PlanetArt

General Counsel

PlanetArt

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Calabasas • California • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $220,000 - $280,000 per year

Job Level

SeniorLead

About the role

  • Manage the day-to-day of our legal function, including managing both outside counsel and our in-house legal team.
  • Work closely with our Co-CEOs on a variety of strategic and special projects.
  • Hold primary responsibility for compliance, including privacy (domestic and international), employment, FTC Consent Order, OSHA, consumer product, and advertising and promotion.
  • Negotiate, draft, review and interpret a wide range of commercial agreements and amendments, including license agreements, service agreements, marketing agreements and leases.
  • Run the legal side of our M&A and corporate transactions activity, including conducting and managing due diligence and drafting and negotiating contracts used in the M&A process.
  • Oversee litigation and dispute resolution on a global scale.
  • Oversee our intellectual property practice, covering primarily patents and trademarks (domestic and international).
  • Serve as the company’s corporate secretary.
  • Act as an “Agent of Change” in our growth-oriented culture.

Requirements

  • J.D. with excellent academic credentials.
  • Member in at least one state bar (California preferred).
  • 15+ years of experience providing legal services to technology, eCommerce or consumer products company(ies), including at least 5 years of practicing in-house.
  • Deep experience in intellectual property licensing, mergers and acquisitions and commercial transactions. Bonus points for experience in compliance with an FTC consent order.
  • Natural curiosity and an inclination to ask “why?” when presented with a new fact or issue.
  • Commitment to growth as both a person and a professional.
  • Outstanding analytical, communication, organizational, negotiation and drafting skills.
  • Sound legal, financial and business judgment.
  • Strategic thinking and multi-tasking skills with an ability to accommodate tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  • Exceptional attention to detail.
  • Self-starter with a strong work ethic, the ability to work independently and a make-it-happen mindset.
Benefits
  • Health, Dental, Vision and Pet Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Pet Insurance
  • Mental Health Benefits
  • 401(k) with matching
  • Excellent Work/Life Balance – Paid Time Off, Sick Days, Paid Holidays, and Floating Holidays
  • Employee Product Discounts

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
J.D.intellectual property licensingmergers and acquisitionscommercial transactionscompliancecontract negotiationlitigationdispute resolutiondraftingreviewing agreements
Soft skills
analytical skillscommunication skillsorganizational skillsnegotiation skillsstrategic thinkingmulti-taskingattention to detailself-starterstrong work ethiccommitment to growth
Certifications
state bar membership