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Associate Counsel, Business & Growth

Compass · New York, NY · 1 mo ago
Legal$150k–$170k/yrFull-time
We need to produce HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes mission description, role description, responsibilities, qualifications etc. We need headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections if posting has real specific content. We need to parse content: - Mission statement: "At Compass, our mission is to help everyone find their place in the world. Founded in 2012, we’re revolutionizing the real estate industry with our end-to-end platform that empowers residential real estate agents to deliver exceptional service to seller and buyer clients." This is about the company; could be "About the role"? Actually "About the role" is about the position. The posting includes description of role: "As an Associate Counsel at Compass International Holdings, you work on exciting matters that require proactive legal guidance. You're part of a group of talented in-house lawyers and the projects you work on challenge you to think creatively and constructively. You are energetic and collaborative -- ready to partner in initiatives that influence all aspects of the business and work with employees and agents across the company. Your contributions will be impactful, value driven, and you will play an instrumental role on the Compass International Holdings Legal Team." That's role description. Then "At Compass International Holdings You Will" list of duties: bullet points (but not bullet). Those are responsibilities. Then "What We Look For" list of qualifications/requirements. Then "Compensation" includes base pay range, bonuses, RSUs, benefits mention. Then "Perks That You Need To Know About" list of benefits. Then "Do your best work..." etc is culture, maybe not needed. Then "Notice for California Applicants Los Angeles County Fair Chance Notice" is boilerplate; we should remove. We need to produce sections: About the role (maybe combine mission and role description?), Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide what goes where. - About the role: Could include mission statement and description of role? Usually "About the role" includes overview of position. We'll put the paragraph describing the role (starting with "As an Associate Counsel...") as About the role. - Responsibilities: The list after "At Compass International Holdings You Will". Those are duties. - Requirements: Could be "What We Look For" includes strong academic credentials, JD, bar membership, 2+ years experience, background in contract drafting, confidence in fast-paced, detail-oriented, creative thinker, team player, communication skills, familiarity with AI. Those are requirements/qualifications/skills. We need to separate into Requirements, Qualifications, Skills as per instruction. But we can combine if content overlaps. However we must only include sections when posting has real specific content. We have content for each: Requirements (maybe JD, bar, experience), Qualifications (maybe academic credentials, experience), Skills (contract drafting, problem solving, communication, AI). But the posting lumps them. We could split: Requirements: JD, bar membership, 2+ years experience. Qualifications: strong academic credentials, background in contract drafting and negotiation, confidence in fast-paced environment, detail-oriented, superior organizational skills, creative thinker, problem solving, ability to stay calm, work independently, manage multiple deliverables, team player, low ego, exceptional written/verbal communication, ability to explain complex ideas, familiarity with AI. Skills: maybe same as qualifications? Might be redundant. Better to follow typical pattern: Requirements = mandatory (JD, bar, experience). Qualifications = preferred (maybe none). Skills = specific abilities (contract drafting, problem solving, communication, AI). But we need to avoid filler. We'll create sections with actual content. - Benefits: The "Perks That You Need To Know About" list includes many benefits. Also compensation mentions benefits. We'll create Benefits section with that list. - Pay: The compensation paragraph includes base pay range, bonuses, RSUs, base pay based on market location, minimum wage met. That's specific content for Pay. - Schedule: Not mentioned. No schedule info. So we should NOT include Schedule section. - Also maybe we need a section for "About the company"? Not required. Thus output HTML with headings:

