Corporate Counsel

Bombas•New York, NY

17d•$130,000 - $145,000•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a driven, meticulous and resourceful transactional lawyer to join our Legal Team as our Corporate Counsel, reporting directly to our SVP of Legal. The ideal candidate has 4-6+ years of relevant experience at a leading law firm and/or in-house at a consumer-facing eCommerce business. This role will support a variety of internal legal matters, including drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts, advising on corporate, privacy and employment matters, and assisting in the management of Bombas's IP portfolio. Beyond substantive legal work, this person will leverage technology and automation to play a pivotal role in modernizing how the team operates.

Requirements

4-6+ years of relevant experience at a leading law firm or in-house at a consumer-facing eCommerce business.
JD that is admitted, active and in good standing with the New York State bar.
Significant exposure to sophisticated commercial, corporate or transactional matters, with experience negotiating a variety of complex commercial agreements.
Working knowledge of privacy law, including applicable privacy and data security compliance.
Comfort managing legal operations — including contract management systems, vendor/technology platforms and process design — along with a genuine interest in applying AI and automation to legal and operational workflows.
Ability to assess and balance both legal and business risk.
Experience with cost-effective management of outside legal resources.

Nice To Haves

Experience in intellectual property, advertising, consumer protection and/or employment law.
Experience implementing or evaluating legal tech, contract lifecycle management platforms, or AI tools within a legal department.

Responsibilities

Review, draft and negotiate commercial contracts of varying complexity, including licensing, vendor, SaaS, master services, confidentiality, data privacy, partnership and wholesale agreements.
Run the Legal Department's contract lifecycle process end-to-end, including evaluating, implementing and optimizing AI and automation tools that reduce manual contract administration.
Counsel colleagues on a wide variety of legal issues, including employment law, privacy/data security, consumer protection, intellectual property and general corporate matters.
Provide concise, plain-English legal advice to each function within the business.
Create and implement company-wide and Legal Department templates, policies and processes - building repeatable, scalable systems rather than one-off documents.
Drive legal operations for the department, including contract management and vendor approvals, the legal technology stack and identifying and implementing leverage through AI and automation.
Manage IP brand protection monitoring and IP portfolio maintenance, using tooling to scale coverage efficiently.
Manage compliance and risk-tracking operations and platforms, including related to privacy, employment and supply chain.
Manage and liaise with a roster of external counsel when additional support or expertise is needed.
Partner directly with the SVP of Legal to identify, pilot and scale AI tools across the Legal Department's workflows.