Associate General Counsel
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Job Location:
Durham, NC - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 225 - 250
Posted on:
6 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The Opportunity
Teamworks is scaling fast and were looking for a sharp business-minded legal partner to help us do it right. As Associate General Counsel youll work closely with our General Counsel to build a best-in-class legal function that moves at the speed of the business. Youll own our commercial contracting engine across customers vendors and partners while also playing a key role in high-impact work including M&A financing and corporate governance. Youll be embedded with sales finance and executive leadership providing pragmatic solutions-oriented counsel that protects the company while keeping deals moving. If you thrive in fast-paced environments think strategically and take pride in enabling growth rather than slowing it down this role offers the chance to make a real impact at one of the fastest-growing companies in sports tech.
What Youll Do
Commercial/Ops:
Increase velocity in sales processes through efficient business-first SaaS contract review and negotiation
Own day-to-day legal operations including customer vendor and partner contracting
Build and scale the legal operations function around existing deal desk capacity
Transactional:
Support M&A transactions and equity/debt financing dealsnegotiating definitive agreements managing diligence and closing transactions
Analyze investment documents and credit facilities providing practical recommendations that balance risk and business objectives
Other:
Develop expertise on board governance stockholder relations and lender matters serving as a strategic advisor to leadership
Provide strategic advice and manage outside counsel on litigation employment matters and corporate governance issues as they arise
What Youll Bring
Must-haves
J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar admission in at least one U.S. jurisdiction (NC preferred or willingness to obtain)
5 years of law firm experience in corporate matters (e.g. M&A corporate finance venture capital board governance)
Proven expertise relevant to B2B SaaS commercial contracting
Strong business judgment with the ability to balance legal risk against commercial processes and growth priorities
Exceptional relationship-building skills; comfortable partnering with sales finance operations and executive stakeholders
Outstanding written and verbal communication with the ability to translate complex legal concepts for variant business audiences
Nice-to-haves
In-house legal experience at a high-growth technology company SaaS business or venture-backed startup
Background in venture capital private equity or emerging company legal work
Experience supporting corporate development initiatives including diligence and transaction documentation
Familiarity with board procedures stockholder matters and investor relations
Exposure to corporate governance compliance programs or risk management frameworks
About Teamworks
Were the Operating System for Sports powering 6500 organizations worldwide from collegiate programs to every major pro league. Founded in 2006 weve evolved from a messaging tool for college football into the leading sports tech platform with 500 global teammates building the future of sports tech. Our solutions span Personnel Coaching Performance Operations and Intelligence - helping teams recruit smarter train better stay compliant and win.
Teamworks is an equal opportunity employer - if you live our core values every day and are honest hardworking humble committed innovative and an all-around exceptional person youll thrive at Teamworks. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and take affirmative action to not discriminate based on race religion color national origin ancestry physical disability mental disability medical condition genetic information marital status sex gender gender identity gender expression age sexual orientation veteran or military status or any other legally protected characteristics. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization including but not limited to recruiting hiring promotion termination compensation benefits and training. Teamworks is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process. To request a reasonable accommodation please email .
To all recruitment agencies: Teamworks does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias Teamworks employees or any other organization location. Teamworks is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- General Counsel
- Legal Case Management
- Legal Drafting
- Litigation
- Intellectual Property Law
- Legal Counsel
- Legal Research
- Securities Law
- Employment & Labor Law
- Real Estate Law
- negotiation
- Contracts
About Company
Teamworks, the Operating System for Sports™, powers more than 6,500 sports organizations worldwide, including collegiate athletic departments and teams across all major professional leagues. With almost 500 exceptional employees located in over a dozen different countries, Teamworks’ ... View more
