About this role
About the role
**Pocket** is looking for a **fractional legal lead** to own and coordinate the company's legal function as we **scale globally**.
We work with a **network of international law firms** across corporate, commercial, employment, privacy, compliance, and litigation matters. Your role is to be the **connective tissue** between them and the business: **syncing their work**, **managing all legal priorities** in one place, and making sure we **understand and act on what our partners deliver**.
What you'll own
**Corporate & Governance**
* Corporate governance and board-related matters
* Equity, ESOP, stock option and capitalization matters
* Fundraising and financing support
* Coordination with external corporate counsel
**Commercial**
* Drafting and negotiating commercial agreements
* Vendor, manufacturing, partnership and enterprise agreements
* NDAs and other day-to-day contracts
* Building standardized contracting processes and templates
**Employment & People**
* Employment and contractor agreements
* Employee separations and related documentation
* IP assignment and confidentiality matters
* Employee policies and handbook
* Immigration and employment-law coordination
* Supporting People Operations and HR-related compliance
**Privacy & Compliance**
* Privacy and data protection
* Consumer protection
* Product-related regulatory matters
* Internal compliance programs
* Coordination with specialist external counsel where necessary
**Legal Operations**
* Build Pocket's legal infrastructure
* Create scalable processes for contracts and approvals
* Manage outside counsel and legal spend
* Identify legal risks proactively rather than reactively
What we're looking for
* **5+ years of relevant legal experience**
* Strong training at a leading law firm and/or high-growth technology company
* Experience working with **venture-backed technology companies**
* Strong corporate and commercial background
* Familiarity with employment matters and privacy/compliance
* Comfortable operating across areas outside of a narrow legal specialization
* Highly practical and commercially minded
* Able to distinguish between material company risk and theoretical legal risk
* Comfortable working directly with founders in a fast-moving environment
* Builder mentality — you want to create the function, not inherit an established legal department
Experience with **consumer technology, hardware, AI, international expansion, or high-growth DTC businesses** is a strong plus.
Reporting
Reports directly to the **COO** and works closely with the CEO, CTO, Finance, Operations, Product, and external counsel.
As Pocket grows, this person should have the opportunity to **build and lead the broader Legal function**.