Strategic General Counsel – Growth & Scale Leader

Portage Point Partners, LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 300,000 - 390,000; Full time

Job summary

Portage Point Partners, LLC seeks a General Counsel to shape and lead the legal function as the firm scales across practice lines, offices and geographies. You will report directly to the CEO and oversee all legal, regulatory, risk and compliance matters.

You will lead client and vendor contracts, broker-dealer and FINRA obligations, employment issues, governance, and corporate transactions while guiding risk-aware decision making and cross-border activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from a top undergraduate program.
• Juris Doctor (JD) from a top law school and active bar admission in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• Located in or willing to relocate to Chicago, Dallas, New York or Palm Beach.
• Seven plus years of legal experience, including time at a leading law firm and in-house at a professional services, consulting, financial advisory or investment banking firm.
• Deep experience negotiating client engagement terms, limitation-of-liability and indemnification provisions and managing professional liability risk.
• Ability to act as a trusted, commercially minded partner to practice leaders, enabling the firm to win and deliver work while managing risk appropriately.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills, including executive-ready presentation and reporting skills.
• Proven ability to thrive in lean, fast-moving teams.
• High attention to detail, responsiveness and ownership mindset.
• Track record of success in high-pressure, client-facing environments.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the principal legal advisor to the CEO, Board, Sponsor and executive leadership on legal and governance matters
• Own the firm's client contracting framework, including engagement letters, retention applications, MSAs, SOWs, NDAs and indemnification terms and set risk-based approval standards
• Oversee regulatory compliance across the platform, including the broker-dealer and FINRA obligations, independence and conflicts procedures, data privacy and cross-border requirements for international operations such as Triple P India
• Manage disputes, litigation, claims and professional liability matters, including engagement of outside counsel
• Advise on employment matters, restrictive covenants, partner and equity arrangements, and support corporate development activity including acquisitions, new office openings and entity structuring
• Lead internal trainings and best practice sharing
• Support talent acquisition and firm-building initiatives

Skills

Negotiation skills

Executive communication

Team adaptability

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree from a top undergraduate program

Juris Doctor (JD) from a top law school

Job description

Portage Point Partners, LLC seeks a General Counsel to shape and lead the legal function as the firm scales across practice lines, offices and geographies. You will report directly to the CEO and oversee all legal, regulatory, risk and compliance matters.

You will lead client and vendor contracts, broker-dealer and FINRA obligations, employment issues, governance, and corporate transactions while guiding risk-aware decision making and cross-border activities.