Legal Counsel

Saatva is seeking a proactive and entrepreneurial Corporate Counsel with 3+ years of experience to join our legal team. The Corporate Counsel will serve as the second-in-command of Whitestone’s legal department and will report directly to the General Counsel. This position offers the chance to help define how legal and compliance support the business, establish processes, and drive solutions that balance risk with commercial needs. It is well suited for a strong generalist who enjoys variety and wants to contribute at both strategic and hands-on levels. In this role you will support all major business functions, with emphasis on employment law, commercial contracts, consumer protection, and e-commerce. The role spans domestic and international work, giving you exposure to a broad legal landscape. As the business continues to expand across the retail and e-commerce landscape, Saatva is growing its legal team to support that scale. This role represents a rare opportunity to help build a modern in-house legal function within a fast-moving consumer brand. This role is fully remote. Given operational needs, we prefer candidates located in California and possessing California Bar membership.

Note: This role is being handled by Saatva internally and we are not accepting any applicants through recruiting or search firms .

What Makes This Opportunity Unique?

This is a true ground-floor legal role. As only the second legal hire in company history, you will have wide latitude to shape the legal function, build operational discipline, and directly influence how the business scales. The company’s growth trajectory ensures the work stays challenging, global, and high impact. You will operate cross-functionally with leadership in retail, sales, operations, product, marketing, finance, and HR while developing long-term systems that support a rapidly expanding organization. The role is intentionally designed as a leadership-track opportunity.

About Saatva

Saatva is the original direct-to-consumer mattress and home furnishings company, founded on the principle that everyone deserves healthy and restorative sleep. Today, Saatva is the largest online luxury mattress brand in the US, with more than twenty-nine Viewing Rooms in prime areas of the nation’s largest markets, and 10-12 new Viewing Rooms scheduled for 2026. Saatva and its manufacturing division, Bedding Industries of America, employ just over eight hundred staff across the United States. Our dedication to excellence has earned us recognition as a seven-time honoree on the Inc. 5000 list of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies. We are also proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work and have been named one of Fortune Magazine’s Best Workplaces in Retail and Best Workplaces in New York, as well as a BuiltIn.com Best Workplace.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Employment Law and Labor Relations

• Provide day-to-day counseling on hiring, performance management, terminations, accommodations, investigations, and compliance matters.
• Manage employment disputes in partnership with outside counsel.

Retail and Commercial Transactions

• Support the drafting and negotiation of LOIs and retail leases in connection with our real estate expansion.
• Draft, review, and negotiate vendor agreements and distribution/reseller deal contracts.
• Advise on advertising, promotions, e-commerce requirements, consumer protection, and competition laws across jurisdictions.
• Guide business teams on risk, contract structure, and execution timelines.

Intellectual Property and Licensing

• Manage trademark, copyright, and patent portfolios in collaboration with external IP counsel.
• Oversee brand protection and enforcement strategy.

General Corporate and Compliance

• Assist with insurance portfolio management and regulatory compliance matters affecting retail and e-commerce operations.
• Help develop templates, playbooks, and workflows that improve speed, consistency, and risk management.
• Support the General Counsel on strategic initiatives and board-level matters as needed.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing
• 3 to 5 years of broad legal experience, ideally in employment law or retail
• Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills across commercial and operational matters
• Strong knowledge of federal and state employment laws including Title VII, ADA, FMLA, FLSA, and state-specific regulations
• Experience with union matters and labor relations preferred
• Familiarity with consumer protection, advertising, and e-commerce regulations
• Experience with intellectual property, licensing, or brand protection
• Strong business judgment, communication skills, and ability to work cross-functionally
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced, high-growth, and sometimes ambiguous environment
• Ability to work independently while supporting team objectives
• Entrepreneurial mindset, proactive problem solving, and ability to build processes from scratch
• California Bar membership and experience working on employee relations and retail law in California is highly preferred.

Compensation and Benefits

The US base salary range for this full-time role is 170,000 to 185,000, plus bonus and a full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, paid vacation and holidays, 401(k) matching, wellness programs, and employee discounts. Actual compensation is based on skills, experience, and work location.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Whitestone Home Furnishings is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees can thrive. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, military status, or any other protected characteristic. This commitment extends to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, selection, compensation, and development.