About This Role
Leading the legal strategy, managing enterprise risk, and supporting the executive leadership team are the core functions of this General Counsel role. It is an opportunity for a commercially minded legal executive who thrives in an entrepreneurial environment and wants to play a meaningful role in building and scaling an organization.
Responsibilities
- Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a broad range of commercial and corporate agreements
- Oversee vendor, customer, employment, independent contractor, partnership, joint venture, licensing, and SaaS agreements
- Establish standardized legal templates, contract management procedures, and approval processes
- Identify contractual risks and recommend commercially practical solutions
- Support executive leadership in negotiations involving significant commercial arrangements
- Provide legal guidance on entity formation, corporate structuring, subsidiaries, and holding companies
- Draft and review operating agreements, shareholder agreements, and intercompany agreements
- Advise on ownership structures, corporate governance, and asset protection strategies
- Support organizational changes, restructurings, and new business formations
- Maintain appropriate corporate documentation and legal governance practices
- Provide legal guidance on applicable federal and state regulatory requirements
- Support regulatory matters involving financial services, registered investment advisers (RIAs), broker-dealers, and related business operations
- Coordinate with external regulatory counsel, compliance professionals, and other specialized advisors
- Assist with regulatory filings, examinations, licensing, and ongoing compliance obligations
- Help develop scalable policies, procedures, and internal compliance controls
- Serve as a key legal advisor to the CEO and executive leadership team
- Evaluate legal implications of business opportunities, strategic partnerships, and expansion initiatives
- Identify emerging legal risks and recommend preventive measures
- Translate complex legal matters into clear, actionable business recommendations
- Support executive decision-making while balancing regulatory responsibilities, commercial objectives, and organizational risk
- Support potential acquisitions, investments, joint ventures, and other strategic transactions
- Manage legal due diligence and coordinate transaction documentation
- Review and negotiate letters of intent, purchase agreements, and related transaction documents
- Advise on corporate reorganizations and capital transactions
- Assist with legal readiness for potential investment, financing, or future exit opportunities
- Provide guidance on employment law, workplace policies, independent contractor classification, and employment-related disputes
- Oversee intellectual property protection, software licensing, confidentiality, and technology-related legal issues
- Advise on data privacy, cybersecurity, and emerging legal considerations involving artificial intelligence
- Coordinate with external specialists on insurance, litigation, estate and ownership planning, and other matters requiring specialized legal expertise
- Develop scalable legal processes and risk management frameworks
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school
- Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction and good standing with the applicable bar
- Substantial experience in corporate, commercial, or business law
- Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements
- Strong understanding of corporate governance, legal risk management, and business structuring
- Experience advising senior executives or business owners on significant legal and commercial matters
- Excellent judgment, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to manage multiple legal priorities across different business functions
Nice to have:
- Prior experience as General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, Associate General Counsel, or senior in-house legal counsel
- Experience within software, SaaS, financial services, or professional services organizations
- Familiarity with SEC, FINRA, registered investment adviser, or broker-dealer regulatory environments
- Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, investments, or corporate restructuring
- Background working with rapidly growing, entrepreneurial, or multi-entity organizations
- Experience developing internal legal functions, corporate governance processes, and compliance frameworks
- Familiarity with intellectual property, data privacy, and technology-related legal matters
About the Company
DAP Brands is a growing organization with a portfolio of businesses spanning financial services, tax advisory, professional services, and software technology.