Deputy General Counsel – Employment Law (U.S.)

– Equity Partner –

Location: Remote (U.S.-based)
Jurisdiction: United States (multi-state)
Minimum Commitment: 20 hours per week
Department: Legal Guild – Employment Risk & People Infrastructure
Reports To: General Counsel

This Is Not a Job. It’s a Stake.

We’re not hiring legal help—we’re bringing on a founding partner to help design the employment systems of a global creative company from zero.

This is a rare opportunity to architect culture through law.
To shape how talent is hired, managed, protected, and scaled—across a growing U.S. team and beyond.

Minimum commitment: 20 hours/week.
No upfront cash. No bureaucracy. Just impact, ownership, and equity.

If you’re the kind of counsel who thinks like a builder, not a blocker—this is your moment.

Let’s Be Very Clear

We’re not looking for someone to “clean up after growth.”
We’re looking for someone to design for it.

This is for a U.S.-licensed attorney who thrives in ambiguity, thinks in frameworks, and understands that the most strategic layer of any company is how it manages people.
We’re building that layer—and we want you to lead it.

Overview

As Deputy General Counsel – Employment Law (U.S.), you’ll be the senior-most U.S. employment legal strategist in a rapidly scaling, creative-first company.
You’ll own the legal layer of all things HR: contracts, compliance, investigations, and cross-state structures.

You’ll partner with executive leadership, People Ops, and production teams to ensure we operate legally, ethically, and strategically as we grow.

What You’ll Own

• Employment Legal Architecture: Design and lead our U.S. employment law strategy across multiple states
• Documentation & Contracts: Draft, update, and maintain employment agreements, handbooks, contractor templates, NDAs, etc.
• People Ops Advisory: Partner with HR on legal aspects of hiring, compensation, performance management, and DEI strategy
• Workplace Investigations: Lead or support investigations into workplace issues and misconduct, ensuring integrity and legal safety
• Classification & Compliance: Guide contractor vs. employee classification, wage & hour rules, and remote work policies across jurisdictions
• Policy Enforcement & Governance: Ensure internal practices reflect the law and our values
• Litigation Oversight: Manage any labor disputes, EEOC claims, or regulatory actions in partnership with external counsel
• Risk Mitigation: Monitor and advise on changes in employment law across relevant states, with a focus on proactive compliance

What We’re Looking For

• Licensed U.S. attorney (active Bar membership in at least one U.S. state)
• 8+ years of U.S. employment law experience—ideally across multiple states and industries
• Deep understanding of federal and state labor law (FLSA, Title VII, ADA, FMLA, etc.)
• Experience advising HR and leadership on day-to-day employment legal issues
• Strong experience in internal investigations, employee relations, and executive employment matters
• Excellent writing and documentation skills (async-native tools like Notion, GDocs, Airtable a plus)
• Bonus: Experience in entertainment, tech, gaming, or IP-focused industries
• Bonus: Familiarity with union environments or production labor regulations (e.g., SAG-AFTRA, IATSE)

Compensation

• Equity (Shares): Founding partner-level stake
• Token-Based Rewards: Potential future token allocation pending compliance
• Future Salary: Activates at revenue milestones
• Remote-First: U.S.-based, async-native, globally integrated team

Our Promise

We’re not just building a media company—we’re building infrastructure for creativity, culture, and compliance at scale.
We want our legal systems to be ethical, scalable, and empowering—and we want a partner who sees the law as a tool for progress, not just protection.

If you’re ready to build the employment law backbone of a global IP company—
this is your seat at the table.