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Legal Counsel

Hyperscience is transforming the future of work to elevate human potential. Our human-centered approach to automation enables a new era of human and machine collaboration that delivers dramatically improved organizational agility, without the legacy cost and burden of change management. By combining data, people, and processes into digital assembly lines, the Hyperscience Platform turns complex processes into simple, configurable workflows. Our industry-leading machine learning technology continuously learns and evolves, to involve humans only when needed. For more information, please visit www.hyperscience.com.

Hyperscience is looking for an energetic and experienced Counsel to join our legal team and support our ambitious corporate and commercial growth plans for our business. Counsel will report directly to our VP of Legal be involved in all aspects of delivering legal services to the company. They will also work collaboratively with members of the sales, operations, marketing, corporate development, and finance teams to understand and ensure consistency of agreement terms with the company’s business, financial and risk

management objectives.

Responsibilities

Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including end user licenses, SaaS software licenses, SOWs, and strategic partnership and software reseller agreements
Provide legal support for the maintenance of the Company’s subsidiaries and for corporate transactions, including any debt or equity transactions undertaken by the Company
Assist with mergers and acquisitions and other strategic transactions in all stages, from performing due diligence, drafting and negotiating term sheets and definitive transaction documentation, and supporting closing transactions and post-closing integration.
Prepare and maintain corporate records, including administration of the Company's capitalization table in Carta
Draft and assist with the preparation of board and committee meeting materials
Assist in the oversight of outside legal counsel
Assist with preparation of legal learning materials and presentations to internal stakeholders
Participate in driving continuous improvement in Legal Operations to create efficient, scalable processes

Basic Qualifications

Strong academic credentials are a must
3+ years of legal experience required; at least two years of in-house experience at a cloud-based software company and/or advising external clients on commercial technology transactions highly preferred
Experience drafting and review documents related to corporate formation and governance documents, venture capital financings, equity compensation plans, including corporate resolutions, board minutes, stock option agreements, and restricted stock award agreements
Experience advising corporate clients on key aspects of tech transactions, licensing arrangements, and/or strategic partnerships
M&A, joint venture, and/or venture capital financing experience
Willingness and ability to work autonomously with limited direction to drive high value projects to completion
High emotional intelligence and ability to communicate confidently, with a knack for explaining complex legal concepts to non-lawyers in plain English
Friendliness, flexibility, and a sense of humor and resiliency when managing multiple priorities and working under tight deadlines
Admission to practice in New York or California

Additional Qualifications

Strong interest in helping companies adopt enterprise technologies, particularly AI and Machine Learning
Knowledge of IDP, RPA, and adjacent spaces is a strong plus
Familiarity with U.S. and EU data privacy laws is ideal
Language skills sought-after and relevant, especially French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Russian and Arabic
Experience with procurement for state/federal agencies, and/or federal security clearance very valuable
Prior experience or knowledge of labor and employment law and/or related compliance issues is relevant
Proficiency with Ironclad, Carta, Salesforce, advanced Excel functions, and Google suite an advantage
Demonstrated commitment to team excellence and advancing ethics and equity in the legal profession
Additional state bar or patent bar admission a plus
Clerkship experience appreciated

Compensation

The target base compensation range for this role: $160,000 - $190,000. Actual compensation will be dependent upon the individuals skills, experience, qualifications, geographical location, and our business needs and objectives. Our overall compensation packages include base salary, equity and the benefits and perks listed below. Our Talent Acquisition team will speak more about our Total Rewards philosophy and approach during the hiring process.

Benefits

Top-notch healthcare for you and your family
30 days of paid leave annually to help nurture work-life symbiosis
A 100% 401(k) match for up to 6% of your annual salary
Stock options
Wellness reimbursements for qualified expenses
6-month parental leave
A monthly childcare, education and elder care reimbursement for up to 2 dependents
$50 internet expense reimbursements

We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

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Hybrid, based in New York, NY

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