Corporate Counsel

🔥 14 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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Element451

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2018

💼 Consulting

📣 Marketing

📚 Education

💰 $3.5M Series B on 2022-10

Consulting • Marketing • Education

Element451 is the AI First CRM and Student Engagement Platform enhancing staff productivity and enriching student engagement in higher education. By leveraging AI technology, Element451 addresses the evolving expectations of students and the increasing demands on educational institutions. The platform offers AI assistants tailored for both students and staff, along with intelligent data analytics, aimed at creating a more connected and efficient campus experience.

📋 Description

• Draft, review, and negotiate customer MSAs, order forms, DPAs, and amendments, including redlines with public and private higher-ed institutions and their counsel • Manage concurrent negotiations, prioritizing by deal size, urgency, and risk • Review and negotiate terms with resellers, integration partners, and data and technology vendors • Build and maintain standard templates, fallback positions, and an approval playbook • Flag and resolve terms in state and public-institution paper, including systemwide or state-mandated terms • Support FERPA, state student-data-privacy law, and GDPR compliance in customer contracts and internal data handling • Advise on digital accessibility obligations, including ADA Title II, Sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, WCAG 2.1 AA, and state-specific standards • Track subprocessor agreements and ensure DPAs are executed and current • Monitor and advise on emerging state AI regulations relevant to the product • Own the review of cyber and other insurance renewal applications with Finance and the CTO • Help size and document risk exposure on large or unusual deals for leadership sign-off • Manage potential customer disputes and escalate to outside litigation counsel when needed • Own responses to public-records and FOIA requests from state-institution customers • Advise on employment matters alongside People Operations • Own the Proprietary Information and Invention Agreement program • Support board resolutions, corporate-secretary filings, and Economic Disclosure Statements • Coordinate with outside counsel on structuring, M&A, and financing • Report to the CFO within Finance & Strategy and work closely with the Chief of Staff, IT, People Operations, Sales, and Accounting

🎯 Requirements

• J.D. and an active license to practice law in at least one U.S. state • 5 to 10 years of commercial or contracts law experience • Ideally, in-house experience at a B2B SaaS company or law firm commercial practice serving SaaS clients • Demonstrated experience negotiating MSAs, DPAs, and enterprise SaaS agreements, including with public-sector or higher-ed customers • Working knowledge of FERPA, state privacy laws, and GDPR • Comfort operating as a generalist and prioritizing a high volume of concurrent matters with limited legal-team support • Strong written and verbal communication, with the ability to turn legal risk into plain-language guidance for non-lawyers • Experience in higher-ed technology, EdTech, or another regulated SaaS vertical is a nice to have • Familiarity with insurance and cyber-coverage review and renewal processes is a nice to have • Exposure to PE-backed company governance and reporting is a nice to have

🏖️ Benefits

• Home office allowance • 20 days PTO • 10 company holidays • 4% 401(k) match • Competitive medical coverage • Competitive dental coverage • Competitive vision coverage • Remote-first work arrangement