Startup Corporate Counsel with Ownership & Impact

Nicely Co.; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Nicely Co. is seeking a Corporate Counsel to strengthen practical legal advice, contracts, privacy, governance, records, regulatory awareness, and proportionate risk management. This role partners with colleagues across functions and will help design scalable internal systems for an early-stage company.

The successful candidate will turn company priorities into clear, dependable work, communicate tradeoffs, and operate with appropriate autonomy as responsibilities evolve with the business.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering practical legal advice across contracts, privacy, and governance.
• Ability to organize ambiguity and document decisions.
• Strong written and verbal communication with cross-functional partners.
• Experience building systems in an early-stage environment.
• Commitment to confidentiality and ethical conduct.
• Ownership mindset and autonomy.

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 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

Legal advice

Contracts

Privacy

Governance

Records management

Regulatory awareness

Risk management

Ownership

Job description

Nicely Co. is seeking a Corporate Counsel to strengthen practical legal advice, contracts, privacy, governance, records, regulatory awareness, and proportionate risk management. This role partners with colleagues across functions and will help design scalable internal systems for an early-stage company.

The successful candidate will turn company priorities into clear, dependable work, communicate tradeoffs, and operate with appropriate autonomy as responsibilities evolve with the business.