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Instacart

<div><div>We're transforming the grocery industry

At Instacart, we invite the world to share love through food because we believe everyone should have access to the food they love and more time to enjoy it together. Where others see a simple need for grocery delivery, we see exciting complexity and endless opportunity to serve the varied needs of our community. We work to deliver an essential service that customers rely on to get their groceries and household goods, while also offering safe and flexible earnings opportunities to Instacart Personal Shoppers.

Instacart has become a lifeline for millions of people, and we're building the team to help push our shopping cart forward. If you're ready to do the best work of your life, come join our table.

Instacart is a Flex First team
There's no one-size fits all approach to how we do our best work. Our employees have the flexibility to choose where they do their best work&mdash;whether it's from home, an office, or your favorite coffee shop&mdash;while staying connected and building community through regular in-person events. Learn more about our flexible approach to where we work.</div>
Overview

About the team

As Commercial Counsel, you'll work closely with teams like business development, partnerships, product, and operations to help solve thorny legal problems and enable the business to scale and grow. You'll be drafting and negotiating a wide variety of commercial arrangements with partners including retailer, partnerships, and vendor agreements.

You'll also provide sound legal advice to business partners with respect to commercial terms and business strategy. You'll need to be proactive and engaged, able to work well cross-functionally both internally and externally, excited about technology and e-commerce, and ready to roll your sleeves up and dig into tough legal problems to reach a creative solution.

We're looking for an attorney who is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with broad responsibilities. You must have the ability to operate independently and work proactively with various teams across the organization.

Every day we solve incredibly hard problems to create an experience for our customer that is absolutely magical. Join us!

About the role
<ul>
<li>Draft, negotiate, and implement major partner agreements, across all areas of the business</li>
<li>Provide strategic and legal advice to your internal business clients</li>
<li>Lead and take charge of special legal projects from start to finish</li>
<li>Implement best practices for integrating AI into your work</li>
<li>Remain up-to-date on relevant industry, advertising, competition, IP, consumer protection, the gig economy, international, and privacy laws and regulations to ensure an ongoing ability to provide sound compliance advice</li>
<li>Draft terms, policies, and disclosures, and create and implement related processes</li>
<li>Advise internal clients on the application of executed agreements</li>
<li>Create and update our form legal agreements</li>
<li>Train clients and colleagues on various legal issues</li>
<li>Think ahead, see around corners, and help to prepare for legal issues that may arise in the future</li></ul> 


About you

We rely on our values to guide our decisions: Solve for the Customer, Every Minute Counts, This is Your Baby, Go Far, Together and Of Course, But Maybe. What does this mean for your role? We are looking for someone who has: 

Minimum Qualifications
<ul>
<li>A J.D. from a top-tier law school and membership with at least one state bar (preferably California)</li>
<li>A minimum of 6 years of related experience working at a leading law firm or in-house legal department (in-house experience, especially at a tech company or retailer, a plus)</li>
<li>Strong experience with legal issues affecting the Internet and e-commerce spaces, particularly privacy, SaaS, and payments</li>
<li>A strong history of managing strategic partner negotiations and contract drafting from start to finish</li>
<li>Strong negotiation presence and the ability to lead teams working towards a goal</li>
<li>Sound and practical business judgment and ability to manage multiple, high priority, competing priorities</li>
<li>The ability to provide clear, concise legal advice, work effectively cross-functionally to drive to results</li></ul> 


Preferred Qualifications
<ul>
<li>Experience in alcohol law, international law, and/or privacy and data security laws (including GDPR and CCPA/CPRA)</li>
<li>A team player</li>
</ul>
#LI-Remote</div>

