Corporate Counsel

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Founded in 2010, Birchbox is a leading beauty and grooming retailer, offering an efficient, personalized way to discover and shop for new products. We redefined the e-commerce experience by pairing a monthly subscription of samples with a curated online shop featuring more than 500 best-in-class brands. Every month, subscribers receive five prestige samples tailored to their unique profile along with inspiring editorial content that creates a seamless path to purchase full-size versions of their favorites on Birchbox.com. In 2012, we launched Birchbox Man and expanded internationally, and in 2014, we opened our first brick-and-mortar store in Soho. Today we have more than one million subscribers and operate in six countries, including France, UK, Spain, Ireland and Belgium. Birchbox is headquartered in New York City.

The Corporate Counsel will be a motivated corporate generalist reporting directly to the General Counsel. This role provides legal guidance to internal clients at all levels in the company, negotiates commercial transactions with third parties and ensures global compliance with a number of laws and regulations. The ideal candidate will have strong contract drafting skills and be business savvy with a firm grasp of both legal and financial concepts. 

Responsibilities

  • Drafting and negotiating contracts, including, SAAS, license, strategic partnership, and vendor contracts.
  • Overseeing legal and compliance affairs for the company's EU markets with the assistance of outside counsel.
  • Assisting with worldwide legal compliance relating to data privacy and GDPR.
  • Developing new corporate policies, processes, and contract templates; improving upon those currently in place; and educating the team on each of the foregoing.
  • Advising on intellectual property matters, including clearance of in-house product names.
  • Reviewing advertising and marketing materials, website content and press releases to ensure compliance with legal requirements.
  • Work with cross-functional teams to identify risks and provide strategic, practical and creative legal and business advice.
  • Assist with M&A and investment/securities matters, as needed.

Qualifications

    • 3 to 5+ years of relevant legal experience, including law firm experience.
    • Contract drafting and negotiation skills. 
    • Member of the NY Bar in good standing.
    • J.D. Degree from an ABA accredited law school (or L.L.M. with U.S. law firm experience). 
    • Experience practicing in the EU (particularly the UK or France) a plus.
  • Spoken and written proficiency in French or Spanish a plus.

You…..

  • Are a pro at prioritizing and multi-tasking throughout the day.
  • Work independently with minimal supervision because you are self-motivated, but also seek direction when needed.
  • Have a solid foundation in corporate law and transactions (M&A and investment deal experience preferred). 
  • Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Can explain legal concepts to non-lawyers in a clear, concise and non-intimidating manner.
  • Are motivated to work on a lean team and believe that no job is too small.
  • Pride yourself on the quality of your work and your ability to problem solve and are a stickler for details.
  • Know how to read a company's financial statements.
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16 Madison Sq W, New York, NY 10010

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