São Paulo, Brazil)
São Paulo, Brazil·Legal & Compliance
Waymo1w
Senior Counsel, Regional APAC / シニア・カウンシル、アジア太平洋地域担当
Tokyo, Japan·Legal & Compliance
xAI2w
Senior Litigation Counsel
Austin, TX; New York, NY; Palo Alto, CA; Washington, D.C.·Legal & Compliance
xAI3w
Senior Legal Counsel
Tokyo, JP·Legal & Compliance
Crusoe3w
Legal Counsel – Finance and Corporate Development
Denver, CO - US·Legal & Compliance
OpenAI4w
Senior Counsel, Corporate (M&A)
San Francisco·Legal & Compliance
Linear1mo
Senior Counsel
North America·Legal & Compliance
n8n1mo
Senior Legal Counsel US (Remote East Coast)
New York·Legal & Compliance
OpenAI1mo
Associate General Counsel, Non-Profit
San Francisco·Legal & Compliance
Sierra1mo
Senior Legal Counsel
Tokyo·Legal & Compliance
Sierra1mo
Senior Legal Counsel
Singapore·Legal & Compliance
Cerebras Systems1mo
Senior Corporate Counsel
Sunnyvale, CA·Legal & Compliance
OpenAI2mo
Counsel, Corporate
San Francisco·Legal & Compliance
DeepL3mo
Senior Legal Counsel - Japan and APAC
Tokyo·Legal & Compliance