Commercial Counsel

Writer

<div>About this role
We&rsquo;re looking for a senior commercial counsel who thrives on deal-making and loves turning legal complexity into business clarity. In this role, you&rsquo;ll be the trusted legal partner to our sales and procurement functions, reporting to our head of commercial legal. You&rsquo;ll be drafting and negotiating SaaS agreements that power our growth and keep our partnerships strong. If you&rsquo;re energized by fast-paced negotiations with large enterprise companies, curious about cutting-edge technology, and excited to join a small-but-mighty team that values creativity and collaboration (all with a sense of humor and low ego) then, this may be the role for you. Come help us redefine what it means to be an in-house legal team - and have fun doing it.
Your responsibilities:<ul><li>
Review and negotiate inbound and outbound commercial contracts, including inbound and outbound SaaS licensing agreements, strategic partnership agreements , data processing agreements and other important contracts with our enterprise customers and suppliers.</li><li>
Develop and manage various contract templates and negotiation playbooks and improve efficiency of sales contracting processes in collaboration with Sales Operations.</li><li>
Create thoughtful processes that benefit the business (not just legal) and how we support our internal stakeholders as we grow and scale - If you see something that doesn&rsquo;t work, or could be better, we want you to help fix it!</li><li>
Enable and train our go-to-market teammates by giving them practicable advice and guidance.</li></ul>
&#65039; Is this you?<ul><li>
You have:<ul><li>
A law degree from an accredited law school and admitted to practice law in the U.S.</li><li>
5+ years of experience negotiating commercial contracts, ideally at a SaaS company and/or law firm servicing tech industry clients</li><li>
Experience contracting with large enterprise companies and strategic partners, often in heavily-regulated industries (finance, healthcare, insurance). Bonus points if you&rsquo;ve supported a global sales team with international offices.</li><li>
Exposure to privacy, IP, and/or AI-specific legal issues, with a basic understanding of generative AI. We don&rsquo;t need you to be an expert, but it helps if you know the basics.</li><li>
Experience using contract management tools, in particular to help legal teams like ours continue to be data-driven</li><li>
Familiarity with legal operations, project management and CLM tools like Asana, Salesforce, Linksquares, Ironclad, etc..</li><li>
A strong work ethic, the ability to think on your feet, and a sense of humor - we work hard, but we know how to have fun.</li></ul></li><li>
You are:<ul><li>
A business person first that also happens to be a lawyer</li><li>
Someone who can explain complex legal concepts in a non-legal way</li><li>
A redline machine - The end-of-month, quarter and year push is real and we work fast under tight deadlines. Efficiency and the ability to prioritize and multi-task are must-haves.</li><li>
A self-starter, who finds ways to add value without being told</li><li>
A partner - not a roadblock. We get things done!</li><li>
Curious, reliable, comfortable moving uncomfortably fast, and - above all else - have a low ego</li></ul></li></ul> 
Benefits &amp; perks (US Full-time employees)<ul><li>
Generous PTO, plus company holidays</li><li>
Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family</li><li>
Paid parental leave for all parents (12 weeks)</li><li>
Fertility and family planning support</li><li>
Early-detection cancer testing through Galleri</li><li>
Flexible spending account and dependent FSA options</li><li>
Health savings account for eligible plans with company contribution</li><li>
Annual work-life stipends for:<ul><li>
Home office setup, cell phone, internet</li><li>
Wellness stipend for gym, massage/chiropractor, personal training, etc.</li><li>
Learning and development stipend</li></ul></li><li>
Company-wide off-sites and team off-sites</li><li>
Competitive compensation, company stock options and 401k</li></ul>
WRITER is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to diversity. We don't make hiring or employment decisions based on race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other basis protected by applicable local, state or federal law. Under the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
By submitting your application on the application page, you acknowledge and agree to WRITER's Global Candidate Privacy Notice.
Compensation Range: $180.1K - $227.8K</div>

Senior commercial counsel

Waymo

<div><div>Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver&mdash;The World's Most Experienced Driver&trade;&mdash;to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo&rsquo;s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.</div>
As part of Waymo's Legal team, you will work on the exciting legal issues surrounding our transformational autonomous driving technology and help drive our business lines forward from technology ideation through scaled commercial deployment. We partner with our public policy, safety, security and privacy experts to define transportation policy for the autonomous driving world to come, advising on regulatory changes that support and protect our users around the world. We collaborate with our engineering, product, strategy and operations teams to develop and protect our intellectual property portfolio and drive our corporate and commercial transactions. We ensure compliance with an increasingly complex and dynamic range of global regulations. And we anticipate, mitigate, and litigate high-profile and precedent-setting legal matters.

