Fractional Legal Counsel

About Us

We are a venture-backed startup in stealth mode, developing a new product for small businesses to enhance employee compensation. Led by Chris Buttenham, a seasoned entrepreneur with a successful exit to Seismic in 2021, we aim to revolutionize how small businesses reward their teams.

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About the Role

We seek a Fractional Legal Counsel specializing in compensation & benefits to join our brand new team. Your role will involve:

• Specialized legal expertise: Our product is innovating on key aspects of small business employee compensation
• Draft legal documents: Take a lead role in drafting key legal documents, ensuring they align with both legal standards and the strategic goals of our new technology product
• Flexible engagement: Work with us in a fractional capacity (i.e. flexible and part-time), for roughly 10 hrs / week on an ongoing basis
• Pull in other legal specialists if/when necessary
• Compensation: About $500 / hr + meaningful equity in our company
• You will be one of the first members of the team!

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About You

We are specifically looking for a legal counsel with an extremely strong background as a compensation & benefits lawyer. You should:

• Have experience with executive compensation and benefits law
• Understands instruments like phantom stock, profit-sharing, and ESOPs
• Comfortable navigating regulatory ERISA laws
• Extremely familiar with Section 409a of the tax code

This role is not a fit if you can't demonstrate expertise in compensation & benefits, specifically.

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How To Apply

Hit the request intro button below to get in touch with us. Include a brief note to us that addresses your experience related to all the key aspects of this role. Looking forward to hearing from you!