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Fractional General Counsel
Pocket · San Francisco, CA · On-site
Pay
$200–$300 / hr
Length
Ongoing engagement
About the role
Pocket seeks a Fractional General Counsel to own and coordinate the company's legal function as it scales globally. The role serves as the central point of ownership for all legal matters, connecting external counsel with internal teams, setting priorities, and driving execution. Working with a network of leading international law firms, the General Counsel will manage legal operations, corporate governance, commercial contracts, employment matters, privacy, compliance, and risk. This fractional, ongoing engagement requires consistent availability throughout the working week and close collaboration with founders.
What you'll do
- •Own and prioritize the company's legal roadmap and day-to-day legal matters
- •Serve as primary point of contact for external law firms and coordinate legal work across teams
- •Manage outside counsel relationships, budgets, and legal spend
- •Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements and contracts
- •Oversee employment, equity, corporate governance, and board-related matters
- •Coordinate privacy, data protection, compliance, and litigation matters
What they're looking for
- •8+ years of relevant legal experience combining leading law firm and in-house experience
- •Experience advising venture-backed, high-growth technology companies
- •Strong foundation in corporate governance and commercial agreements
- •Working knowledge of employment, privacy, compliance, and litigation management
- •Experience coordinating multiple external law firms and legal workstreams
- •Ability to operate independently and exercise sound legal judgment
Skills
Corporate GovernanceCommercial AgreementsEmployment LawPrivacy and ComplianceLitigation ManagementLegal OperationsVenture-Backed CompaniesAI/hardware/DTC Experience
Found on fractionaljobs.io. Link checked Nov 9. Marquee links to the company's own application. We are not the employer.