You will:
<ul>
<li><ul><li>Provide proactive product counseling advice to safety, engineering, security, and operations teams.</li>
<li>Advise on product and operational litigation risk, including safety and security matters.</li>
<li>Advise on interactions with partners, vendors, and suppliers on matters posing litigation risk, including investigations.</li>
<li>Advise on approaches to inbound inquiries, internal and external communications, and proposed safety-related research publications.</li>
<li>Participate as a member of the legal incident response team.</li>
</ul>
</li></ul>You have:
<ul>
<li><ul><li>5+ years of prior litigation and/or product counseling experience with a law firm and/or in-house legal department.</li>
<li>Excellent communication skills and ability to partner effectively at all levels of the company and cross-functionally, including with executives and technical staff.</li>
<li>Understanding of the product life cycle, vehicle/fleet operations, litigation life-cycle, and judicial process.</li>
<li>Strong organizational skills and attention to detail; ability to manage a significant workload with competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment.</li>
<li>High level of enthusiasm for winning together as a team, driving achievement while being business-focused, and working collaboratively with legal and non-legal stakeholders.</li>
</ul>
</li></ul>We prefer:
<ul>
<li><ul><li>Experience working with or at an automotive, technology company, or with complex hardware, software, and interrelated technologies.</li>
<li>Product counseling experience,</li>
<li>Operations and Fleet experience</li>
<li>Experience counseling across a range of subject matters relevant to regulated industries or AI.</li>
<li>In-house and/or trial experience.</li>
<li>Experience providing legal advice on crisis management or internal investigations.</li>
<li>Experience advising on multi-party tort litigation or investigations.</li>
<li>Experience responding to governmental requests for information, and/or other torts, commercial, employment, or IP litigation experience.</li>
</ul>
</li></ul><div><div><div>The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process.

Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo&rsquo;s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.
</div>
<div>Salary Range</div>
<div>$238,000&mdash;$302,000 USD</div></div></div></div>

Product Counsel, Dbw

American Advanced Management, Inc

<div>Job Description 
DESCRIPTION OF POSITION

This job description is a record of the essential functions of the listed job. The job description provides the employee, CEO, Human Resources, applicants, and other agencies with a clear understanding of the job, where it fits into the organization, and the skill and work requirements in relation to other jobs. Jobs are always changing to some degree and the existence of the approved job description is not intended to limit normal change and growth. The facility will make reasonable accommodations to otherwise qualified individuals who are capable of performing the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. 
POPULATION SERVED

The position does not involve direct patient care for a population of patients ages 18 and older. Age specific experience and/or special training and/or expertise 
are not 
required to serve this population. 
POSITION SUMMARY 

Corporate litigation attorney will be acting as counsel of record, representing various healthcare facilities under our management. Must be confident and comfortable handling full case responsibility from intake, pleadings, discovery, motion practice, up to trial preparations. This is an in-house position, and may include some corporate/transactional work, but will focus primarily on our litigation needs.

