Corporate Counsel
Job Description
Corporate Counsel - Commercial Transactions (Onsite, Full Time, Permanent)
Latitude Legal is partnering with a privately held online security company to hire a Corporate Counsel for its in-house legal team. The company is growing and poised for its next stage, and this is a chance to help build the legal function as it scales. The role suits an attorney at a law firm who wants to move into a collaborative, business-facing in-house team. The work centers on commercial contracting across the company, along with legal, compliance, and regulatory matters in a fast-moving security business.
Responsibilities of the Corporate Counsel Role:
- Draft and negotiate a broad range of commercial contracts for teams across the company, including product, business development and channel partners, IT, security, compliance, marketing, and finance.
- Advise leadership on legal risks, contract status, and the business terms of deals.
- Build and improve scalable processes for supporting, negotiating, approving, and executing commercial contracts as the company grows.
- Partner with security and product teams on contract terms covering data protection, privacy, and security.
Basic Requirements of the Corporate Counsel Position:
- 3+ years of commercial contracting experience. Law firm attorneys who want to move in-house are encouraged to apply, as are attorneys already in-house at a technology, SaaS, or cybersecurity company.
- Experience with technology, software licensing, SaaS, vendor, or channel partner agreements.
- Familiarity with data privacy, cybersecurity, or data protection matters is a plus.
- Comfort using AI tools to work efficiently.
- Strong judgment and business sense, and the ability to give clear, practical advice to non-lawyer stakeholders.
- Able to handle a high volume of work and shift priorities in a fast-paced, growing environment.
Position Details of the Corporate Counsel Role:
- Type of Role: In-House Counsel
- Schedule: Full time
- Location: Downtown Austin, TX (onsite)
- Compensation: Competitive base salary plus bonus and equity
Compensation:
The base salary range is $180,000-$190,000, with full benefits. This is a company in growth mode, and the people who join now will be well-positioned for advancement, increased responsibility, and long-term upside as the legal team and the business scale together.
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About Latitude
Latitude is a full-service flexible legal talent company serving corporate legal departments and law firms nationwide. From Fortune Global 100 companies to start-ups and Global 50 law firms to boutiques, clients turn to us for top-tier attorneys and other legal professionals.
Latitude specializes in providing highly skilled former in-house counsel and Big Law attorneys for flexible contract engagements and permanent positions in dozens of practice areas, including commercial contracting, data privacy, M&A, employment, litigation, and more.
Founded in 2013, Latitude is a Chambers and Partners globally ranked flexible legal staffing company.
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