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Lead Counsel, Product

The Company

Outschool's mission is to inspire kids to love learning. We achieve this by linking learning to kids’ interests, connecting them with other classmates who share their passions, and giving them the autonomy to pick their own paths. Our small group classes meet over live video chat with teachers who celebrate their unique strengths and empower all learners to develop confidence and a strong sense of self.

We're also focused on removing barriers for historically underserved learners who face systemic challenges to their success. Outschool.org is a nonprofit that partners with homeschooling co-ops, community-based organizations, and schools across the U.S. to provide marginalized communities with access to virtual and hybrid learning experiences.

We believe that diversity drives learning. To meet our mission, we encourage, support, and celebrate different ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds. As a fully distributed (remote) team, we challenge one another to find the most effective way to empower learners, teachers, and parents. Your name, race, religion, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, and age are not barriers; they are why we want to work with you. We invite talented and creative candidates who value the importance of nurturing a child's boundless curiosity to join us on this journey.

The pandemic has been challenging for families all over the globe. We acted quickly and worked together to provide quality resources to learners, parents, and teachers in the past year. As communities worldwide rethink their approach to education, Outschool will continue to innovate and provide kids with unique opportunities to explore their passions.

Outschool has been named Fast Company’s most innovative EdTech company in the world, and one of the top ten best startups for women from Elpha. Outschool has also been one of BuiltIn’s Best Remote Places to Work for the last two years and has appeared on Y Combinator’s Top Companies list for the last three years.

The Role

Outschool is looking for a strategic, impact-seeking senior Lead Counsel to join our legal team. We’re looking for a candidate who is business minded with a track record of providing practical, creative, and timely business advice, supporting all stages of product development and launches, and serving as a trusted legal advisor to product teams. This person is also a jack-of-all-trades and can take on other legal areas of the business as needed. Outschool has a unique titling philosophy and this role would be a Director level role at other companies.

As Lead Counsel, Product, you’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure Outschool’s product launches are in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. You will work as an integral part of the Outschool legal team and work in partnership with other teams within the company to help Outschool achieve its mission.

You have the ability to seamlessly and effectively manage complex, multifaceted legal issues and projects simultaneously. You’re excited to be hands-on and embrace challenges to drive desired outcomes.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Spot and analyze issues related to consumer protection laws, employment laws, privacy laws and regulations, litigation, commercial and contractual issues, trust & safety, and other legal requirements.
Review global products, features, platforms and initiatives to provide practical legal risk mitigation strategies for products across multiple jurisdictions.
Support domestic and international growth initiatives and coordinate across teams to recognize and mitigate legal issues.
Ability to prioritize high volume workload, set goals, and meet deadlines in a fluctuating and sometimes ambiguous business environment
Understand and advance Outschool’s priorities by connecting issues across business leaders and subject matter experts to develop and drive comprehensive, long-term legal strategies that balance risk and business objectives
Lead company-wide strategic initiatives including advising senior management, and coordinating and driving cross-stakeholder alignment on complex projects.
Exercise impeccable judgment in escalating issues or engaging other stakeholders - such as proactively identifying issues that may be outside the scope of your subject-matter expertise, and working with other members of the Legal team or outside counsel
Knowledge and ability to assist with other legal projects on an as-needed basis

DESIRED EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:

9+ years of combined experience working in a law firm and in-house legal department
Active membership in at least one U.S. state bar (or eligibility to register as authorized in-house counsel).
You are a pragmatic and thoughtful advisor. You are confident distilling complex issues into key risks and providing succinct advice that is tangible and can be operationalized by business leaders.
You are highly analytical and energized by engaging with substantive legal topics.
You are adept at balancing legal risks and commercial interests, and comfortable navigating ambiguity.
You are self-directed and can move quickly, without sacrificing quality. You have demonstrated experience leading large, sensitive matters within defined timeframes.
You are comfortable simultaneously managing large workloads, competing client demands, and shifting priorities within a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment.
You have excellent communication, writing, and persuasion skills

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:

A plus if you’ve advised on company products in both the B2B and B2C space.
A plus if you have worked at other gig-economy, marketplaces, or have working knowledge of independent contractor issues.
A plus if you’ve worked on kid-focused consumer products.
A plus if you’re interested in generative-AI.

Outschool recruits across the US and Canada, and sets employee salaries to reflect local compensation and cost of living. For New York and California candidates, as well as candidates based in Seattle, WA the salary range for this role would be $260,000-$300,000 USD.

For Washington candidates outside of Seattle, as well as Colorado candidates, the salary range for this role would be $234,000-$270,000 USD.

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OUTSCHOOL CARES:

At Outschool, we believe that taking care of one another enables us to do our best work. To us that means:

•Shared Financial Success: Competitive salaries, stock options, and investment plans that make saving for retirement easier.

•Health & Wellness: Comprehensive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance coverage options for employees and their families. Our medical benefits include fertility and family planning coverage. We also provide employees with online access to coaching and therapy sessions through our partner, ModernHealth.

•PTO & Family Benefits: PTO and family leave enable our team to take the time that we need to recharge, relax, and spend time with family and friends.

•Fully Distributed: With a team distributed across the US and Canada, we create a remote culture through expensable meals, virtual events, expensable home office setup, and internet allowance.

•Lifelong Learners: Annual budgets to self-direct our professional development as well as DEI learning. There’s also a budget for employees’ learners to take classes on Outschool!

•Community Impact: Outschool matches employee donations to established charities and has committed to support Outschool.org’s non-profit programs.

Outschool is an equal opportunity employer. We view diversity as a moral imperative and competitive advantage. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We plan and structure our interviews to directly assess skills and experience.

Outschool is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to neurodiverse individuals, applicants with physical and mental disabilities, and disabled veterans. For individuals who would like to request an accommodation, you may reach out to us at recruiting@outschool.com or through your Recruiting point of contact as you schedule your initial interview.

Benefits packages are included for full-time employees only.

Full-time employees must be a citizen or legal residents of the U.S. or Canada and reside in U.S. or Canada.

Once you submit your application, Outschool will process your personal data to evaluate your candidacy for employment. Unless specifically indicated otherwise, we hire employees only in the U.S. and Canada. Applicants else where should be aware that we may discard your application upon submission or we may ask if you would like us to retain it later should there be consideration (this is not typical at all). If you are selected for interviewing, your data will be shared with interviewers and personnel involved in that process. If not hired, your application will be retained for one year in case there is another suitable role. You may opt out of this at any time. Please see our Employee/Applicant Privacy Notice for more detailed information. If applicable, as you progress through the process, we will be clear about what information is being asked for and what happens with that information.