Remote Opportunity at Thorn April 2023
Legal Counsel- Remote (US based)
We are a nonprofit whose mission of defending children from sexual exploitation and abuse is deeply embedded within our core—a shared code that drives us to do challenging work with resilience and determination.
About The Role:
Thorn is looking for a motivated, well-rounded, seasoned Legal Counsel to join our Legal team! In this role, you’ll ensure legal input helps drive our work forward. Working remotely, you’ll build relationships across a dynamic, values-first organization and you’ll help structure, draft, and negotiate a wide range of contracts, advise and support on a multitude of legal matters, and develop creative solutions that manage risk and push the organization forward.
The ideal candidate will have 6-8 years of experience as a practicing attorney at a law firm providing services for tech clients, relevant in-house experience with companies in the technology industry, or both.
What You’ll Do:
- Draft, review, and negotiate legal documents covering a range of Thorn’s activities across the child safety ecosystem, including developing, enhancing, and maintaining policies, contract templates, trainings, guidelines, and procedures to ensure legal compliance and operational efficiency.
- Partner with internal stakeholders to identify and mitigate legal risks and provide legal guidance on a wide range of matters, including in the areas of technology development, SaaS, data security/privacy, regulatory compliance, licensing, intellectual property, marketing, contracts (including government contracts), new initiatives and products.
- Keep abreast of legal developments and trends in the non-profit, technology and child protection fields, and advise the organization accordingly.
- Maintain the highest level of professional and ethical standards and to act in compliance with both the letter and spirit of all applicable laws and regulations.
What We’re Looking For:
- Excellent legal and operational judgment, critical thinking, the propensity to find practical solutions to complex or intractable problems, and to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to to establish strong working relationships and work effectively with cross-functional teams and external partners.
- Capacity and desire to work remotely with a self-starting drive to collaborate and share knowledge and expertise.
- Organizational, negotiation, and drafting skills.
- Process-oriented with a continuous improvement mindset.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to think strategically.
- Must have a sleeves-rolled, hands-on approach towards day-to-day matters and the faculty to think tactically and strategically on achieving short/long-term objectives.
- Expertise in commercial law with substantive knowledge of issues relating to software licensing, SaaS contracts, partnerships, intellectual property, employment, and data privacy.
- Passion to serve Thorn’s mission.
Qualification Requirements:
- J.D. degree from an accredited law school and membership in a US state bar, or otherwise qualified to be a registered in-house counsel under California’s multi-jurisdictional practice program.
- 6-8+ years of experience as a practicing attorney at a law firm providing services for tech clients, relevant in-house experience with companies in the technology industry, or both.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to apply legal concepts to real-world situations.
- Demonstrated ability to identify, assess, and mitigate legal risks.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 4-6+ of years experience handling commercial transactions and government contracts, ideally in-house at an internet, ecommerce or technology company.
- Experience or knowledge of 501(c) organizations is a plus.
- Experience working with tech companies/startups.
- Experience with Ironclad, Salesforce, data privacy, security, compliance and employment matters is a plus
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