
Legal Counsel at Gruve
Dallas, Texas, United States; Redwood City, California, United StatesFull-timeLegalPosted about 1 month ago
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<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>About Gruve</strong></p>
<p>Gruve is an innovative software services startup dedicated to transforming enterprises to AI powerhouses. We specialize in cybersecurity, customer experience, cloud infrastructure, and advanced technologies such as Large Language Models (LLMs). Our mission is to assist our customers in their business strategies utilizing their data to make more intelligent decisions. As a well-funded early-stage startup, Gruve offers a dynamic environment with strong customer and partner networks.</p></div><p><strong>About the Role</strong></p>
<p data-start="161" data-end="487">We are seeking an In-House Counsel with 2–3 years of legal experience to join our growing tech services startup. As an early member of the legal team, you will gain broad exposure to commercial, operational, and corporate legal matters, and play a key role in helping the company scale responsibly in a fast-paced environment.</p>
<p data-start="489" data-end="627">This is an excellent opportunity to develop into a more senior in-house role over time, with meaningful ownership and impact from day one.</p>
<p data-start="629" data-end="706">This is an onsite position based in Redwood City, California or Plano, Texas.</p>
<p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="10" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including: </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="o" data-font="Courier New" data-listid="10" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Courier New","469769242":[9675],"469777803":"left","469777804":"o","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="2"><span data-contrast="auto">Commercial Leasing</span><span data-contrast="auto">, Hosting agreements, Purchase and Contracts. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="o" data-font="Courier New" data-listid="10" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Courier New","469769242":[9675],"469777803":"left","469777804":"o","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="2"><span data-contrast="auto">Customer Contracts and Agreements </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="o" data-font="Courier New" data-listid="10" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Courier New","469769242":[9675],"469777803":"left","469777804":"o","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="2"><span data-contrast="auto">Master Services Agreements (MSAs), Statements of Work (SOWs), NDAs, vendor agreements, and partner contracts</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="10" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Work closely with Business and Commercial leadership to provide legal support for operational, technical, and commercial needs. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="10" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Partner with Sales, Operations, Product, and Engineering teams to support enterprise customer negotiations and contracting strategy.</span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="10" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Identify, assess, and mitigate legal risks related to operations, people management, contractor management, cloud</span><span data-contrast="auto"> and software</span><span data-contrast="auto"> services, and technology delivery.</span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="10" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Support compliance initiatives, including data privacy, information security, and regulatory considerations relevant to infrastructure and tech services.</span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="10" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Assist with corporate matters including entity management, policies, governance documentation, and contract playbook development.</span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="10" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Manage outside counsel for specialized matters </span><span data-contrast="auto">such as Commercial Leasing, Purchasing, Integration and other Conversations.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="10" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Contribute to building scalable legal processes, templates, workflows, and best practices to support rapid growth.</span></li>
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<p><strong>Basic Qualifications</strong></p>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">2–3 years of relevant legal experience in a law firm and/or inhouse legal department</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate legal concepts for nonlegal teams</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Strong organizational skills and comfort managing multiple deadlines in a fastmoving environment</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Ability and willingness to work onsite in </span><span data-contrast="auto">Redwood City, CA or Plano, TX</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></li>
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<p><strong>Preferred Qualifications</strong></p>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="12" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Background supporting sales and customer facing teams on contract negotiations</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="12" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Exposure to privacy, data protection, information security, or employment law</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="12" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Prior inhouse experience at a startup, technology, SaaS, or professional services company</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="12" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Self-starter mindset, comfortable operating independently and escalating issues appropriately</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="12" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Interest in growing into a Senior Counsel role as the company scales</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></li>
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<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Compensation & Benefits</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">The </span><span data-contrast="auto">base salary range for this role is $130,000 – $170,000</span><span data-contrast="auto">, depending on experience, skills, and location. This role may also be eligible for additional benefits and equity, consistent with company plans and policies.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559740":300}"> </span></p><div class="content-conclusion"><p><strong>Why Gruve</strong></p>
<p>At Gruve, we foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and contribute their best work. If you’re passionate about technology and eager to make an impact, we’d love to hear from you.</p>
<p>Gruve is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and thank all who apply; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.</p></div>
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