Startup Corporate Counsel: Practical Contracts & Privacy

Nicely Co.; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Nicely Co. is seeking an Associate Corporate Counsel to strengthen practical legal advice, contracts, privacy, governance, records, regulatory awareness, and proportionate risk management.

The role offers ownership in an early-stage company and collaboration across functions, with the opportunity to shape internal systems and processes. The successful candidate will turn company priorities into clear, dependable work, communicate tradeoffs, and operate with appropriate autonomy.

Qualifications

• Experience in practical legal advice, contracts, privacy, governance, records, and risk management.
• Judgment and ownership appropriate for Associate Corporate Counsel.
• Strong written and verbal communication with cross-functional partners.
• Ability to organize ambiguous work and document decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day work across practical legal advice, contracts, privacy, governance, records, regulatory awareness, and proportionate risk management.
• Translate the priorities of the Associate Corporate Counsel role into documented plans, decisions, and measurable outcomes.
• Build lightweight, repeatable processes that fit an early-stage company and can mature over time.
• Collaborate across functions to resolve dependencies and deliver complete outcomes.
• Identify risks early, recommend proportionate solutions, and escalate consequential decisions.
• Maintain accurate documentation and handle company, customer, and employee information responsibly.
• Use relevant evidence and feedback to improve quality, efficiency, and stakeholder experience.
• Communicate progress, constraints, priorities, and results clearly to affected teammates.

Skills

Practical legal advice

Contracts

Privacy

Governance

Regulatory awareness

Risk management

Written and verbal communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Ownership

Job description

Nicely Co. is seeking an Associate Corporate Counsel to strengthen practical legal advice, contracts, privacy, governance, records, regulatory awareness, and proportionate risk management.

The role offers ownership in an early-stage company and collaboration across functions, with the opportunity to shape internal systems and processes. The successful candidate will turn company priorities into clear, dependable work, communicate tradeoffs, and operate with appropriate autonomy.