General Counsel

The Role

We are hiring our first General Counsel to own everything legal at Verita. Today, legal

work is spread across multiple outside firms and the founders’ inboxes: customer and

vendor contract negotiations, a global contractor workforce, privacy obligations in

multiple jurisdictions, and the IP questions that come with AI training data. You will bring

this work inside the company, build durable legal processes, and act as a strategic partner

to the founders on our most important negotiations.

This is a role with real ownership. You will be the entire legal department on day one, with

meaningful outside counsel budget behind you.

What You’ll Do

negotiate MSAs and SOWs with sophisticated AI lab customers, with sharp terms on

payment obligations, verification and audit rights, termination, IP assignment, and

limitation of liability, and fix the gaps in our existing templates.

to end: setting strategy, directing outside counsel, and knowing when to settle versus

fight.

contractor network: worker classification (US and abroad), contractor agreements,

NDAs and IP assignment, background screening requirements, EOR relationships (e.g.,

Deel), and compliance for workforce monitoring tools.

• Customer contracts. Own the commercial paper that runs the business: draft and
• Disputes and litigation. If disputes arise, you should know how to handle them end
• Global contractor workforce. Own the legal architecture for a large international
• Privacy and data protection. Build and run our privacy program across GDPR, UK
• Intellectual property. Navigate the IP questions at the heart of AI data work: work
• Employment. Support offer letters, equity grants, payroll and tax compliance
• Corporate. Keep the Delaware corporate house in order: board support, governance,
• Outside counsel management. Consolidate work currently spread across several

What We’re Looking For

practice in California as registered counsel).

counsel at a startup, ideally a marketplace, staffing, HR technology, or AI data

business.

negotiating directly against skilled opposing counsel.

through outside counsel and negotiated settlements with real money at stake.

internationally.

employee/contractor monitoring rules.

quickly, and know the difference between a blocker and a footnote.

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership (California, or eligible to
• 4+ years of experience combining training at a leading law firm with time as company
• Deep commercial contracting experience with enterprise counterparties, including
• Real experience managing disputes: you have run strategy before and during litigation
• Fluency in worker classification (contractor vs. employee) in the US and
• Working knowledge of GDPR and US privacy law, including DSAR handling and
• A pragmatic, commercial risk instinct: you give clear answers, put them in writing
• Comfort operating alone: triaging a demand letter in the morning, redlining an MSA at

Nice to Have

licensing for model training.

alongside security teams.

• Experience with AI training data, right of publicity/likeness licensing, or content
• Prior experience as the first legal hire or sole counsel at a startup.
• Experience standing up a compliance program (SOC 2, privacy certifications)

Compensation and Location

Competitive salary and meaningful equity, commensurate with experience. Based in San Francisco; we work in person.