In-house Legal Counsel

Revive•Irvine, CA

18h

About The Position

Revive is scaling across real estate, renovation, financing-adjacent programs, contractor relationships, technology, and multiple operating entities. As the business grows, legal strategy cannot be reactive. We need an in-house legal leader who can help structure the company for scale, reduce liability, strengthen contracts, manage risk, and protect Revive across every part of the business. This role exists to bring legal judgment closer to the business. You will help Revive build the right entity structures, contract frameworks, compliance processes, dispute strategies, and operational protections needed to grow responsibly. This is a high-impact role for someone who understands real estate, business operations, construction risk, corporate governance, and litigation exposure—and wants to build the legal foundation of a fast-growing company.

Requirements

Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school
Active license to practice law in California, or ability to register as in-house counsel in California
5+ years of legal experience, preferably with in-house, real estate, corporate, construction, litigation, or transactional exposure
Experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts
Working knowledge of corporate governance, entity structuring, and liability management
Experience managing disputes, litigation strategy, or outside counsel

Nice To Haves

Real estate, construction, proptech, fintech, or startup experience preferred

Responsibilities

Advise leadership on legal risk across real estate, construction, corporate, employment, vendor, technology, and operational matters
Support entity structuring, subsidiary governance, intercompany arrangements, and liability separation across Revive’s business lines
Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, vendor agreements, contractor agreements, referral agreements, real estate-related agreements, and operating documents
Strengthen Revive’s contract templates to improve enforceability, reduce ambiguity, and protect against claims
Partner with leadership to identify legal risk in new products, programs, partnerships, and business models
Support dispute prevention and dispute resolution, including demand letters, escalations, settlement strategy, and litigation coordination
Manage outside counsel efficiently, including scope, cost, priorities, and deliverables
Advise on real estate transaction risk, construction-related issues, contractor obligations, and customer-facing documentation
Support corporate governance, board materials, entity maintenance, approvals, consents, and internal legal records
Help build scalable legal processes, playbooks, templates, and compliance workflows
Review marketing, sales, and customer communications for legal and regulatory risk
Partner with HR and leadership on employment-related legal issues, offer letters, policies, compensation plans, and employee documentation
Maintain a practical, business-minded legal function that protects Revive without slowing the company down