Corporate Counsel, Carbon Direct
$156-191k
Delivering quality CO2 management at scale
Be an early applicant
Delivering quality CO2 management at scale
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$156-191k
101-200 employees
Company mission
To enable organizations to reduce, remove and utilize their emissions with carbon science.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate is a self-starter who thrives in an evolving environment, exercises sound judgment, and values precision and functional execution in their legal work
- You should be able to work efficiently and autonomously, easily switch gears, maintain professionalism and integrity, and have a proven ability to work well with internal and external stakeholders
- While experience with carbon markets is a plus, it is not required—we are looking for someone eager to learn and grow with us
- J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and bar admission in good standing (New York, Washington, and/or California preferred but not required)
- Relevant legal experience, with a mix of law firm and in-house experience preferred
- Proven ability to manage legal processes with independence and a collaborative mindset
- Excellent contract drafting and negotiation skills, with strong attention to detail
- Experience improving legal operations or implementing new systems/processes is a strong plus
- Clear communicator with the ability to translate legal risk into actionable, business-friendly guidance
- Experience supporting or working with technology or advisory services companies preferred
- Ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines in a dynamic, collaborative environment
- We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and experiences who are excited to grow with us—even if you don’t meet every listed qualification
What the job involves
- Carbon Direct is seeking a proactive, adaptable, and detail-oriented attorney to join our growing Legal team
- As Corporate Counsel, you will be a bit of a generalist—comfortable taking ownership of varied legal workstreams, learning new systems and processes quickly, and helping to improve and scale legal operations
- You will support a wide range of business functions and play a hands-on role in drafting, negotiating, and managing contracts and policies across the organization
- Act as legal collaborator to all Carbon Direct teams, including Supply (commercial, product), Science/Advisory (consulting), and People & Culture (human resources)
- Structure, draft, and navigate a broad range of agreements, including client, vendor, and carbon credit supplier contracts—both nationally and internationally
- Take the lead on select legal workstreams, collaborating with colleagues and escalating when appropriate
- Assist in designing and improving lean, scalable legal processes and systems, including implementation and use of contract lifecycle tools (e.g., SpotDraft)
- Contribute to the creation and refinement of contract templates, internal and public-facing policies, and legal documentation
- Help shape realisticl legal strategy by identifying risks, partnering to address bottlenecks, and enabling the business
- Support compliance efforts across corporate governance, employment, data privacy, and other regulatory matters
- Collaborate with internal teams to provide fast and effective legal support
- Maintain a high standard of professionalism, discretion, and responsiveness in all interactions
Our take
The science is clear - any path that avoids global warming in excess of the 1.5C Paris Target requires us to pair emissions reductions with huge amounts (billions of tons) of CO2 removal from the atmosphere. Carbon Direct is one of the leading facilitators of a growing voluntary market to make that happen.
Instead of operating its own carbon removal technologies, Carbon Direct is focused on catalysing the industry as a whole. To that end, it has built two distinct leading services: software for Fortune 500 companies developing long-term carbon management plans and an investments business scaling the supply of quality removals.
Thus far, the company has built an impressive team of researchers that have been at the forefront of high-quality research & development including advising on Elon Musk’s $100M XPRIZE for Carbon Removal projects. The company is now using that reputation to launch software products that bring efficiency to carbon accounting, removals vetting and credit purchases.
The biggest challenge for the company will be executing with speed. Time is running out to reach the scale of carbon drawdown that we need to avoid catastrophic climate change.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (1 round)
Aug 2022
$60m
LATE VC
Total funding: $60m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive nationwide medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Time off as needed: Flexible vacation policy and ten company-wide holidays, plus annual winter break between Christmas and New Year's
- 16 weeks of fully paid paternal and family leave with no tenure required
- Remote-friendly work culture with annual company-wide retreats
- Reimbursement for your work-from-home setup and monthly work-from-home stipend
Company HQ
Financial District, New York, NY
Leadership
Jonathan Goldberg
(CEO)Prior to founding Carbon Direct, Jonathan was the founder and Managing Partner of BBL Commodities. Before this, they were a partner at Glencore and an Investor at Goldman Sachs in the J. Aron commodities division.
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