Counsel, Compass
$157.7-190k
5 days a week in office
Real estate technology platform
Job no longer available
Real estate technology platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$157.7-190k
5 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help everyone find their place in the world.
Role
Who you are
- Strong academic credentials including a JD and membership in good standing in at least one state bar (NY bar a plus)
- 5+ years of experience at a top-tier law firm or corporation, preferably in litigation and/or corporate compliance
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational and interpersonal skills and ability to manage multiple projects under deadline pressure
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and ability to distill complex legal issues
- A team player and consensus builder #collaboratewithoutego
- A willingness to learn new areas of law, acquire new skills, and take on additional and/or new responsibilities within the team on an “as-needed” basis
- Confidence operating in a fast-paced environment and knowing when to escalate issues to appropriate stakeholders
- This role is 100% onsite based out of our San Francisco offices
What the job involves
- As a Counsel at Compass, you work on exciting legal matters that require proactive legal guidance
- You're part of a team of in-house lawyers and the projects you work on challenge you to think creatively and constructively
- You are energetic and collaborative -- ready to partner in initiatives that influence all aspects of Compass’s business and work with employees and agents across the company
- Your contributions will be impactful, value driven and you will play an instrumental role on the Compass Legal team
- Serve as attorney and advisor for Compass real estate compliance initiatives
- Design best-in-class risk management program that incorporates multi-jurisdictional and interdisciplinary areas of the law, local business practice, innovative training programs and user-friendly resources
- Provide legal support to sales managers and real estate licensees regarding transactional disputes and issues
- Provide legal support to regional leaders and business teams on various new initiatives and day-to-day operations
- Advise business teams on legal issues and risks by employing practical business judgment and identifying actual practical risk
- Analyze the products, features and systems that Compass builds to empower its agents and implement practical, business-minded legal risk mitigation strategies
- Support the continuous improvement of compliance initiatives, business operations, and policies
Our take
Compass uses an AI-driven platform to smooth out and speed up the process of buying, selling, or renting property. It functions much like a traditional broker, but employs tech to reduce the time, uncertainty, cost and friction of transactions for buyers, sellers & agents.
It's disrupting a sector so far largely averse to tech innovation, allowing users to close deals in less time than the industry average of 30-45 days. Compass is now the largest independent real estate brokerage in the USA, with over 29,000 agents nationwide.
Despite being a leading residential brokerage and competing well, Compass has remained unprofitable. While the company is replanning its cost structure to be profitable over the next year, it announced its third round of payoffs in early January 2023. Its profit-generating plans include expanding into mortgages, escrow & title services.
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Insights
15% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Jul 2019
$370m
SERIES G
Sep 2018
$400m
SERIES F
Total funding: $1.5bn
Company benefits
- Flexible Working
- Work From Home Opportunities
- Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Time
- Paid Parental, Marriage, and Recharge Leave
- Medical, Tele-Health, Dental and Vision Benefits
- 401(k) Plan
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
- Commuter Program
- Life and disability insurance
- Maven (a support system for new parents)
- Carrot (fertility benefits)
- UrbanSitter (caregiver referral network)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Pet Insurance
Company HQ
Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY
Leadership
Robert Reffkin
(CEO)After 2 years at McKinsey, Robert worked as a Lazard Associate and White House Fellow. They joined Goldman Sachs in 2006, where they worked as VP of Principal Investment before leaving in 2012 to found Compass. Alongside this, Robert ran 50 marathons in 50 states to raise $1 million dollars for for youth education and enrichment programs.
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