General Counsel

Role: General Counsel Salary: $200K to $250K base Location: Midtown Manhattan

My client is seeking an experienced

General Counsel

to lead the organization's legal function and serve as a strategic advisor to senior leadership. This role will oversee all legal, regulatory, and compliance matters, ensuring the company operates within applicable laws while supporting business growth and managing risk.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide legal guidance to executive leadership on a wide range of business matters
• Oversee corporate governance, compliance, and risk management frameworks
• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts and commercial agreements
• Manage litigation, disputes, and regulatory matters, working with external counsel as needed
• Develop and implement legal policies, procedures, and best practices
• Ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations across jurisdictions
• Support strategic initiatives, including transactions, partnerships, and corporate structuring
• Identify potential legal risks and proactively implement mitigation strategies
• Manage relationships with outside counsel and legal service providers

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and active bar membership
• Significant legal experience (typically 10\+ years), with a mix of law firm and/or in-house exposure
• Strong knowledge of corporate law, contracts, and regulatory compliance
• Proven ability to advise senior leadership and influence business decisions
• Excellent negotiation, drafting, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication skills and executive presence

Preferred

• Prior experience in a leadership or General Counsel role
• Experience working in a high-growth or complex organizational environment
• Business-minded approach with the ability to balance legal risk and commercial objectives

Equal Opportunity Notice

Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by applicable law. The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if an accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact

[email protected]

.

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that

workplace discrimination is illegal

.

Representation Notice

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. Additionally, you agree to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. Lastly, you agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

For residents of Ontario, Canada only:

to the extent the position for employment is not with Highspring or not otherwise noted as vacant above, candidate should be informed that this role is to replace a presently employed person at Vaco by Highspring's client.

Privacy Notice

Vaco by Highspring respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.

• California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees

here

.

• Virginia residents may access our state specific policies

here

.

• Residents of all other states may access our policies

here

.

• Canadian residents may access our policies in English

here

and in French

here

.

• Residents of countries governed by GDPR and UK GDPR may access our policies

here

.

Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here (

https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/

). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client's use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

· the individual's skill sets, experience and training;

· licensure and certification requirements;

· office location and other geographic considerations; and

· other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).