General Counsel

Jobgether SRL; United States; Remote; USD 195,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus and equity

Health insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA)

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

12 weeks of paid family bonding leave

Disability insurance

Fully remote work environment

Job summary

Jobgether SRL and partners seek a General Counsel based in the United States. This senior, hands-on legal role supports a growing business in real estate, title insurance, and mortgage technology, serving as a trusted advisor to executives and cross-functional teams while balancing risk with practical business objectives.

You will oversee commercial contracts, regulatory matters, corporate transactions, IP, and title-related issues, collaborating with Compliance and outside counsel.

Qualifications

• J.D. degree and active admission to a U.S. state bar.
• Substantial experience advising businesses across commercial, regulatory, and general corporate matters, including residential title and mortgage transactions.
• Hands-on, fast-moving entrepreneurial environment experience with cross-disciplinary work.

Responsibilities

• Serve as strategic legal partner to business leaders, identifying issues, evaluating risks, and guiding practical decisions.
• Research and interpret state regulatory requirements affecting title insurance and mortgage industries.
• Support corporate development, financing activities, and strategic transactions.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements.
• Provide legal expertise on title matters and assess risk in specific matters.
• Partner with Compliance on regulatory interpretations and complex risk matters.
• Manage the IP portfolio and coordinate outside counsel.
• Mentor and develop internal legal staff.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Commercial negotiations

Risk assessment

Clear communications

Education

J.D. degree

Bar admission (US)

Job description

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a General Counsel based in the United States.

This is a senior, hands-on legal leadership role supporting a growing business in the real estate, title insurance, and mortgage technology space. You will serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders, helping teams navigate complex legal and regulatory questions while balancing risk with practical business objectives. The role spans commercial contracting, regulatory matters, corporate transactions, intellectual property, and title-related legal issues. You will work closely with Compliance and other cross-functional teams while managing external legal partners. This opportunity is well suited to an entrepreneurial legal professional who enjoys broad responsibility, ambiguity, and direct business impact. The role is fully remote and requires the ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues across the United States.

• Serve as a strategic legal partner to business leaders, identifying legal issues, evaluating risks and tradeoffs, and providing practical guidance that enables informed business decisions.

• Research and interpret state regulatory requirements affecting the title insurance and mortgage industries, translating complex requirements into clear, actionable business guidance.

• Support corporate development, financing activities, and other strategic transactions as needed.

• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including agreements governing the delivery and procurement of products and services.

• Provide legal expertise on individual title matters, assessing specific facts and circumstances and recommending practical approaches to manage legal and business risk.

• Partner with Compliance leadership on regulatory interpretations, regulatory interactions, and complex risk matters requiring legal judgment.

• Manage and oversee the organization's intellectual property portfolio.

• Select, coordinate, and manage relationships with outside counsel across relevant legal practice areas.

• Mentor and develop internal team members involved in contract review and other legal matters, strengthening legal capabilities across the organization.

Requirements

• J.D. degree and active admission to a U.S. state bar.

• Substantial experience advising businesses across commercial, regulatory, and general corporate matters, including a strong working knowledge of residential title and mortgage transactions.

• Experience as a broad, hands‑on business lawyer in a fast‑moving, entrepreneurial environment, with the ability to work across disciplines and address unfamiliar legal questions.

• Strong judgment in assessing risk and navigating ambiguity, with the ability to distinguish material legal concerns from manageable issues and recommend compliant, practical paths forward.

• Prior experience working in a fast‑paced, high‑growth, or entrepreneurial organization.

• Demonstrated success managing outside counsel relationships and coordinating external legal resources.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex legal concepts into clear guidance for non‑legal stakeholders.

• Experience mentoring and developing legal professionals is preferred.

• Experience supporting mergers and acquisitions or financing transactions is preferred.

• Comfortable working remotely and maintaining meaningful schedule overlap with colleagues located across the United States.

Benefits

• Base salary range of $195,000–$240,000 USD, with actual compensation determined by factors such as qualifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, and business needs.

• Eligibility for bonus and equity compensation.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance options beginning the month following the first day of employment.

• Health Savings Account (HSA).

• 401(k) plan with company match.

• Paid time off and an emphasis on work-life balance.

• 12 weeks of paid family bonding leave for maternity and paternity.

• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.

• Supplemental life and AD&D insurance.

• Critical illness, injury, and hospital insurance.

• Fully remote work environment.

• Equal opportunity workplace committed to diversity and inclusion.