Corporate Counsel

The role

You will own day-to-day corporate legal matters and manage domestic and international entity structures. You will support M&A, financing, and other strategic transactions for a defense technology business.

What you will do

• Be the subject matter expert on acquisitions, investments, strategic transactions, financing, securities, tax matters, and corporate governance.
• Manage domestic corporate governance matters, including board and stockholder actions, resolutions, delegations of authority, corporate records, and international subsidiary governance.
• Support the formation, maintenance, restructuring, and dissolution of domestic and international entities.
• Support M&A and other strategic transactions from initial evaluation through closing and integration.
• Advise on financing transactions, capitalization matters, equity issuances, and investor rights and obligations.
• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements and support customer, supplier, and partnership transactions.
• Provide practical advice on legal issues across the business.
• Manage outside counsel on assigned matters, including scope, budget, and work product.

Required qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school
• Active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar, with eligibility to practice in the role’s location
• 5-8 years of experience as both a law firm and in-house attorney, having practiced corporate transactions, M&A, or capital markets at a major law firm
• Substantial experience advising companies on corporate governance, entity management, and general corporate matters
• Experience handling M&A or other significant corporate transactions, including diligence, drafting and negotiating transaction documents, and managing closing processes
• Ability to independently draft and negotiate commercial agreements and resolve legal issues with business stakeholders
• Experience supporting matters beyond a core corporate practice, such as commercial transactions, disputes, litigation, or other general business legal issues
• Sound judgment about legal and business risk
• Ability to manage competing priorities, take ownership of projects, and communicate clear recommendations to technical and nonlegal audiences
• A practical, collaborative approach and willingness to work across disciplines

Nice to have

• Experience supporting a growing technology company, either in-house or through a law firm practice
• Hands-on experience with at least one IPO or equivalent public-company securities offering, including SEC disclosure and reporting
• Experience managing international subsidiaries and coordinating with counsel across jurisdictions
• Experience advising privately held companies on financing transactions, stockholder agreements, capitalization tables, equity compensation, or secondary transactions
• Experience managing litigation, discovery, investigations, or pre-litigation disputes
• Familiarity with defense technology, government contracting, or other regulated industries

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
• 401k (+ 50% company match up to 6% of pay)
• FSA
• HSA
• life insurance
• Free daily lunch while you're working onsite
• fully-stocked kitchen
• unlimited PTO
• casual dress code
• pre-IPO stock option grants
• relocation assistance
• annual bonuses (coming soon)

Before you apply

• CHAOS Industries does not accept unsolicited resumes or outreach. Unsolicited submissions will not be reviewed or compensated.

About the company

CHAOS Industries is a defense technology business founded in 2022 that uses Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™) to empower warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles and has raised $1 billion in funding.