Startup Counsel: Remote, Equity & Founders Exposure

RemoteLeads; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

RemoteLeads is seeking a seasoned corporate attorney to join our US-remote team, with preference for candidates in the San Francisco Bay Area.

You will own a broad scope of corporate and commercial matters, including contract drafting and negotiation, governance, financings, equity administration, and scalable legal processes. You will partner with founders and external counsel to move fast in a startup environment.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of legal experience with corporate and commercial focus.

Responsibilities

• Support company formations, entity management, governance, filings, and records.
• Draft, review, and negotiate NDAs, employment, vendor, and customer agreements.
• Support financings, fundraising, diligence, closings, and investor coordination.
• Assist with founder equity, option pools, cap tables, and equity docs.
• Provide guidance on privacy, data-use, and AI-related legal matters.
• Coordinate tax, fund, compliance, audit, investor reporting with external advisors.
• Maintain corporate records, contracts, equity docs, and workflows.
• Create templates, playbooks, processes, and systems for recurring work.
• Manage routine to moderate legal matters independently; escalate complex issues.

Skills

Legal experience

Contract negotiation

Corporate governance

Drafting contracts

Diligence

Communication skills

Job description

RemoteLeads is seeking a seasoned corporate attorney to join our US-remote team, with preference for candidates in the San Francisco Bay Area.

You will own a broad scope of corporate and commercial matters, including contract drafting and negotiation, governance, financings, equity administration, and scalable legal processes. You will partner with founders and external counsel to move fast in a startup environment.