Senior Counsel: Growth, IP & AI‑Driven Contracts (CPG)

Medici Brands; New York (NY); On-site; USD 230,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Vision & Dental insurance

401(k) with 4% match

Company equity opportunity

Gym expenses

Substantial PTO

Job summary

Medici Brands is hiring a Senior Counsel to build the legal foundation of the company in New York City. You will be the second in-house hire, reporting to the General Counsel, managing risk, negotiating contracts, and scaling processes across IP, employment, privacy, compliance and data security.

The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, AI-enabled contract management, and building scalable templates and workflows.

Qualifications

• Review, draft and negotiate commercial contracts of varying complexity, including manufacturing, supply, distribution, vendor, influencer, talent, confidentiality, SaaS, licensing and partnership agreements.
• Manage the Legal Department’s contract lifecycle process end-to-end, including evaluating, implementing and optimizing AI tools that reduce manual contract administration.
• Counsel colleagues on a wide variety of legal issues, including employment law, privacy/data security, marketing, compliance, intellectual property and general corporate matters.
• Create and implement company-wide and Legal Department templates, policies and processes - building repeatable, scalable systems rather than one-off documents.
• Drive legal operations for the department, including contract management and vendor approvals, the legal technology stack and identifying and implementing leverage through AI and automation.
• Manage IP brand protection monitoring and IP portfolio maintenance, using tooling to scale coverage efficiently.
• Review and advise on marketing and advertising campaigns, influencer partnerships, and social media campaigns.
• Manage and liaise with a roster of external counsel when additional support or expertise is needed.

Responsibilities

• JD from an accredited law school and licensed to practice in New York.
• 3-5+ years of experience, ideally a mix of top-tier firm and in-house (CPG experience strongly preferred).
• Analytical and creative mindset.
• Strong work ethic and ability to simultaneously manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Detail oriented with exceptional organizational skills.
• Strength in commercial contract negotiation.
• Familiarity with FDA labeling, food compliance, and marketing law is a nice to have.
• Experience supporting legal work for a growth-stage company (either at a top-tier firm or in-house).
• Strong communication skills and a practical approach to legal risk.
• High integrity, sound judgment, and a low-ego, get-it-done attitude.
• Comfort working independently, but willing to jump into the weeds when needed.
• Excitement about building an early-stage CPG company.
• An entrepreneurial, roll-up-your-sleeves builder's mindset - no task too big or too small, and energized by creating structure where none exists yet.
• AI-savvy, with a track record of using modern tools to work faster and smarter.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Legal operations

IP protection

Employment law

Privacy & data security

Corporate matters

FDA labeling familiarity

AI in contracts

External counsel management

Policy development

Education

JD from accredited law school

Licensed to practice in NY

Job description

Medici Brands is hiring a Senior Counsel to build the legal foundation of the company in New York City. You will be the second in-house hire, reporting to the General Counsel, managing risk, negotiating contracts, and scaling processes across IP, employment, privacy, compliance and data security.

The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, AI-enabled contract management, and building scalable templates and workflows.