Associate Counsel, Commercial Retail

The role

You will serve as the lead commercial lawyer for Retail, advising leadership and negotiating a high volume of agreements. You will work with Compliance, Finance, Privacy, and Information Security to manage legal risk.

What you will do

• Draft and negotiate a high-volume pipeline of commercial agreements across partnerships, affiliates, creators, paid media, creative production, agencies, events and technology vendors.
• Draft and negotiate contracts, statements of work, amendments and NDAs.
• Develop the playbooks and templates that guide Retail's routine contracting.
• Review incoming agreements and counterparty redlines and set negotiating positions within the playbook.
• Advise business owners on deal structure, risk allocation, scope, deliverables, pricing and payment terms.
• Advise on exclusivity, intellectual property, content usage rights, data sharing, indemnification, limitation of liability, and termination and renewal provisions.
• Work with Compliance, Finance, Procurement, Privacy and Information Security to resolve legal issues.
• Partner with Compliance on the legal aspects of advertising, creator campaigns, testimonials and promotions.
• Counsel Retail leadership on emerging legal issues and business risks.

Required qualifications

• D. from an accredited law school
• admission to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
• Approximately 3–5 years of relevant experience as a commercial or transactional attorney, at a law firm or in-house
• Direct experience negotiating marketing, partnership, agency and vendor agreements
• Strong drafting and negotiating skills
• A track record of managing a substantial matter load independently and prioritizing across competing demands
• Sound judgment on risk
• Confidence advising business leaders and negotiating with counterparties and external counsel
• A proactive working style

Nice to have

• New York admission
• Experience in fintech, brokerage, consumer technology, digital media or advertising
• Experience at a startup or business undergoing rapid expansion
• Familiarity with affiliate marketing, influencer agreements, media buying and creative licensing
• Experience working alongside Legal and Compliance teams in financial services
• Experience with technology, data and privacy-related commercial terms

Benefits

• company equity
• 401k matching
• gender neutral parental leave
• full medical, dental and vision insurance
• lunch stipends
• fully stocked kitchens
• happy hours

About the company

Clear Street’s mission is to give every sophisticated investor access to every asset, in every market, through a unified platform built for speed, transparency and scale. Their single, cloud-native, end-to-end capital markets platform powers investor growth today and is transforming how they can interact with markets tomorrow.