Senior Counsel

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🕒 March 10

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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Linear

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11 - 50 employees

At Linear we believe software can feel magical. Quality of software is driven by both the talent of its creators and how they feel while they’re crafting it.

📋 Description

• Own core legal areas, including commercial agreements, trademarks, and corporate governance/equity, with support from outside counsel as needed • Develop the legal foundation/frameworks for new products and initiatives • Work closely with our product teams to navigate the legal implications of AI, including data privacy and model usage • Lead negotiations for our most complex enterprise MSAs and DPAs, focusing on high-leverage issues like liability caps and indemnification • Partner with Product and Engineering during feature design and development to identify legal and regulatory implications early—including privacy-by-design, AI data handling, and enterprise compliance requirements—so that legal considerations are built in, not bolted on • Act as the primary interface to outside counsel, ensuring that they are used effectively and cost-efficiently • Advise our People and Talent teams on HR matters across multiple states/countries as we continue our international expansion • Give clear legal guidance that teams can use without constant escalation • Help identify risks early and frame them clearly, enabling leadership to make informed decisions

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years of legal experience, ideally both law firm and in-house • Experience supporting a scaling, product-led company (Series B-D or similar stage) • Experience supporting venture financings and equity matters, including cap table management and corporate governance • Strong commercial contracting experience, including enterprise SaaS agreements • Familiarity with privacy and security requirements for enterprise customers, including the implications of AI data handling • Comfort advising on employment and HR issues in a global, remote-first context • Sound judgment and the ability to communicate conclusions in areas such as legal/regulatory risk in clear, practical terms • A bias toward figuring things out independently, while knowing when to seek outside expertise • Knows when to hold the line and when pragmatism serves the business better than perfection

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity • Employee-friendly equity terms including early exercise in the US and extended exercise windows • Daily meal and coffee stipend on every workday • Paid co-working space or desk • Health coverage (based on country requirements) • 5 weeks paid vacation, plus local statutory holidays • 4 months paid parental leave • Paid month off after 4 years & every 2 years thereafter • Regular team events and off-sites • Remote-first with no required commute