Reporting directly to senior corporate counsel, and executive management. This position may require working remotely and occasional travel. 
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

This position requires a California State Bar license. Must have at least 1-5 years of hands-on litigation experience. Must be admitted, or capable of admission, to all California Courts. Additional preferred experience in: actual trial, arbitration and mediation, labor commissioner, administrative law, healthcare/patient collections, malpractice, elder abuse, and negligence. Strong work ethic. Ability to prioritize and stay motivated. 
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESI. GENERAL
<ul>
<li><ul><li>Employment litigation defense is required, such as wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, wage and hour. Must have a working knowledge of employment laws, and experience with these cases.</li>
<li>This will include conducting internal investigations with respect to active litigation, demand letters, and HR complaints.</li>
<li>Business/commercial litigation is required, such as customer/vendor disputes. Mostly defense, some prosecution. Must know how to review underlying invoices, account statements, contracts.</li>
<li>Must be autonomous, able to go from consultation with non-legal company reps, to research, to preparing and filing a complaint.</li>
<li>Must be able to receive a demand letter and/or a compliant, and take on the necessary investigation and filing of responsive pleadings.</li>
<li>Preparing correspondence and documents</li>
<li>Filing, typing, and using computer software with emphasis on basic word processing and spreadsheet applications.</li>
<li>Communicating with employees and management.</li>
<li>Coordinating special projects as directed.</li>
<li>Read and analyze incoming memos, submissions, and reports to determine their significance and plan response.</li>
<li>File and retrieve corporate documents, records, and reports.</li>
<li>Compile data, and prepare papers for consideration and presentation by executives, committees and Boards of Directors.</li>
<li>Conduct interviews with employees and management.</li>
<li>Summarize depositions, testimony and interrogations.</li>
<li>Attend relevant meetings and events.</li>
<li>Draft legal documents such as contracts.</li>
<li>All other duties as assigned</li></ul></li></ul></div>

