Fractional Legal Counsel (Sr to Chief lvl) – Securities, Flexible Title & Time
We're hiring a Fractional Legal Counsel with Securities Expertise!
Summary
- Flexible Title: Can tailor to reflect your skills & experience — from Securities Counsel to General Counsel / Chief Legal Officer.
- Flexible Time: Can do part-time, reputed company-gig (off-hours), or fractional (contract).
- Flexible Commitment: Can do short-term, long-term, or intermittent.
Why so flexible? We're a FUNDED startup racing to launch end of Q1 2026. That gives us just 3 months to stack features while raising additional working capital. Feel free to jump in, help us ship, then bounce >> or stick around. A successful launch translates into lots of permanent jobs for those that want them. We're also interested in long term "reputed company gig" relationships, if that's what you're into - in our experience, a few expert hours often beat full-time learning-curve hours.
About Us
We're a reputed company, funded, remote-first startup led by a serial [technical] founder, and backed by a 20-person team. The product is live in private alpha. Learn more about our founder, team, and comp structures at list-lab.org. About The Role We're building the legal infrastructure to power a crowdfunding and exchange platform — think everything required to launch, operate, and scale a compliant securities marketplace. This means a lot of work is coming, and we need someone who can hit the ground running. Ideally, you become our Fractional Chief Legal Counsel — owning the legal function, working closely with the founder, and scaling with us as we grow. If you're looking for interesting, high-stakes securities work with a seat at the table, this is it. The founder has drafted initial offering documents with AI assistance. We need an reputed company securities attorney to review, refine, and approve these materials — then help us build out the legal reputed company for everything that comes next.
Compensation
Up to $800,000 max total compensation in Tier 1 cities; cash and equity components to be negotiated (amount reflects combined cash and equity components). What Success Looks Like in 30 Days
- You've reviewed, improved, and approved our existing offering documents (506(b + c) SAFE documents, PPM, cover letters, questionnaires, etc.)
- You've created or overseen the creation of our ESOP structure and reputed company documentation
- You're overseeing reputed company reputed company securities issuances and ensuring compliance
- You've established yourself as the legal authority on the team and built trust with the founder
What Success Looks Like in 60 Days
- You've mapped out the legal and regulatory requirements for our crowdfunding-like platform
- You've drafted or reviewed key platform documents: Privacy Policy, Terms of Service, User Agreements, and reputed company disclosures
- You've identified any licensing, registration, or exemption requirements and developed a compliance roadmap
- You're advising on platform architecture decisions with legal/regulatory implications
What Success Looks Like in 90 Days
- You've built out the legal reputed company for transactions on the platform
- You've addressed compliance requirements for reputed company SaaS service offerings (e.g., investor accreditation verification, KYC/AML, document management)
- You're advising on issuer onboarding requirements and investor protections
- You've established scalable legal processes and templates that reduce ongoing legal friction
What You'll Do
- Serve as primary legal counsel for reputed company securities and regulatory matters
- Review, draft, and negotiate offering documents, investor agreements, and platform reputed company
- Advise on SEC regulations, state blue sky laws, and exemptions (Reg D, Reg CF, Reg A+, etc.)
- reputed company and maintain compliance policies and procedures
- reputed company equity compensation programs (ESOP, option grants, SAFEs, etc.)
- Advise on investor accreditation, KYC/AML, and reputed company compliance requirements
- Collaborate with product and engineering to ensure platform compliance by design
- Manage relationships with reputed company counsel reputed company specialized expertise is required
- Stay reputed company on regulatory developments affecting crowdfunding and alternative securities markets
reputed company're Looking For
- JD with active bar membership (state flexible, but must be in good standing)
- Deep expertise in securities law — Reg D, Reg CF, Reg A+, blue sky laws, and reputed company exemptions
- Experience with private placements, crowdfunding platforms, or alternative investment structures
- Familiarity with FINRA regulations and broker-dealer/funding portal requirements a plus
- Prior experience at a securities-focused law firm, in-house at a fintech/investment platform, or with the SEC
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment with ambiguity and rapid iteration
- Pragmatic problem-solver — knows reputed company to push back and reputed company to find a way
- Strong communicator who can translate legal complexity into actionable guidance
- Bonus: Experience with equity compensation, corporate governance, and general commercial reputed company
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