Startup Legal Assistant: Build Systems & Own Outcomes

Nicely Co.; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Nicely Co. is seeking a Legal Assistant to strengthen practical legal advice, contracts, privacy, governance, records, regulatory awareness, and proportionate risk management. This role will turn company priorities into clear, dependable work while partnering directly with colleagues across functions.

Nicely Co. is an early-stage company, so this position will help create processes and internal systems behind the work, not merely inherit a mature playbook.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering practical legal guidance across contracts, privacy, governance, and regulatory tasks.
• Ability to translate priorities into documented plans and measurable outcomes.
• Experience building lightweight, repeatable processes for an early-stage company.
• Strong written and verbal communication with cross-functional partners.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day work across practical legal areas, privacy, governance, records, and risk management.
• Translate priorities into documented plans, decisions and measurable outcomes.
• Build lightweight, repeatable processes suitable for an early-stage company.
• Collaborate across functions to resolve dependencies and deliver complete outcomes.
• Identify risks early and propose proportionate solutions.
• Maintain accurate documentation for company, customer, and employee data.
• Use feedback to improve quality, efficiency, and stakeholder experience.
• Communicate progress, constraints, priorities, and results clearly.

Skills

Practical legal advice

Contracts

Privacy

Governance

Records management

Regulatory awareness

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Ownership

Communication

Job description

Nicely Co. is seeking a Legal Assistant to strengthen practical legal advice, contracts, privacy, governance, records, regulatory awareness, and proportionate risk management. This role will turn company priorities into clear, dependable work while partnering directly with colleagues across functions.

Nicely Co. is an early-stage company, so this position will help create processes and internal systems behind the work, not merely inherit a mature playbook.