Corporate Counsel
- Experience
- Mid
- Employment
- Full-time
Open to US only. Set where you work from to check your eligibility.
No BS summary
Corporate counsel with a J.D., U.S. state bar membership, and 4+ years of corporate and securities experience. Needs in-house high-growth company experience plus equity administration, multi-entity governance, and sophisticated financing work.
Optional skills
Expanding Access to Retirement Security
Empowering Businesses to Build a Financially Secure Future
Human Interest is dedicated to ensuring that employees in all lines of work have access to meaningful retirement benefits. As a high-growth fintech company, Human Interest partners with small and medium-sized businesses to make retirement savings affordable and accessible, helping close the retirement gap for millions of Americans.
As Corporate Counsel, you will join a dynamic legal team as the second corporate attorney, reporting to the Assistant General Counsel, Corporate & Commercial. This role offers broad responsibility across corporate governance, securities, and transactional matters as Human Interest continues to scale. You will support governance for Human Interest Inc. and its subsidiaries, manage board and stockholder actions, oversee cap table and equity matters, and partner closely with Finance and People teams on executive compensation and equity administration. The position also involves supporting corporate finance activities, IPO readiness, and managing outside counsel on complex transactions.
You will lead the negotiation and execution of commercial agreements, support M&A and strategic transactions, and help build scalable legal processes and playbooks. The scope of the role will evolve alongside the company’s growth, offering significant opportunity to shape how corporate and transactional work is executed.
The ideal candidate holds a J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school, is an active member of at least one U.S. state bar, and brings 4+ years of corporate and securities experience, including in-house work at a high-growth company. Experience with equity administration, corporate governance for multi-entity structures, and a range of sophisticated financing arrangements is essential. Familiarity with public company reporting, regulated industries, and the integration of AI tools into legal operations is highly valued.
This is a unique opportunity to work directly with senior legal leadership and cross-functional partners, contributing to a mission-driven team that is building real AI-powered legal infrastructure. Human Interest values autonomy, accountability, and continuous improvement, and is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.
What you'll do
- Join the legal team as the second corporate attorney, reporting to the Assistant General Counsel, Corporate & Commercial
- Handle broad responsibility across corporate governance, securities, and transactional matters
- Support governance for Human Interest Inc. and its subsidiaries
- Manage board and stockholder actions
- Oversee cap table and equity matters
- Partner with Finance and People teams on executive compensation and equity administration
- Support corporate finance activities
- Support IPO readiness
- Manage outside counsel on complex transactions
- Lead negotiation and execution of commercial agreements
- Support M&A and strategic transactions
- Help build scalable legal processes and playbooks
- Shape how corporate and transactional work is executed as the company grows
What they require
- J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school
- Active member of at least one U.S. state bar
- 4+ years of corporate and securities experience
- In-house work at a high-growth company
- Experience with equity administration
- Experience with corporate governance for multi-entity structures
- Experience with a range of sophisticated financing arrangements
- Preferred: Familiarity with public company reporting
- Preferred: Familiarity with regulated industries
- Preferred: Familiarity with the integration of AI tools into legal operations
- Autonomy
- Accountability
- Continuous improvement
Benefits
- Offers equity
- Opportunity to work directly with senior legal leadership and cross-functional partners
- Opportunity to contribute to a mission-driven team building AI-powered legal infrastructure
Human Interest provides affordable and accessible retirement benefits for small and medium-sized businesses, helping employees save for retirement.