SENIOR COUNSEL โ SPECIALIST
Remote (U.S.-based) | Central or Pacific time zones preferred
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COMPENSATION
Base: $210,000--$240,000
Total Compensation: Base + 15% performance bonus + competitive equity + 401(k) match + comprehensive health insurance + parental leave
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WHY THIS ROLE
No billable hours, equity, and a genuine platform role โ this isn't just another legal position. This AI-native law firm is building its knowledge infrastructure from scratch, and this hire owns that process for their specialty area. You'll practice in your vertical (Data Privacy, Financial Regulatory, Healthcare Regulatory, or Employment Law), and you'll also build the precedent libraries, playbooks, and training systems that scale your expertise across the firm โ contributing directly to how AI automates the routine parts of your practice. The firm is open to full-time, 75% reduced schedule, or contractor arrangements for the right candidate โ unusual flexibility for a substantive senior role. Comp includes base, a 15% performance bonus, and competitive equity.
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ABOUT THE ROLE
Senior specialist role at a small AI-native law firm. You'll advise clients on regulatory and compliance matters in your chosen vertical while simultaneously building the institutional knowledge infrastructure โ playbooks, precedent libraries, form agreements, training materials โ that extends your expertise across the practice. You'll also contribute to AI product development by providing feedback and helping reverse-engineer legal processes for automation.
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REQUIREMENTS
Experience: 7โ15 years of deep, focused experience in one of the following verticals:
- Data Privacy
- Financial Regulatory
- Healthcare Regulatory
- Employment Law
- J.D. from an accredited law school with active U.S. bar membership in good standing
- Strong client-facing skills โ warm, articulate, able to translate regulatory complexity into practical guidance
- Genuine interest in AI/technology and willingness to actively leverage AI tools in daily work
- Builder mindset โ willing to contribute beyond core legal work to product development and knowledge scaling
Bar Admission: Active U.S. bar membership in good standing
Visa Sponsorship: Not available
Tech Stack: Slack, AI-native legal tools
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LOGISTICS
Location: Remote, U.S.-based
Work Policy: Fully remote; preference for Central or Pacific time zones
Schedule Flexibility: Full-time preferred; 75% reduced schedule or contractor arrangements also considered for the right candidate