Overview
Corporate Legal Counsel Jobs in San Francisco, California, USA at Legal.io
A leading ride-sharing platform is seeking an experienced Corporate and M&A Counsel to assist the team on a full-time (40 hours per week), interim (6 months) basis.
Title : Corporate Counsel (Secondment)
Experience : 7+ Years
Location : Hybrid (San Francisco, CA, USA) Preferred, though Remote candidates will be considered
Duration : 6 Months (From 5 / 26 / 2025 until 11 / 26 / 2025)
Pay Rate : $100 – $120 / hr
Responsibilities
Serve as a key driver of a wide range of corporate initiatives, including complex M&A, divestitures, strategic investments, joint ventures, corporate and tax structuring, capital markets transactions, financing matters, equity matters, and other strategic corporate projects.
Partner closely with Corporate Development team and Treasury team as well as advise company leadership and cross-functional stakeholders (e.g. people, accounting, tax, treasury, operations, etc.) on novel corporate legal issues and risks of corporate transactions.
Run transactions from origination to closing to integration.
Responsible for drafting and negotiating NDAs, LOIs / term sheets and definitive transaction agreements.
Shape and improve our legal processes that enable both legal and business functions to scale effectively.
Assist other teams with projects on an as-needed basis.
Experience & Skills
Senior Counsel (~5+ years of experience) practicing corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on M&A and strategic transactions; experience at a top-tier law firm required; in-house experience at a public company is required.
Degree from top-tier law school.
Preferably, member of the California bar (or Registered In-House Counsel) in good standing
Significant experience directly advising senior executives.
Rock solid foundation working on corporate and securities matters; must have deep experience running an end to end transaction process : leading the negotiation, process management and strategy underpinning complex buy and sell side M&A and related transactions (mergers, asset purchases, spinouts, JVs, partnerships and acqui-hires); cross-border M&A experience a plus.
Experience assisting with integration process and strategy a plus.
Resourceful self-starter with excellent problem-solving capabilities, judgment, communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
Adept at thinking creatively (and strategically!) on your feet; proven ability to manage complex workloads, multiple stakeholder demands and ever-shifting priorities all while instilling confidence. Sense of humor, positive attitude, and a willingness to dive into new areas.
Location
Candidates who can work in the Bay Area on a hybrid basis are preferred
Strong remote candidates will be considered
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Corporate Counsel Legal
• San Francisco, CA, United States
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Title: Corporate Legal Counsel
Company: Legal.io
Location: San Francisco, California, USA
Category: Law/Legal (Business Law, Legal Counsel, Intellectual Property)
