Karra Law ยท 1 month ago
Business Attorney - Senior Corporate & Commercial Transactions Lawyer (Remote)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
5+ years expKarra Law is a modern legal firm seeking a remote full-time senior business attorney to support high growth startups and modern businesses. The role involves drafting and negotiating commercial agreements and serving as outside general counsel for various legal matters.
Law Practice
Responsibilities
Serve as outside general counsel for a portfolio of clients, handling day-to-day commercial, corporate, and general business matters
Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including customer and vendor contracts, MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, SaaS and technology licensing agreements, services, consulting, and independent contractor agreements
Prepare, update, and negotiate online and product-related terms, including website and product terms of service, privacy policies and related notices, basic data processing addenda and privacy or security contract provisions
Advise on startup and small business structuring for corporations and LLCs, including formations, founder and member equity splits, IP assignments, holding companies, and cap table planning
Advise on corporate governance and equity matters, including restricted stock, option and incentive plans, unit or stock issuances, 83(b) questions, and investor onboarding
Handle equity and ownership matters for corporations and LLCs, including new issuances, transfers, buybacks, and redemptions
Serve as outside general counsel on board governance, employment related questions, commercial contracts, and risk management, balancing legal risk and business strategy
Stay adaptable and willing to learn new verticals and areas of law as client needs evolve
Help refine templates, playbooks, and workflows to improve speed and consistency across the practice
Qualification
Required
Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school
5+ years of corporate or commercial experience, with a significant focus on commercial agreements and general corporate work for private companies (startups, growth stage, or closely held businesses)
Trained at a Big Law firm, elite boutique, or high-quality in-house or outside GC environment, with exposure to emerging companies, commercial contracts, and capital or equity transactions
Active attorney license in good standing
Deep comfort drafting and negotiating commercial contracts and counseling business clients on contract risk and negotiation strategy
Solid grounding in corporate and equity matters for corporations and LLCs, including formations, governance, and cap table and ownership work
Confident owning matters and managing client relationships directly
Enjoy the pace and energy of early stage and growth businesses and speak the language of founders and operators
Comfortable advising across a wide range of matters (and interested in learning what you do not yet know)
Operate with a business first mindset: practical, fast moving, and solution oriented
Want to build a new type of technology first law firm with us
Preferred
Experience with venture capital, M&A, secondary sales, or more complex capital events
Experience preparing or advising on privacy, data, and product issues for SaaS or other technology companies
Familiarity with modern tech stack tools and an interest in using automation to work smarter
Interest in productizing legal services or experimenting with tech and AI enabled delivery
Benefits
Flexible, fully remote team culture with no face time expectations or big firm posturing
Tech, automation, and support to help you succeed
Robust and transparent fee-sharing structure for client origination and key accounts
Company
Karra Law
We're a forward-thinking and AI-powered law firm built for today's digital economy.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase