Deputy General Counsel

Cardone Ventures Career•Scottsdale, AZ

7h•Onsite

About The Position

As Deputy General Counsel at Cardone Ventures, you are the CLO’s strategic transactional partner and the attorney responsible for every deal that moves through the CV and Cardone Equity Group platforms. You own M&A execution, rollup structuring, fund formation, Reg D and SEC compliance. You will work directly with other members of senior leadership to evaluate, structure, negotiate, and close investment transactions, and drive closings at the velocity the business requires.

Requirements

Juris Doctor from an accredited law school; strong academic record.
Active bar membership in good standing; Arizona bar membership or ability to register as Arizona corporate counsel required within 90 days.
10–15 years of experience in M&A, private equity, fund formation, and corporate finance, with meaningful experience in PE-backed platform acquisitions, rollup structures, or multi-entity deal execution.
Demonstrated comfort with AI-driven legal tools for diligence, document review, or deal workflow acceleration.
Experience with Reg D/506(c) offerings, SEC compliance, and cross-border corporate structuring preferred.
Experience supervising paralegals or junior attorneys preferred.

Nice To Haves

In-house experience in a high-growth, multi-vertical, or PE-adjacent company strongly preferred; BigLaw M&A background acceptable alongside it.

Responsibilities

Work with our deal team on due diligence, leverage AI tools for document review, generation, research, and issue flagging, direct outside counsel on complex workstreams, and synthesize findings into actionable risk assessments for the CLO and executive leadership.
Help set deal strategy, structure terms, negotiate definitive agreements, and drive transactions to close. You are the deal lawyer, not a support function.
Build and maintain standardized transaction templates, including LOIs, MOUs, joint venture agreements, master participation agreements, purchase agreements, shareholder agreements, and rollup-specific legal packages.
Structure fund documents, coordinate Reg D/506(c) compliance with outside securities counsel, manage PPMs and subscription agreements, and advise on fund governance and investor relations obligations.
Ensure all transactions comply with applicable regulatory frameworks: antitrust, securities, and corporate governance.
Support corporate governance and portfolio company management.
Manage outside counsel budgets and engagements.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision (employee + dependents)
401(k) with up to 3% company match
Parental leave: 8 weeks fully paid (primary caregiver) / 4 weeks fully paid (secondary) + 1 month remote for both
Vacation and sick time that increases with tenure
Gym membership, 100% paid
Meal prep service discounts
Pet insurance through SPOT
Employee Assistance Program through Guardian
Professional development reimbursements for outside courses and certifications
10X Mentorship Program
$250K+ in internal education resources across Sales, Operations, Finance, People, and Marketing
Uncapped commission eligibility for all team members