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Vistage Worldwide, Inc. · 5 days ago

Staff Counsel

San Diego, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Entry, Mid Level

$80K/yr - $95K/yr

1+ years exp

Vistage Worldwide, Inc. is the world’s largest CEO coaching and peer advisory organization for small and midsize business leaders. The Staff Counsel role is a key contributor within Vistage’s Law Department, providing high-quality legal guidance across various matters while partnering closely with senior in-house counsel and business leaders to manage risk and ensure compliance.

Consulting

Comp. & Benefits

Hiring Manager

Julia Kleinhample, SHRM-CP

Responsibilities

Provide responsive, practical legal guidance to internal stakeholders across departments on a wide variety of legal matters

Develop a strong understanding of Vistage’s business model, strategic priorities, and risk tolerance to deliver actionable legal recommendations

Partner cross‑functionally to scope legal needs, assess risk, prioritize requests, and support business initiatives

Review, draft, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including vendor, services, technology, and confidentiality agreements

Ensure contracts appropriately mitigate risk while supporting business objectives and timelines

Assist with all phases of litigation and dispute management, demand letters and other including pre‑litigation correspondence, discovery support, subpoena responses, and coordination with outside counsel

Directly manage collections‑related litigation and related legal processes, as applicable

Support compliance with U.S. and international privacy and data protection laws, including GDPR, CPRA, and similar regulations

Partner with internal teams to implement and maintain privacy‑related policies, processes, and training

Holding the IAPP Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) credential is a plus. Otherwise, the candidate must be willing to earn this credential within the first year of employment (costs to be paid by the company). Regional specializations may be subsequently required

Under the direction of senior counsel, Support trademark and copyright matters, including filings, monitoring, and enforcement, as needed

Under the direction of the Chief Legal Officer, assist with insurance‑related matters and general corporate risk management initiatives

Collaborate with and manage outside counsel in the U.S. and internationally to ensure effective, cost‑efficient legal support

Maintain clear, timely, and professional communication between the Law Department and business partners

Contribute to continuous improvement of legal processes, templates, and internal workflows

Perform other duties as assigned to support the Law Department and broader organization

Qualification

Juris Doctor (J.D.)California Bar membershipCommercial contractsLitigation managementPrivacyData protectionMicrosoft OfficeLegal judgmentProblem solverWritten communicationVerbal communicationCollaborative mindset

Required

Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school

Active member of the California Bar or registered as California In House Counsel

1–5 years of experience practicing law, and commitment to a career as in-house counsel

Strong legal judgment with the ability to assess risk and provide clear, actionable guidance

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate legal concepts into business friendly language

High sense of urgency and commitment to meeting deadlines and commitments

Proven ability to manage multiple matters simultaneously while meeting deadlines in a fast paced environment

Collaborative mindset with a demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships across functions

High level of integrity, professionalism, and discretion

Servant-leader mindset

Self motivated problem solver with enthusiasm for continuous learning

Preferred

Business-related undergraduate degree is a plus

Experience or exposure to several of the following areas is preferred: commercial contracts, litigation management, privacy and data protection, corporate compliance, trademarks, labor and employment

Comfortable working with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) and leveraging AI resources

Experience working with legal-specific software programs is a plus

Holding the IAPP Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) credential is a plus

Willing to earn the CIPP credential within the first year of employment

Benefits

Fully-paid healthcare is provided for employees through Aetna, along with access to dental, vision, and life insurance coverage available to employees at very low rates.

Eligibility for 401(k) matching funds after your first month as an employee.

16 days of paid time off + 12 paid holidays per year to allow you to relax and recharge.

Employees receive additional annual paid days off based on tenure.