Corporate Counsel

Energy Innovation Corp; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 81,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Social Impact Partners seeks a Corporate Counsel to navigate statutes and drive practical outcomes for clients in Austin and beyond. You will pair Statutory Interpretation with deposition preparation while keeping stakeholders informed and focused on measurable results.

The role offers relocation or remote flexibility, steady judgment, and mentorship from senior leaders as you scale responsibilities and deliver tangible legal solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of legal experience with focus on practical outcomes.
• Willingness to relocate to Austin, TX, or work remotely.
• Bias toward asking clarifying questions to avoid costly mistakes.
• Hands-on experience with modern Legal Document Management workflows and tooling.
• Strong judgment with 5+ years of real-world experience.
• At least 3 years of related field experience.
• Calm demeanor when client scope changes in Austin.

Responsibilities

• Find solutions-focused workaround when the official path is blocked.
• Build Statutory Interpretation habits for a mid-level role.
• Keep Austin, TX stakeholders briefed without burying them in updates.
• Use Statutory Interpretation to streamline routine tasks and free up capacity.
• Carry general projects from napkin sketch to Austin, TX rollout.
• Turn ambiguous Negotiation requests into shipped, measurable outcomes.

Skills

Relocation willingness

Questioning mindset

Calm under scope change

General legal experience

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Legal Document Management

Workflow tooling

Job description

We built this Corporate Counsel role around momentum, so if you pair Statutory Interpretation with Deposition Preparation, Social Impact Partners will get out of your way. The $81,000 - $114,000 is the floor, not the ceiling; with 5 years and general ownership, this Social Impact Partners role keeps rising.

Key Responsibilities

• Find the solutions-focused workaround when the official path is blocked
• Build the Statutory Interpretation habits a mid-level role can lean on for years
• Keep Austin, TX stakeholders briefed without burying them in updates
• Use Statutory Interpretation to streamline routine tasks and free up capacity
• Carry general projects from napkin sketch to Austin, TX rollout
• Turn ambiguous Negotiation requests into shipped, measurable outcomes

What You'll Bring

• 5 years that taught you which corners can be cut
• Willingness to relocate to Austin, TX, or to make remote work
• A bias toward asking the dumb question before the expensive mistake
• Hands-on experience with modern Legal Document Management workflows and tooling
• Judgment seasoned by at least 5 years of real consequences
• At least 3 years building expertise within the general space
• Demonstrated calm when an Austin, TX client changes scope mid-stream

Social Impact Partners keeps general systems running for clients who never think about them, which is the scrappy-but-steady Austin, TX point. Trust, transparency, and steady momentum are the three things we protect above all else.

Social Impact Partners rewards your steady-handed work with $81,000 - $114,000, equity participation, and mentorship from accomplished general leaders.

The team just got the green light to hire, and this Corporate Counsel role is first up.