General Counsel

Were seeking a General Counsel who is ready to bring strong legal experience into a hands-on corporate environment and serve as a trusted legal advisor to our business. This role is focused on practical day-to-day legal supportincluding customer contracts commercial agreements non-disclosure agreements and employment-related matterswhile partnering closely with leaders across the organization.

If youre an experienced attorney who enjoys being hands-on takes a practical and business-minded approach to legal matters and is looking for the opportunity to transition from a law firm environment into an in-house role where you can own the legal function partner with leadership and manage outside counsel when specialized expertise is needed wed love to speak with you!

Why Youll Love Working Here:

• Generous Paid Time Off Package
• Paid Holidays
• Birthday & Anniversary Day Off!
• Competitive benefits: medical dental vision 401(k) with companymatch
• Annual bonus
• Tuition reimbursement
• Career growth in a fast-growing mission-driven company
• Collaborative purpose-driven culture

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

The essential functions include but are not limited to the following:

• Draft review negotiate and advise on customer and commercial agreements including master services agreements.

• Draft review and negotiate non-disclosure agreements confidentiality agreements vendor agreements supplier agreements partner agreements and other third-party contracts as needed.

• Partner with Sales and business leaders to facilitate customer transactions while appropriately managing contractual and legal risk.

• Advise on key contractual provisions including indemnification limitation of liability warranties intellectual property confidentiality insurance data privacy and security termination and other areas of potential risk.

• Provide clear practical guidance to executive leadership and department leaders regarding contractual obligations legal risks and business decisions.

• Develop and maintain contract templates standard terms negotiation guidelines approval processes and preferred fallback positions to improve consistency and efficiency.

• Assist business teams with contract interpretation amendments renewals disputes and post-execution contractual questions.

• Serve as the primary internal resource for routine corporate legal matters and identify matters requiring specialized external expertise.

• Partner with Human Resources on employment-related legal matters including employment agreements restrictive covenants separation agreements employee relations matters employment policies and compliance questions as needed.

• Provide general guidance on intellectual property privacy data security and other legal matters affecting Coreforces technology products and operations engaging specialized counsel when appropriate.

• Select engage and manage outside counsel for complex or specialized legal matters; clearly define scope expectations budgets timelines and deliverables.

• Review outside counsel invoices monitor legal spend evaluate performance and responsiveness and hold external legal partners accountable for cost-effective and timely support.

• Maintain appropriate corporate legal records and documentation and support the development of practical legal processes that enable efficient business operations.

• Perform other related duties and provide legal support as assigned based on business needs.

The qualifications and competencies for this position include but are not limited to the following:

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school.

• Active membership in good standing with the State Bar in Georgia and eligibility to practice law in in Georgia courts.

• Five (5) or more years of relevant legal experience including meaningful experience practicing within a law firm environment.

• Strong knowledge of contract law and demonstrated experience drafting reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements.

• Experience representing or advising software SaaS technology or technology-enabled companies required.

• Knowledge of software licensing technology agreements intellectual property data privacy information security and related commercial terms preferred.

• Working knowledge of employment law and experience advising on HR-related legal matters preferred.

• Ability to identify assess and communicate legal and contractual risk and provide practical business-oriented recommendations.

• Strong legal research analytical drafting negotiation and problem-solving skills.

• Sound judgment and the ability to distinguish matters that can be handled internally from those requiring specialized outside counsel.

• Ability to independently manage multiple matters and priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining accuracy responsiveness and attention to detail.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with executive leadership and cross-functional business teams.

• Ability to exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality when handling sensitive business legal and employee information.