Legal Counsel: Employment, Compliance & Gov't Contracts

Nominal; Texas; On-site; USD 220,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% coverage of medical, dental, and

vision insurance

Unlimited PTO and sick leave

Free lunch, snacks, and coffee

Professional Development Stipend

In-office hardware lab with a $250项目 车

Annual company retreat

12 weeks parental leave

Fertility and family planning ($15,000

Wellness stipend ($100/month)

$500/year hardware sensor stipend

401(k)

Employee-friendly equity terms

In-office 5 days per week

Job summary

Nominal is seeking a versatile Legal Counsel to join our in‑office Legal team across the U.S. You will be the go‑to attorney for People and Recruiting, advise on employment and immigration matters, and help shape privacy and contracting policies as we scale.

This role requires a JD with active state bar admission, strong law firm or in‑house experience, and the ability to manage outside counsel and high‑stakes deals in a fast‑growing hardware and software environment.

Qualifications

• A law degree (JD) and active admission to at least one U.S. state bar.
• Strong legal training from a law firm, an in-house legal team, or government service.
• Experience advising on employment matters, such as hiring, terminations, investigations, or workplace policies.
• Working knowledge of privacy and data protection laws, such as U.S. state privacy laws.
• Experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements.
• Comfort learning new areas of law quickly, from government contracting to compliance, and keeping pace with a fast-growing company.
• Sound judgment: you give clear, practical advice that balances risk with business needs, and you know when to make the call and when to escal

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary legal partner for People and Recruiting, advising day to day on hiring, performance, leave, terminations, and workplace issues.
• Set strategy for larger employment and immigration matters, and manage outside counsel to reach the right outcome at the right cost.
• Build playbooks with People leaders for triaging high-risk employment and termination situations, and put litigation holds in place when needed.
• Advise on visa, immigration, and mobility questions as our team grows across offices.
• Partner with our attorneys and Global Trade Compliance specialist on U.S. compliance matters, as our lead U.S. compliance attorney, turning legal requirements into policies and controls that work in practice.
• Support privacy work, including data protection obligations in our policies, vendor agreements, and customer contracts.
• Draft and negotiate agreements when deal volume surges, including contracts with strategic advisors and consultants, and build working knowledge of U.S. government contracting within your first six months.

Skills

JD

Bar admission

Employment law experience

Privacy knowledge

Commercial agreements

Learn quickly

Judgment under pressure

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

Nominal is seeking a versatile Legal Counsel to join our in‑office Legal team across the U.S. You will be the go‑to attorney for People and Recruiting, advise on employment and immigration matters, and help shape privacy and contracting policies as we scale.

This role requires a JD with active state bar admission, strong law firm or in‑house experience, and the ability to manage outside counsel and high‑stakes deals in a fast‑growing hardware and software environment.