Senior Counsel, Corporate & M&A Risk & Governance

Cosm; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Cosm is scaling rapidly, seeking a lawyer trained in corporate or M&A at a major law firm to own internal corporate machinery. You will oversee governance, board support, entity structure, and high-stakes financings and transactions, aligning with enterprise risk and control objectives.

Based near Cosm’s Los Angeles office, you will advise executives directly, lead post-close integration, and help build AI-enabled governance infrastructure as core infrastructure rather than a pilot.

Qualifications

• Four to ten years of practice, with substantial time in the corporate, M&A, or capital markets group of a major law firm.
• Interest in risk and controls including enterprise risk, audit readiness, or internal controls.
• AI-curiosity and ability to modernize processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead equity and debt financings and M&A from term sheet through closing, integration, and post-closing obligations.
• Support governance and the Board, including calendars, materials, resolutions, and corporate records.
• Partner with finance and external auditors on enterprise risk, controls, and audit readiness.
• Set AI standards and guardrails as part of Legal infrastructure.

Skills

Big law corporate

M&A training

Strategic risk awareness

Job description

Cosm is scaling rapidly, seeking a lawyer trained in corporate or M&A at a major law firm to own internal corporate machinery. You will oversee governance, board support, entity structure, and high-stakes financings and transactions, aligning with enterprise risk and control objectives.

Based near Cosm’s Los Angeles office, you will advise executives directly, lead post-close integration, and help build AI-enabled governance infrastructure as core infrastructure rather than a pilot.