General Counsel (Fractional with Path to Full Time)

The role

The General Counsel will own the legal strategy and function for Pursuit. This person will advise the CEO, executive team, and board on governance, compliance, contracts, and financial transactions.

What you will do

• Build, refine, and oversee Pursuit's legal strategy
• Manage a bench of pro bono and paid outside counsel
• Guide legal elements of key initiatives including the AI Jobs Institute
• Drive execution across governance, contracts, and policy
• Manage interactions among 501(c)(3), public benefit corporation, and other legal entities
• Manage and execute financial transactions including the Pursuit Good Jobs Agreement
• Serve as in-house counsel for intellectual property and technology matters
• Shape commercial structures and partnership contracts
• Create and manage agreements with staff, Builders, volunteers, and community stakeholders
• Provide legal advice on Employee and Employment Relations issues

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of corporate legal experience
• Experience leading legal in-house at a small or midsize organization through a period of growth
• Deep transactional expertise
• Experience building legal and compliance processes from scratch
• Experience defining, shaping, and scaling revenue partnerships
• Comfort using AI tools to draft and analyze work
• In good standing with the New York Bar, or ability to immediately qualify for Registered In-House Counsel (RIHC) status
• Deep alignment with Pursuit's mission

Nice to have

• Knowledge of 501(c)(3)s and benefit corporations
• Experience in the tech industry
• Experience with regulatory agencies and matters at the federal and state level

Benefits

• Competitive compensation in base, plus bonus
• Full benefits package
• 401k match
• Unlimited PTO
• All-Pursuit summer break the last week of August
• Week-long holiday the last week of December
• Catered lunches once a week
• Delicious snacks
• Dedicated time to build in AI and hone AI skills

About the company

Pursuit is a social impact organization building the future of economic mobility in the age of AI. They transform lives through immersive training programs that propel adults from low-income backgrounds into high-growth tech careers.