Solutus Legal Search

Legal Director - San Francisco (883-SLS)

Solutus Legal Search  •  $240k - $275k/yr  •  San Francisco, CA (Onsite)  •  1 month ago
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Job Description

Our client, a mission driven EdTech company focused on enabling early childcare and Pre-K education, seeks to hire a Legal Director to lead their legal function. Reporting to the company’s CEO, this attorney will partner with the C-suite and business leaders to achieve the company’s mission while advancing and protecting the company’s business and legal interests.
The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of legal experience, including in-house experience, with strong commercial contracting experience, including SaaS and government contracting. In addition to being responsible for day-to-day transactional work, this hire will counsel on general corporate matters such as employment, corporate governance, government relations, and IP.
Our client’s headquarters are in downtown San Francisco. This hire may will be expected to be in the San Francisco office four days a week and as necessary.

Qualifications

  • JD and admitted to practice law (or RIHC) in California
  • Generalist with strong background in commercial contracts
  • Employment counseling experience
  • Government contracts experience
  • Ability to review, summarize, and provide guidance to leaders concisely
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, startup company
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Compensation includes a base salary of $240,000 to $275,000, plus bonus, equity, and benefits. Base salary and overall compensation will be determined by number of years of directly relevant experience and history of success.
Solutus has been retained as the exclusive representative for this desirable search. Resumes submitted directly to our client will be forwarded to Solutus for review and evaluation.
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About Solutus Legal Search

Solutus Legal Search is the leading retained legal search firm in California with offices in Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Seattle. We service all three sectors of the legal search market: in-house, lateral partners, and lateral associates. We have a particularly robust in-house practice with an unrivaled client base. On this Linkedin page we will provide updates on interesting new searches as well as observations and insights on the legal market, compensation trends, and other items of interest to candidates and clients.

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Industry
Legal & Compliance
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Unknown
Year Founded
2000
Website
solutuslegal.com
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