Corporate Litigation Attorney

CRUSOE

<div>Crusoe's mission is to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence. We&rsquo;re crafting the engine that powers a world where people can create ambitiously with AI &mdash; without sacrificing scale, speed, or sustainability.
Be a part of the AI revolution with sustainable technology at Crusoe. Here, you'll drive meaningful innovation, make a tangible impact, and join a team that&rsquo;s setting the pace for responsible, transformative cloud infrastructure.
About the Role:
Crusoe is seeking a dynamic and experienced attorney to join our Legal team as Global Risk &amp; Compliance. This is a critical leadership role responsible for maturing and scaling Crusoe&rsquo;s global compliance program to support our continued growth and international expansion.
Reporting to the VP &amp; Associate General Counsel, Technology &amp; Risk, you will own the strategic evolution of our compliance infrastructure. This role will also be pivotal in shaping our approach to the novel and evolving compliance landscape of artificial intelligence. The ideal candidate is a highly motivated legal professional who excels at both high-level strategy and detailed execution. You will be responsible for enhancing existing policies, implementing sophisticated systems, and managing key risk areas across the enterprise. This position offers a unique opportunity to lead a vital function and have a direct impact on our operations at the intersection of technology, energy, and global commerce.
This role will be based in San Francisco, CA, and required to be in office 5 days/week.
What You'll Be Working On:<ul><li>
Program Enhancement &amp; Strategy:<ul><li>
Lead the maturation of Crusoe&rsquo;s enterprise-wide ethics/compliance program, driving initiatives to enhance its effectiveness and scalability.</li><li>
Manage the evaluation and implementation of an Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) / Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) platform to upgrade our capabilities.</li><li>
Review, refine, and draft corporate policies and procedures to ensure they remain best-in-class and aligned with business objectives.</li><li>
Assist with managing the compliance governance and reporting structure, providing clear and concise updates to executive leadership.</li><li>
Evolve and deliver our compliance training program for employees and stakeholders globally.</li></ul></li><li>
Substantive Compliance Management:<ul><li>
AI Governance &amp; Privacy: Serve as a legal subject matter expert on AI, advising on risks across the full lifecycle of AI development and deployment. You will monitor the evolving global regulatory landscape (e.g., EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF) and translate complex requirements into actionable guidance. This includes developing policies for the company&rsquo;s internal use of AI, addressing risks related to providing AI managed services and infrastructure as a service (IaaS), and managing AI-related IP and data provenance challenges.</li><li>
International Trade: Oversee and enhance our compliance program for sanctions (OFAC, UK, EU), export controls (EAR), and import regulations to support our global hardware and service supply chain.</li><li>
Anti-Corruption &amp; AML: Manage our FCPA/anti-bribery program, including the continuous improvement of third-party due diligence processes (KYC/KYB), risk assessments, and internal investigations.</li><li>
Operational &amp; Commercial Compliance: Advise on compliance matters related to our global data center operations and physical infrastructure. Provide expert guidance on supply chain integrity, geopolitical risk, industry certifications (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001), and the compliance aspects of commercial agreements and SLAs.</li></ul></li><li>
Cross-Functional Partnership:<ul><li>
Serve as the Legal team&rsquo;s key advisor on ethics and compliance, working closely with Finance, Procurement, Sales, HR, Operations, and Engineering.</li><li>
Partner with Crusoe&rsquo;s technical, security, and commercial teams to build a cohesive risk management framework, specifically advising on the complex regulatory landscape of providing AI managed services and IaaS.</li></ul></li></ul>
What You'll Bring to the Team:<ul><li>
Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar.</li><li>
A minimum of 10-12+ years of legal experience focused on compliance, with significant time spent in-house at a technology, industrial, or energy company.</li><li>
A proven track record of enhancing and scaling a global compliance program at a high-growth company.</li><li>
Deep subject matter expertise in: Export Controls; FCPA/Anti-Bribery; and Technology/Commercial Compliance.</li><li>
Demonstrated experience advising on the legal and ethical implications of AI/ML technologies, including issues of bias, data provenance, and transparency.</li><li>
Experience with GRC/ERM software platforms.</li><li>
Exceptional ability to operate both strategically and operationally, with a talent for translating complex regulations into practical business solutions.</li><li>
Excellent business judgment and strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively advise and influence stakeholders at all levels.</li><li>
Experience in the technology, energy, or industrial infrastructure sectors is highly desirable.</li><li>
Relevant professional certifications (e.g., CCEP, CAMS, CIPP) are a plus.</li></ul>
Benefits:<ul><li>
Industry competitive pay</li><li>
Restricted Stock Units in a fast growing, well-funded technology company</li><li>
Health insurance package options that include HDHP and PPO, vision, and dental for you and your dependents</li><li>
Employer contributions to HSA accounts</li><li>
Paid Parental Leave</li><li>
Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability</li><li>
Teladoc</li><li>
401(k) with a 100% match up to 4% of salary</li><li>
Generous paid time off and holiday schedule</li><li>
Cell phone reimbursement</li><li>
Tuition reimbursement</li><li>
Subscription to the Calm app</li><li>
MetLife Legal</li><li>
Company paid commuter benefit; $300/month</li></ul>
Compensation Range
Compensation will be paid in the range of up to $218,000-$275,000 + Bonus. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. Compensation to be determined by the applicants knowledge, education, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.
Crusoe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, sex/gender, sexual preference/ orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, national origin, or any other status protected by law or regulation.</div>

