Founding Legal Advisor & Constitutional Integrity Counsel

Founding Legal Advisor & Constitutional Integrity Counsel

Engage60

Protecting Truth. Defending Democracy. Designing the Legal Architecture of Civic Intelligence.

Role Overview

The Founding Legal Advisor & Constitutional Integrity Counsel is one of the most consequential advisory roles at Engage60. This position sits at the intersection of law, democracy, media, technology, and public trust, serving as the principal legal architect responsible for safeguarding Engage60’s mission to deliver unbiased, fact-based civic intelligence at national scale.

This role is not transactional. It is foundational.

The Legal Advisor ensures Engage60 operates not merely within the law—but as a gold standard for lawful, ethical, and constitutionally aligned civic platforms worldwide.

Core Mandate

The Legal Advisor is entrusted with:

• Defend Engage60’s constitutional integrity to ensure unwavering compliance with First Amendment principles, press protections, fair use doctrine, and freedom of information standards while preventing partisan capture, censorship risk, or regulatory exposure.
• Design the Legal Framework for Civic Intelligence
• Build the legal backbone for an entirely new category: AI-powered civic intelligence platforms. This includes governance structures, editorial independence safeguards, data ethics standards, and public accountability mechanisms.
• Protect Public Trust & Senior Leadership at scale
• Ensure that every legal decision reinforces Engage60’s credibility with users, regulators, investors, journalists, and democratic institutions, while safeguarding Senior Management, the CEO, and all Senior Advisors from legal, regulatory, or reputational risk.

Scope of Authority

The Legal Advisor serves as:

• Primary legal counsel to the CEO, Board, and Senior Leadership on all matters involving:
• Media law & press freedom

• Fair use, licensing, and content aggregation
• AI governance & algorithmic transparency
• Platform liability, Section 230, and emerging regulation
• Election law sensitivities (without political affiliation)
• Defamation, misinformation risk, and reputational defense

• Architect of Engage60’s Legal Trust Infrastructure, including:
• Editorial independence covenants

• Non-partisan governance frameworks
• Conflict-of-interest and integrity policies
• Public transparency and accountability standards

• Strategic advisor during fundraising, partnerships, and public expansion, ensuring Engage60 remains:
• Legally defensible

• Investor-safe
• Regulator-ready
• Mission-pure

Key Responsibilities

• Draft and oversee Engage60’s founding legal doctrines, including:
• Civic neutrality guarantees

• Algorithmic accountability standards
• Ethical AI usage frameworks

• Advise on news aggregation, summarization, and transformation under U.S. and international fair use law
• Evaluate and mitigate legal risk related to:
• User-generated content

• AI-generated analysis
• Public-facing civic insights

• Serve as a confidential counselor to leadership during moments of political, legal, or public pressure
• Protect Senior Management, CEO, and all Senior Advisors from legal, regulatory, and reputational exposure
• Help position Engage60 as a model platform regulators reference—not challenge

Ideal Background

The ideal candidate is:

• A senior attorney or former partner with deep experience in:
• Constitutional law

• Media & press law
• Technology platforms
• Regulatory policy

• A former:
• Federal or state constitutional advisor

• Media organization general counsel
• Public-interest legal leader

• Someone who believes democracy requires infrastructure, not just opinions

What Makes This Role Historic

• You will help define the legal rules for a category that doesn’t fully exist yet
• Your work will influence how AI, news, and civic truth coexist for decades
• Engage60 is designed to become a trusted civic utility, not a partisan outlet
• This role directly protects millions of citizens’ access to clear, unbiased civic information, while shielding Senior Leadership from legal and reputational risk

Position Status

• Founding Advisor role
• Board-adjacent authority
• Long-term strategic engagement
• Equity and compensation structured to reflect foundational impact (terms determined separately)

Closing Line

This role is not about defending a company. It is about defending the conditions under which democracy can function in the digital age, while ensuring those leading the mission remain fully protected.

Job Type: Contract

Work Location: Remote