About the role
We are looking for a Senior Counsel - Employment with 5-8 years of experience to advise startups and high-growth companies on employment law, executive compensation, and equity plans at an AI-native law firm that's reimagining how legal services are delivered. You'll be joining a fast-growing team where you can practice the law you love—without billable hours—while helping build scalable legal infrastructure and contributing to product development.
What will you be doing?
- Independently handling employment law matters including compliance, employment agreements, restrictive covenants, and workplace investigations
- Advising on executive compensation and equity plan design (stock options, RSUs, grant agreements) for startup and growth-stage clients
- Building out templates, playbooks, and precedent libraries to scale employment law expertise across the firm
- Contributing feedback to the product team to help develop AI-powered legal tools that automate routine employment law workflows
- Counseling founders and early-stage teams on contractor classification, multi-state compliance, and HR policy development
Key Requirements
- 5-8 years of focused employment law experience, ideally with top-tier firm work or leading in-house role
- Deep expertise in executive compensation and equity plan design/administration
- Strong client-facing demeanor—warm, confident communicator who can translate complex legal issues into practical guidance
- Genuine interest in technology and AI tools; willingness to engage with product development and process improvement
- Scrappy, builder mindset—comfortable wearing multiple hats in a startup environment and contributing beyond core legal work
