Remote US Corporate M&A Counsel

Moritz; San Francisco (CA); In loco; USD 180.000 - 250.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Moritz is a global AI-native law firm delivering same-day turnaround on complex deals. We are building a founding team in the US to shape product strategy and corporate growth from San Francisco.

The Corporate Counsel will lead end-to-end corporate work, refine templates for financings and transactions, and partner with the founding team to design scalable legal workflows for rapid product adoption.

Competenze

• 4–8 years of experience at a leading law firm for technology companies or in-house at a major tech company or startup.
• Expert in corporate law with venture financings, M&A, and formation/governance.
• JD and active license to practice law in New York or California (non-negotiable).
• Based in San Francisco.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and passion for building something new.
• Interest in innovation, AI, and legal tech.
• Comfort in a fast-paced, early-stage startup environment.

Mansioni

• Lead for corporate work, shaping product strategy and go-to-market approach.
• Own corporate legal work end to end: financings, M&A, formation, governance documents.
• Build, test, and refine US product from a legal perspective with templates for financings and transactions.
• Partner with founding team to design scalable legal workflows that drive product adoption and growth.
• Provide strategic guidance on US corporate, governance, and transactional matters as we scale.

Conoscenze

Corporate law

Venture financings

M&A

Governance

Startup experience

Formazione

Juris Doctor (JD)

Descrizione del lavoro

Moritz is a global AI-native law firm that handles legal work with same-day turnaround. Our lawyers have closed $3bn in deals with an average turnaround of 4 hours. No other law firm offers this kind of speed for complex deals.

We've raised $9m from YC, 20VC, and the founders of Dropbox, Gusto, Instacart, Reddit, Superhuman, Product Hunt, Hugging Face, and 15 other unicorn founders.

THE ROLE

We're looking for a Corporate Counsel to join as a founding team member — not just as legal counsel, but as a core partner in shaping our product and growth in the US.

What you'll do

• Act as the lead for corporate work, shaping product strategy and our go-to-market approach
• Own corporate legal work end to end: venture financings, M&A transactions, equity and incorporation matters, board and governance documents, and other core corporate agreements
• Build, test, and refine our US product from a legal perspective, evolving core templates and playbooks for financings and corporate transactions
• Partner with the founding team to design scalable legal workflows that drive product adoption and growth
• Provide strategic guidance on US corporate, governance, and transactional matters as we scale

What we're looking for

• 4-8 years of experience at a leading law firm for technology companies (i.e., BigLaw) or in-house at a major tech company or high-growth startup
• Expert in corporate law, with deep experience in venture financings, M&A, and company formation and governance
• JD and active license to practice law in New York or California (non-negotiable requirement)
• Based in San Francisco
• Entrepreneurial mindset and excitement about building something new
• Genuine interest in innovation, AI, and legal tech
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced, early-stage startup environment