Junior Legal Counsel

BrainPOP • Full-time • Remote (United States) • 1w ago

Fast Facts

Join BrainPOP as a Junior Legal Counsel, providing vital legal support in contracts, compliance, privacy, and intellectual property while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities: Draft and negotiate contracts, assist in compliance programs, oversee IP registration, and support day-to-day legal functions.

Skills: Detail-oriented, excellent communication skills, strong project management abilities, and familiarity with contracts and privacy law.

Qualifications: J.D. degree required, Bar admission in good standing or pending in one US jurisdiction; 1+ years of legal experience preferred, in-house experience a plus.

Location: Remote position available in the Eastern Time Zone with some potential onsite work at NYC HQ.

Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation ranges for this position are between $75,000 - $100,000.

About the Role

The Jr. Legal Counsel will report to the Senior Director, Legal and will provide critical legal support across various areas including contracts, compliance, privacy, intellectual property, and employment law.

This role can be remote in the Eastern time zone (see our list of approved hiring states below), or located at our NYC HQ and spend onsite time in our NYC office occasionally.

In This Role, You Will

Draft agreements and negotiate contracts for various business transactions, including school and district agreements, vendor agreements, data privacy agreements, RFPs, NDAs and more.
Assist the legal team in developing and executing compliance programs and associated internal trainings to ensure compliance with current company processes and procedures.
Assist the legal team in developing and executing programs to ensure compliance with COPPA, FERPA, and other privacy protection laws and education laws, updating the privacy policies and monitoring relevant laws and regulations.
Oversee registration of new IP, monitoring infringement of IP by third parties.
Assist with day to day legal team functions such as vendor forms, COI requests, responding to data deletion requests, contract management etc.

You Are

Detail-oriented
Self-disciplined, organized, and ambitious
Comfortable with a fast paced environment and able to deliver with an appropriate sense of urgency
An excellent verbal and written communicator; comfortable sharing knowledge and communicating legal policies, processes and procedures to a non-legal audience
Collaborative; able to partner effectively across teams and departments
Curious; stays attuned to changes in law

On Your Resume

J.D. degree required
Bar admission in good standing or pending admission in at least one US jurisdiction; NY Bar admission a plus, and without admission in New York, must be eligible to register as New York In-House Counsel
1+ years of legal experience; in-house experience preferred
Experience with contracts; demonstrated negotiation, communication, and drafting skills.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Demonstrated project management skills
Experience with IP and privacy a plus
CIPP a plus
NY Notary a plus

Location:

The BrainPOP team operates in a hybrid work environment: Each role has remote flexibility and an in-person component at our New York headquarters or other meeting locations. Based on the requirements of a specific role, we may prioritize hiring within a commutable distance of our New York headquarters or in another region relevant to that role.

We can employ individuals residing in the following approved hiring states*:

Arizona
California
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Massachusetts
Missouri
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Texas

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