Corporate Counsel

About the Role

The Corporate Counsel is a generalist and will be responsible for supporting multiple business teams across many different areas of law. The Corporate Counsel will report to the Associate General Counsel based in Northern California. You will be part of a small, fast-moving, collaborative legal team that impacts the company’s internet platform and other aspects of its business.  This position will work closely with cross-functional teams and will be a critical legal resource to the company.

What You’ll Do

• Provide risk-adjusted advice to various stakeholders, including product, business development, finance, advertising, technical operations, security, engineering, expert operations, and people operations.
• Monitor legal and regulatory changes that impact JustAnswer’s business and collaborate with business teams to incorporate changes into JustAnswer’s products and product strategy based on emerging risks and best practices.
• Oversee outside counsel in connection with global litigation and disputes involving the company, including management of budgets, assisting with litigation strategy, reviewing and finalizing pleadings, and settlement agreements, and assist in building and maintaining a global litigation and regulatory function.
• Provide practical, risk-adjusted legal advice on global privacy and AI laws and regulations, including GDPR, U.S. privacy laws, PIPEDA and EU AI Act, and partner directly with product, advertising, engineering, security, and other business teams to integrate privacy and AI considerations into current and future product developments and data flows.
• Build, maintain, and scale privacy and AI compliance programs by developing innovative processes to support data mapping, consent management, privacy by design, risk assessments, and other program components.

• Assist with subpoena responses and other third-party requests for information.

• Support investigations and incident response related to privacy and security incidents.
• Assist in training employees on legal issues, company policies, regulatory compliance, privacy, product, and security.

What We’re Looking For

• 6+ years of relevant legal experience with ability to work both independently and with a team. In-house experience is a plus.
• Significant experience with some or all of the following: Counseling product and engineering teams on compliance with global laws and regulations, advising on global privacy laws and regulations and building global privacy compliance programs, and/or handling litigation and investigations, including familiarity with e-discovery.
• Extensive litigation experience is strongly preferred.

• Strong aptitude for working in a highly dynamic environment and desire to work on highly complex legal issues in new global regions.
• Experience counseling companies with international operations is preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills, business judgment, strategic thinking and work ethic and must be dynamic and team oriented.
• Ability to work efficiently with cross-functional teams and manage numerous complex projects simultaneously under tight deadline pressure.
• Flexibility, background and experience to work on a broad variety of legal matters.
• Familiarity with emerging AI laws and regulations is a plus.

About Us

We are a San Francisco based company founded in 2003. Our mission is simple: we help people. We have democratized professional services by connecting customers with verified and vetted Experts who provide reliable answers at any hour and on any budget. JustAnswer members enjoy round-the-clock access to 12,000+ doctors, lawyers, tech support, mechanics, vets, home repair pros, and more. In the last 20 years, we have helped 22 million customers in 196 countries by answering more than 25 million questions. 

Why Join the Team

With 1,000+ employees, we are growing at an amazing pace. Our hiring criteria: Smart. Fun. Get things done. We love what we do and celebrate our success together, best of all, you get to work at a hot company that’s (drum roll, please) profitable! 

Our JustAnswer Promise

We strive together to make the world a better place, one answer at a time. JustAnswer's mission is to help people. We do this by connecting our members with verified Experts to help answer life's questions and solve problems. It’s not every day in your life that you get to be a part of a simple yet powerful mission. We pride ourselves in doing things the JA Way.

• Data driven: Data decides, not egos
• Courageous: We take risks and challenge the status quo
• Innovative: We're constantly learning, creating, and adapting
• Lean: We focus on customers, using lean testing to learn how to serve them best
• Humble: Past success is not a guarantee of future success

If these things matter to you, come join the team here at JustAnswer!

Perks and Benefits

• Fully Remote Work Environment
• Competitive Pay
• United Healthcare PPO, Kaiser
• FSA and HSA options, including Dependent Care Spending
• Dental & Vision
• Employer paid Long & Short - Term Disability
• Employer paid life insurance
• $75 monthly Remote-Work stipend
• $360 annual Wellness stipend
• $200 per year for registration fees for fitness events, races, and marathons
• Flexible time off
• 11 company holidays
• 401k with company matching
• Paid parental leave
• Charitable donation matching
• JustAnswer subscription with access to 12,000 experts in over 700 categories

And let's not forget having fun! Our Minister of Fun organizes weekly pop-up lotteries for prizes, monthly virtual bingo, trivia competitions, photo contests, puzzles, virtual mixed-team lunches, and spirited company-wide challenges!

Remote From these States

Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

Pay Transparency

JustAnswer will provide pay transparency information upon application to those in qualifying jurisdictions.       

Our Commitment to Diversity

At JustAnswer, we embrace workplace diversity. We believe that diversity drives richer insights, fuels innovation, and creates better outcomes. We are committed to attracting and developing an engaged and inclusive workforce. Team members from diverse backgrounds and unique perspectives are crucial to the JustAnswer mission of helping all people. Individuals seeking career opportunities at JustAnswer are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status under all applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.

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