Global Risk & Compliance Counsel

Flynn Group

<div>Flynn Group (together with its subsidiaries Apple American Group, Bell American Group, Pan American Group, RB American Group, Hut American Group, Wend American Group, and Flynn Fitness Group) seeks an exceptional Senior Counsel, Employment to join its industry-recognized legal team. Reporting to the Associate General Counsel, Employment, you will litigate, counsel, and support compliance efforts for the world&rsquo;s largest franchise operator, with more than 2,600 restaurants and gyms, and over 75,000 employees across the U.S. and Australia. This is a unique opportunity to join a diverse and dynamic in-house legal department in a high-visibility, high-impact role with direct access to senior leadership. It is the perfect position for someone looking to play a meaningful part in the growth-story of a company featuring some of the most iconic and beloved restaurant brands in the nation (Applebee&rsquo;s, Taco Bell, Panera, Arby&rsquo;s, Wendy&rsquo;s, Pizza Hut, and Planet Fitness).
The position may be based in any of our Support Centers located in San Francisco, CA; Cleveland, OH; or Overland Park, KS. Flynn Support Center team members observe a 4:1 hybrid schedule, working in-office Monday through Thursday, with Friday as an optional work-from-home day. 
Responsibilities<ul><li>
Litigate! As part of an in-house litigation team, you will lead your own litigation and arbitration matters from start to finish, as well as oversee and coordinate outside counsel litigation efforts. You will interview witnesses, take depositions, handle motions practice, engage in pre-trial dispute resolution, and first-chair arbitration and/or trial. This job is perfect for an employment litigator ready to leave behind law firm billable hours and business development requirements, but who still wants to be in the courtroom.</li><li>
Respond to agency charges, government audits, and demand letters.</li><li>
Provide advice and counseling across a broad spectrum of employment issues, including wage and hour, payroll, benefits, hiring, performance management, internal investigations, leaves of absence, discipline, terminations, employee classification, and employee privacy.</li><li>
Collaborate with Legal, HR, Payroll, Operations, Risk, and Training on employment-related compliance matters, including supporting wage and hour compliance audits, identifying additional areas of employment-related compliance opportunities, advising on preventative and corrective action plans, updating internal business clients on new laws and legal trends, and supporting training initiatives.</li><li>
Support updating/revising company policies per changes in external laws and regulations.</li><li>
Monitor federal, state, and local legislation, regulations, and case law on employment-related matters pertinent to the company; communicate updates and recommendations as needed.</li><li>
Travel involved.</li></ul> 
Key Qualifications<ul><li>
7+ years of employment litigation and counseling experience, including California wage and hour litigation.</li><li>
Juris Doctor from an accredited law school; must have bar admission in good standing. California Bar admission or deep knowledge of California law strongly preferred.</li><li>
Experience leading all facets of employment litigation through trial/arbitration.</li><li>
Knowledge of federal and state employment laws and regulations (including Title VII, ADA, FMLA, FLSA, FEHA, PAGA) and federal and state agencies (such as DOL, EEOC, DLSE, DFEH).</li><li>
Experience with both class/collective actions and single-plaintiff cases.</li><li>
Entrepreneurial mindset that enables you to work independently with little guidance, while using good judgment to escalate issues when needed.</li><li>
Demonstrated ability to guide multiple objectives and initiatives simultaneously.</li><li>
Ability to operate as a team player who can effectively work with and manage legal staff and collaborate with business partners across the company.</li><li>
Dedication to exceptional client service.</li><li>
Exceptional written and oral communication skills.</li><li>
A sense of humor and an upbeat, can-do attitude, in keeping with the company&rsquo;s &ldquo;Own It!&rdquo; philosophy.</li><li>
And you should love being a lawyer!</li></ul> 
Why Work for Flynn?
Flynn Group offers a variety of benefits and perks to encourage and empower our employees. We are committed to helping each employee work and live to his or her fullest potential. We offer a variety of benefits and perks while working for us:<ul><li>
Medical / Dental Vision</li><li>
Retirement and Savings Plan</li><li>
Short and Long Term Disability</li><li>
Basic Life Insurance</li><li>
Voluntary Life Insurance</li><li>
Tuition Reimbursement</li><li>
Paid Time Off</li><li>
Paid Parental Leave</li><li>
Flexible Work Schedules</li><li>
San Francisco Commuter Benefits</li><li>
Company Outings</li><li>
Dining Discounts</li></ul> 
The good faith estimated range of pay for the above position is $165,000 - $210,000 depending on factors including but not limited to experience and skill. There is a target discretionary incentive bonus of 20%. 
Flynn Restaurant Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer 
For a copy of Flynn Restaurant Group&rsquo;s Workplace Privacy Notice, please visit http://www.flynnrestaurantgroup.com/workplace-privacy-notice/.</div>

