- Salary
- $180k – $250k/yr
- Location
- San Francisco, California, US · New York, New York, US
- Workplace
- Remote
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Legal
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Source
- Y Combinator
Description
General Counsel (San Francisco or New York)
Moritz is an AI-native law firm backed by Y Combinator, 20VC, and leading founders. We combine senior legal talent with our own technology to deliver flat-fee, full-service commercial legal support to high-growth companies and enterprises, and we're scaling fast in the US. We're looking for a general counsel to join as a founding team member; not just as legal counsel, but as a core partner in shaping our product and growth in the US.
What you'll do
- Act as a lead for commercial work and shaping product strategy and go-to-market approach
- Own commercial legal work end to end: drafting, reviewing, and negotiating MSAs, commercial contracts, NDAs, and other core agreements when needed
- Build, test, and refine our US product from a legal perspective, evolving core templates and playbooks
- Partner with the founding team to design scalable legal workflows that drive product adoption and growth
- Provide strategic guidance on US commercial and corporate matters as we scale
What we're looking for
- 5–8 years of experience at a leading law firm for technology companies (i.e. BigLaw) or in-house at a major tech company or high-growth startup
- Expert in commercial law, with deep experience drafting and negotiating contracts and MSAs
- JD and active license to practice law in NYC or SF (non negotiable requirement)
- Based in San Francisco or New York
- Entrepreneurial mindset and excitement about building something new
- Genuine interest in innovation, AI, and legal tech
- Comfort operating in a fast-paced, early-stage startup environment
Compensation: $ 180K-250K + equity.
