Product Counsel for Generative AI & Startup Growth

Mirage; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vis

401K with employer match

Commuter Benefits

Catered lunch multiple days per week

Dinner stipend every night if you’re工作

Grubhub subscription

Health & Wellness Perks

Team offsites and monthly events

Generous PTO policy

Job summary

Mirage seeks a Product Counsel to partner with product, engineering, and research teams in a fast-moving startup environment. You will advise on new features, model launches, and creative tools from concept to ship, addressing issues like privacy, IP, and policy in generative media.

You’ll also triage broader legal needs across commercial, corporate, and employment, coordinating with outside counsel when needed, and help build the legal function while acting as a business partner.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of legal experience with product counsel at a consumer tech company.
• J.D. and active admission to at least one state bar; eligible to practice in-house in New York.
• Strong privacy, IP, UGC, and consumer protection knowledge.
• Practical, business-first judgment with clear guidance and actionable paths.
• Willingness to be the sole lawyer and operate in unknown areas.

Responsibilities

• Serve as embedded counsel for product and engineering, reviewing features and launches.
• Advise on rights, IP, privacy, and content issues in generative AI and media.
• Own consumer-facing legal surfaces like Terms of Service and privacy policy.
• Counsel marketing on claims, endorsements, and promotions.
• Build lightweight processes to accelerate launches and avoid bottlenecks.
• Triage legal matters across the company, coordinating with outside counsel as needed.

Skills

Legal experience

Product counsel

In-house experience

Business judgment

Startup experience

Education

J.D. and bar admission

Job description

Mirage seeks a Product Counsel to partner with product, engineering, and research teams in a fast-moving startup environment. You will advise on new features, model launches, and creative tools from concept to ship, addressing issues like privacy, IP, and policy in generative media.

You’ll also triage broader legal needs across commercial, corporate, and employment, coordinating with outside counsel when needed, and help build the legal function while acting as a business partner.