Grüns - Corporate Counsel
Requirements
• Holds a JD and an active bar license in good standing in at least one US jurisdiction, and—if they live in a state where they aren't admitted — is eligible to register there as in-house counselHas roughly 3-4 years of post-JD experience—at a firm, in-house, at a fund, in government, or somewhere less traditional—and has negotiated commercial contracts start to finish across vendor, SaaS, marketing, and/or retailer agreements. • Exercises judgment on risk in fast-moving, high-stakes situations, and has been handed a problem outside their core area and figured it out rather than waiting to be told how • Ideally has some litigation exposure: has drafted or managed a hold, handled discovery or subpoena logistics, or run point with outside counsel on a matter (a plus, not required) • Has demonstrated entrepreneurial energy— through an operating or sales role, a business degree or MBA, a startup or a family business, or something else outside the straight line from school to practice (a plus, not required) • Innovates, including through fluent and thoughtful AI use, with a deep understanding of how to verify what it produces every time, and a proactive approach to protecting confidential and privileged information in a rapidly changing environment • Has experience in CPG, DTC, supplements, food and beverage, or advertising law (strongly preferred)
Responsibilities
• Own commercial contract review end to end: intake, first-turn redlines, negotiation with counterparties, practical advice to the business team, and execution across vendor, marketing and creator partnership, agency, and retailer agreements — partnering with Unilever's commercial contracting team on agreements that run through Unilever's templates and approval processes • Run litigation management: litigation holds and preservation, discovery and subpoena coordination with outside counsel and Unilever's global litigation team, a live matter and budget tracker, and regular reporting to the General Counsel and, on contentious matters, to Unilever Litigation • Lead advertising enforcement and brand protection: draft cease-and-desist and demand letters when competitors' advertising is false or misleading, track responses, recommend when a filing or challenge is warranted, and support trademark and anti-counterfeiting efforts • Build the systems that make Legal faster and smarter: a precedent and template library, negotiation playbooks with fallback positions and approval matrices, a contract repository with key terms tagged, matter and budget tracking, and guidelines for how the legal function uses AI • Handle recurring marketing and promotions work — customizing sweepstakes and giveaway rules, standard consent and opt-in language, releases — within the framework the General Counsel and Regulatory set • Coordinate with Unilever's legal teams: work with Unilever's specialist teams (IP, privacy, employment, litigation) and Unilever Wellbeing legal team when a matter requires their review or can benefit from their support, and help build shared ways of working between the Grüns and Unilever Wellbeing legal teams • Own legal operations: run intake and prioritization so the business always knows where its requests stand, and manage outside counsel budgets and invoice
Benefits
• Breadth you can't get in most legal roles: contracts, litigation, IP, marketing, privacy, and employment in one seat, with real ownership of each • Mentorship from a General Counsel who built this function from scratch and wants you to grow into more • The best of both worlds: the pace, ownership, and direct access to business leaders of a company that's still building, with Unilever's platform, specialist depth, and global legal network behind it • Authority from day one: you own your matters and negotiate directly with counterparties • A bigger legal team than our headcount suggests: Unilever colleagues in commercial contracting, litigation, IP, privacy, and employment, plus Unilever Wellbeing Legal, to learn from, partner with, and call on • Evaluated on impact, not hours: no billable hours and no timesheets — you're measured on your judgment, efficiency, productivity, and the value you add to the business • This is not a typical legal job, and it isn't for everyone. It's for a lawyer who is thirsting for more—more responsibility, more range, more direct impact—earlier than most legal careers will offer it. If that's you, we'd like to meet you. • At Grüns, we're committed to providing a competitive total compensation package — grounded in market data that considers our size, stage, industry, and location. For this role, the base salary range is $150,000-$185,000 plus bonus depending on experience, paired with a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the well-being and growth of our team. • $150,000-$185,000 plus bonus • For every role, we aim to have highly competitive compensation and opportunity for impact and career growth. • Everyone at Grüns works hard, but we believe in wellness and balance too. We have super strong benefits coverage -- for you and your family, generous PTO, free Grüns, and a few more perks centered around health and well-being that we can't wait to tell you about!
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