General Counsel, Legalist
Institutional alternative asset management firm
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Institutional alternative asset management firm
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
21-100 employees
Company mission
Legalist's mission is to level the playing field in litigation by helping plaintiffs in meritorious lawsuits see justice. It does this using a team of engineers, lawyers, and data scientists combined with Artificial Intelligence to provide financing for cases.
Role
Who you are
- Prior inhouse experience at an SEC-registered investment adviser, preferably one managing alternative assets
- 5+ years’ experience in non-transactional private practice (e.g., bankruptcy/restructuring or litigation)
- Demonstrated ability to counsel senior stakeholders on novel, uncertain, and urgent matters and obtain optimal resolutions to same
- High EQ and ability to generate both consensus and compliance from colleagues across teams
- Operationally savvy, practical, and able to thrive in a rapidly growing company
- Multiple years’ experience in a fully remote company strongly preferred
What the job involves
- We are hiring a General Counsel to oversee legal, compliance, and regulatory matters at Legalist. You’ll institute best practices across our investment and corporate functions and work with our executive team to prevent, mitigate, and resolve legal issues and manage counterparty, operational, and other risks. The role will report to our Chief Operating Officer (and current General Counsel)
- Oversee domestic and foreign fund formation across jurisdictions and coordinate with back office colleagues on related tax, regulatory, and similar issues
- Assist HR colleagues on employment- and recruiting-related matters
- Work with IR colleagues with preparing compliant fundraising and investor reporting materials and practices
- Institute and enforce optimal processes for outside counsel engagement, counterparty and investor NDAs, and similar operational matters
- Oversee responses to regulatory inquiries, defensive litigation, and related matters
Our take
Legalist was founded in 2016 to level the playing field and allow small and medium-sized businesses to access justice usually available only to the largest companies. It does this with a team of lawyers, engineers, and data scientists to provide capital to lawyers and plaintiffs who need it most.
The company uses data from millions of court records in order to explore how technology and artificial intelligence can provide insights into the American justice system. Its Dossier program helps litigants and attorneys to orient their journeys.
Legalist invests in lawsuits with cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology, funded by some of the top venture capitalists in Silicon Valley, with a small team using data to drive litigation returns. The company has made 120 investments in more than 200 claims, according to the startup.
Businesses apply for funding via the website, and then Legalist's technology sources and vets meritorious legal cases for investment based on the likelihood of winning. This takes into account factors such as the judge, lawyers, court type, and other details. Due to a surge in demand for funding, the company expects to continue adding to the growth it has experienced since its founding.
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Company Specialist
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Company
Funding (1 round)
Sep 2019
$100m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $100m
Company benefits
- Healthcare reimbursement
- Work from home opportunities
- Monthly stipend plus incentive-based pay-structure
Company HQ
Yerba Buena, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
Eva Shang
(General Partner)After dropping out of Harvard, Eva founded Legalist at the age of 20, leading the startup through Y Combinator's S16 accelerator program. She has served as CEO since 2016.
Christian Haigh
(Chief Investment Officer)Previous Curator at TEDxHarvard College. He currently spearheads all efforts at Legalist around technology and investment.
People progressing
Michael left his job as an Associate Relationship Manager at Frost Bank to join Leglalist as an Alternative Investment Analyst. Since December 2020, he has served as Controller.
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