Corporate Counsel

Yardi Systems; Santa Barbara (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% paid employee medical premiums

Profit-sharing plan

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Yardi Systems is seeking a Corporate Counsel in Santa Barbara to provide practical legal advice across business, regulatory and compliance matters. You will collaborate with leadership, regulators, and external partners to manage risk and draft contracts that protect and promote growth.

The ideal candidate has a JD from an ABA-accredited school, US Bar admission, 5–8 years of experience, and familiarity with FCRA, privacy and SaaS considerations.

Qualifications

• Law degree from ABA-accredited law school.
• Active Bar membership in the United States with no record of discipline.
• Five to eight years of relevant legal experience (firm or in-house).
• Litigation management experience in state and federal court.
• Working knowledge of FCRA, privacy rules and regulations, payment processing rules.
• Understanding of software development, relational databases, cloud computing, and SaaS.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical legal advice and strategic support on a wide range of business, regulatory, and compliance matters.
• Collaborate with internal teams to assess risk, resolve issues, and support business goals.
• Draft, negotiate, and finalize sales agreements, contracts, and other documents to protect the company.
• Review current and monitor changing laws and regulations to ensure ongoing compliance.

Skills

Litigation management

Contract drafting

Regulatory compliance

FCRA knowledge

SaaS awareness

Education

J.D. from ABA-accredited law school

Tools

Adobe Acrobat

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Job description

Are you a sharp legal mind with a passion forproblem-solving and keeping businesses ahead of the curve? We're looking for adynamic Corporate Counsel to join our team and provide legal guidance across awide range of business activities. In this role, you’ll help us navigateevolving laws and regulations, manage risk, resolve disputes, and craft smartcontracts that protect and support our growth. You’ll work closely withleadership, regulators, and external partners—turning legal insight intostrategic advantage. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have astrong grasp of compliance, investigations, and the FCRA, we’d love to hearfrom you!

What You’ll Do:

• Provide practical legal advice and strategic support on awide range of business, regulatory, and compliance matters.
• Collaborate with internal teams at all levels to assessrisk, resolve issues, and support business goals.
• Draft, negotiate, and finalize sales agreements, contracts,and other documents to protect the company and contribute to its success.
• Review current and monitor changing laws and regulations toensure ongoing compliance.

Who You Are:

• Law degree from an ABA-accredited law school
• Active Bar membership in the United States with no record ofdiscipline
• Five (5) to eight (8) years of relevant legal experience(firm or in-house)
• Litigation management experience in both state and federalcourt
• Working knowledge of or the ability to learn rules andregulations such as the FCRA, privacy rules and regulations, payment processingrules and regulations, and more
• Basic understanding of or the ability to learn aboutsoftware development, complex relational databases, cloud computing, andsoftware-as-a-service (SaaS)
• Highest level of professional ethics and personal integrityand sound judgment
• Superlative oral and written communication skills
• Strong and demonstrated ability to work individually and asa team, including under pressure, with minimal direct supervision and whilemanaging many competing priorities
• Interest in learning and analyzing complex statutes(including the FCRA), case law, and other primary and secondary sources andability to provide clear and sound conclusions and recommendations
• Proficiency with Adobe Acrobat®, Microsoft® Word, andOutlook, and ability to learn and use proprietary customer/matter managementsoftware
• Friendly, collegial, and collaborative disposition
• Ability to travel up to 20%

Ideal to Have:

• Risk assessment and management experience a plus
• Familiarity working with software developers a plus
• Software licensing agreement drafting and negotiationexperience a plus

Real Estate runs on Yardi. About Us:

Yardi pioneers the property tech industry by seamlesslyblending 40 years of tradition with forward-thinking innovation. We’ve createda team of over 10,000 employees in over 40 locations around the globe dedicatedto making great real estate software products.

Discover the Yardi Difference:

Yardi is more than just a software company – we arededicated to creating a positive impact in our communities. Annually, Yardiextends philanthropic support to organizations chosen by our employees. Ourteam has contributed to over 350 nonprofits globally, demonstrating ourcommitment to various causes and communities.

Our award-winning culture, consistently recognized by Glassdoor's prestigious "Best Place to Work", fosters support, collaboration, and growth.

We prioritize your well-being with comprehensive benefits, including 100% paid employee medical premiums, company profit-sharing plan, and flexible work arrangements.

• 100% paid employee medical premiums
• company profit-sharing plan
• flexible work arrangements

Annual Salary Range: $180,000 - $224,000