Senior Counsel, Employment

<div>Crusoe's mission is to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence. We&rsquo;re crafting the engine that powers a world where people can create ambitiously with AI &mdash; without sacrificing scale, speed, or sustainability.
Be a part of the AI revolution with sustainable technology at Crusoe. Here, you'll drive meaningful innovation, make a tangible impact, and join a team that&rsquo;s setting the pace for responsible, transformative cloud infrastructure.
About the Role:
The Legal Counsel &ndash; Real Estate Finance and Data Centers will play a key role in supporting the company&rsquo;s large-scale project financings and real estate developments. Reporting directly to the Assistant General Counsel - Real Estate Development &amp; Data Centers, the Legal Counsel will lead contract drafting, negotiation, and execution of project finance transactions and real estate acquisition matters and while working closely with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure timely and strategic legal support across all 
of Crusoe&rsquo;s data center development projects. 
This role will be based in San Francisco, CA, and require being in office 5 days/week.
What You'll Be Working On:<ul><li>
Real Estate Development &amp; Acquisitions<ul><li>
Review, negotiate, and execute real estate transaction agreements from inception to
closing, including site selection, letters of intent (LOIs), purchase and sale agreements (PSAs), options, easements, and synthetic/ground leases.</li><li>
Conduct legal due diligence activities, including comprehensive reviews of title, survey, environmental assessments (Phase I/II), geotechnical reports, permitting, and zoning/land use matters to identify and mitigate risks.</li><li>
Address title matters, property rights, and boundary disputes.</li><li>
Draft, negotiate, and execute customer leases and data center service agreements.</li><li>
Negotiate and execute power procurement and utility-related agreements.</li></ul></li><li>
Financing &amp; Joint Ventures<ul><li>
Support the AGC in financing and debt raises, as needed</li><li>
Support recapitalizations and other structured transactions.</li><li>
Conduct and coordinate legal due diligence for construction loans and joint ventures.</li><li>
Management and Legal Operations</li><li>
Present complex legal concepts clearly and effectively to non-legal stakeholders both in writing and during meetings.</li><li>
Collaborate cross-functionally with internal departments including finance, tax, power and engineering, construction, project development, and operations to support legal and business objectives.</li><li>
Develop and maintain a suite of standardized legal documents, templates, and contract clauses to streamline negotiations and ensure consistency.</li><li>
Work closely with the real estate business team to continuously improve contracting processes and best practices.</li></ul></li></ul>
What You'll Bring to the Team:<ul><li>
Education: Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.</li><li>
Licensure: Active bar admission in any state.</li><li>
5-7 years experience working on real estate transactions and lending.</li><li>
Knowledge of real estate financing, equity JVs, synthetic leases and loan due diligence processes.</li><li>
General awareness of construction financing and power procurement.</li><li>
Excellent negotiation, drafting, and communication skills.</li><li>
Strong judgement, analytical and problem-solving abilities.</li><li>
Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.</li><li>
Self-starter who thrives in a dynamic and high-stakes business environment.</li><li>
Experience with data center or large-scale development projects strongly preferred</li></ul>
Benefits:<ul><li>
Industry competitive pay</li><li>
Restricted Stock Units in a fast growing, well-funded technology company</li><li>
Health insurance package options that include HDHP and PPO, vision, and dental for you and your dependents</li><li>
Employer contributions to HSA accounts</li><li>
Paid Parental Leave</li><li>
Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability</li><li>
Teladoc</li><li>
401(k) with a 100% match up to 4% of salary</li><li>
Generous paid time off and holiday schedule</li><li>
Cell phone reimbursement</li><li>
Tuition reimbursement</li><li>
Subscription to the Calm app</li><li>
MetLife Legal</li><li>
Company paid commuter benefit; $300/month</li></ul>
Compensation Range
Compensation will be paid in the range of up to $218,000 -$270,000 + Bonus. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. Compensation to be determined by the applicants knowledge, education, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.
Crusoe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, sex/gender, sexual preference/ orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, national origin, or any other status protected by law or regulation.</div>

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