Lead Counsel, Ironclad
Employment & Litigation
$199-249k
+ Equity & Bonus
More information about location
2+ days a week in office
Enterprise software for managing contracts
Open for applications
Enterprise software for managing contracts
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$199-249k
+ Equity & Bonus
More information about location
2+ days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To power the world’s contracts.
Role
Who you are
- JD from an accredited law school and admission to the CA Bar
- 8+ years of legal experience, with at least 3+ years in-house in tech; strong preference for experience in high growth B2B company
- Proven track record in employment law matters, including employee relations issues, leave administration, pay equity, workplace investigations, performance management and policy development
- Experience managing or supporting employment-related litigation, pre-litigation disputes, and government inquiries, including demand letters, agency charges, subpoenas, and litigation holds; comfort coordinating with outside litigation counsel on active matters
- (Nice to have) Prior exposure to regulatory matters or compliance programs
- Intellectual curiosity and genuine willingness to lean into new areas of law, including compliance, regulatory developments, AI governance, and marketing review, as the needs of a growing Legal team evolve
- Positive, business-focused attitude with excellent judgment, high integrity, and the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously and on time
- Ability to quickly assess business challenges and understand business objectives, making timely and pragmatic recommendations in light of company priorities
- Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people, collaborate with and build in partner relationships internally and externally
- In-depth understanding of how legal issues impact different parts of the organization and ability to translate complex legal issues in a clear and understandable manner
- Strong project management skills and a demonstrated ability to build and scale programs (including internationally) and lead cross-functional initiatives (including having led change management efforts)
- Deep understanding of the modern Legal tech stack and surrounding LegalTech ecosystem
What the job involves
- Ironclad is looking for a Lead Counsel, Employment and Litigation with 8+ years experience to serve as the primary employment law advisor and a versatile contributor to the Legal team's broader compliance, litigation, and risk management work as the company scales
- This role would report to and work collaboratively with the Deputy General Counsel, Corporate & Employment to provide guidance on employment related legal matters that align with our company culture and global business objectives
- This role will have a key role in a broad range of employment and HR issues, including policy and process development, employee relations issues, investigations and compliance. The role will work closely with People and Legal leadership
- Serve as the first point of contact for Ironclad’s People Team to develop and deliver creative solutions to complex employment issues that align with the company’s strategic goals and values
- In partnership with the People Team, establish enterprise policies and scalable processes that will govern the legal aspects of the employment life cycle, including recruitment, compensation matters, reorganizations, leave management and administration, policy governance, employee privacy and more
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on employment law trends, workplace investigations, and complex personnel issues and collaborate with the People Team to develop strategic solutions that align business objectives with applicable employment laws and regulations
- Develop and deliver training programs for managers and People Team members on employment law best practices
- Serve as the employment law team lead for international expansion and other corporate initiatives
- Advise on matters arising out of the development and use of AI technology in recruiting/hiring, compliance, and other employment processes
- Advise managers and employees on the interaction between AI tool use and attorney-client privilege, including how to preserve privilege when using AI in the context of sensitive personnel matters, investigations, and legal escalations; partner with Legal Operations and the People team to develop practical guidance and guardrails
- Serve as the first-line internal resource for litigation and pre-litigation matters, including triaging demand letters, agency charges, subpoenas, and threatened claims; coordinating litigation holds with IT and Legal; and managing outside litigation counsel relationships on active matters
- Aid in developing our global compliance program
- Contribute to broader Legal team initiatives — including compliance program development, privilege training, cross-functional escalation frameworks, and legal operations improvements — as a collaborative member of the full Legal department
Our take
Business contracting is often inefficient and messy, with approvals required from various stakeholders and many processes still paper-based. Ironclad is a platform that digitises, automates, and streamlines contract workflows, allowing legal teams to focus on legal work rather than paperwork. Its platform features collaborative tools that facilitate business operations and extract and catalogue contract metadata, making information easier to access and act upon. Its enterprise customers include Dropbox, Mastercard, Pixar, Fox, and L’Oréal.
Despite its success, Ironclad faces competition in the $3.68 billion contract lifecycle management industry from major players like DocuSign and emerging ones like Contractbook. The company recently announced Ironclad Signature, marking its entry into the $13 billion eSignature market. The new feature speeds up the signature process by an estimated 80% and provides summaries and approval histories to users. This new tool is expected to strengthen Ironclad's position in the sell-side contract lifecycle management market.
Additionally, Ironclad introduced value-based pricing, charging only for completed, signed agreements, unlike other providers who charge for every signature packet sent out. Ironclad, backed by investors like Accel, Sequoia, Y Combinator, and BOND, remains committed to innovating and maintaining its leadership in the contract lifecycle management space.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jan 2022
$150m
SERIES E
Dec 2020
$100m
SERIES D
Total funding: $334.3m
Company benefits
- Dental, and vision insurance
- 401K
- Wellness reimbursement
- Flexible vacation policy
- Generous parental leave for both primary and secondary caregivers
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
Company HQ
Chinatown, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Cai GoGwilt
(Co-Founder & Board Member)Studied HSPS at Cambridge, and Computer Science at MIT. Was a Summer Technology Analayst at Goldman Sachs. Worked as a Research Assistant at MIT. Was a Software Engineer at Palantir.
Jason Boehmig
(Co-Founder & Board Member)Former Corporate Lawyer at Fenwick and Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame before founding Ironclad in 2014.
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