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    for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. Must not omit any substantive info. So we need to include all details from the posting. Let's extract each piece. About the role paragraph: "As an Associate Counsel at Compass International Holdings, you work on exciting matters that require proactive legal guidance. You're part of a group of talented in-house lawyers and the projects you work on challenge you to think creatively and constructively. You are energetic and collaborative -- ready to partner in initiatives that influence all aspects of the business and work with employees and agents across the company. Your contributions will be impactful, value driven, and you will play an instrumental role on the Compass International Holdings Legal Team." We could also include the mission statement? It's about company, not role. Might be considered "About the role"? The instruction: "use

    for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." So About the role likely expects role overview. We'll keep the paragraph as is. Responsibilities: The list after "At Compass International Holdings You Will". Let's capture each line: - Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of routine and mission-critical customer contracts (including agent independent contractor agreements and non-disclosure agreements) that support and enable our business operations - Interpret contractual terms and identify associated risks to relevant business stakeholders - Collaborate with various business teams at Compass (including sales, sales leadership, regional leadership, growth, finance, and product and engineering) -- advising on legal issues, approval processes, Compass policies and procedures, and business strategy in a business-friendly manner - Support the continuous improvement of standard form agreements and legal processes (including automation efforts), with an emphasis on efficiency and scalability - Participate in the maintenance of various contracts to ensure compliance with Compass policies and risk tolerance - Provide first line of defense in dispute resolution We need to preserve all details. Requirements: Strong academic credentials including a JD and membership in good standing in at least one state bar (NY bar a plus) 2+ years of top-tier law firm and/or in-house experience with a focus on corporate matters We could split: Requirements: JD, bar membership (NY bar a plus), 2+ years top-tier law firm/in-house experience corporate focus. Qualifications: Maybe "Strong academic credentials" is part of requirements; but we already used that. Let's think: The posting says "What We Look For Strong academic credentials including a JD and membership in good standing in at least one state bar (NY bar a plus)2+ years of top-tier law firm and/or in-house experience with a focus on corporate mattersBackground in contract drafting and negotiationConfidence operating in a fast-paced environmentDetail-oriented with superior organizational skillsA creative thinker with strong problem solving skills and the ability to stay calm, work independently, and effectively manage multiple deliverables with time-sensitive deadlinesA team player with low ego who can effectively work with other attorneys and colleaguesExceptional written and verbal communication skills and an ability to clearly and simply explain complex ideasFamiliarity and comfort in utilizing AI" Thus we can categorize: - Requirements: JD, bar membership, 2+ years experience. - Qualifications: Strong academic credentials (maybe redundant), background in contract drafting and negotiation. - Skills: Confidence operating in fast-paced environment, detail-oriented with superior organizational skills, creative thinker with strong problem solving skills and ability to stay calm, work independently, manage multiple deliverables with time-sensitive deadlines, team player low ego, exceptional written/verbal communication, ability to explain complex ideas, familiarity/comfort utilizing AI. But we might be splitting hairs. However we must not invent or summarize away detail. We need to preserve all substantive information. If we split, we must ensure we don't lose any detail. We'll allocate each bullet to appropriate section. Let's list all items from "What We Look For": 1. Strong academic credentials including a JD and membership in good standing in at least one state bar (NY bar a plus) 2. 2+ years of top-tier law firm and/or in-house experience with a focus on corporate matters 3. Background in contract drafting and negotiation 4. Confidence operating in a fast-paced environment 5. Detail-oriented with superior organizational skills 6. A creative thinker with strong problem solving skills and the ability to stay calm, work independently, and effectively manage multiple deliverables with time-sensitive deadlines 7. A team player with low ego who can effectively work with other attorneys and colleagues 8. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and an ability to clearly and simply explain complex ideas 9. Familiarity and comfort in utilizing AI We need to assign to sections. Maybe: - Requirements: items 1 and 2 (JD, bar, experience) - Qualifications: item 3 (background in contract drafting and negotiation) - Skills: items 4-9 (the rest) That seems reasonable. Now Benefits: list from "Perks That You Need To Know About": Participation in our incentive programs (which may include eligible cash, equity, or commissions). Plus paid vacation, holidays, sick time, parental leave, and recharge leave; medical, tele-health, dental and vision benefits; 401(k) plan; flexible spending accounts (FSAs); commuter program; life and disability insurance; Maven (a support system for new parents); Carrot (fertility benefits); UrbanSitter (caregiver referral network); Employee Assistance Program; and pet insurance. We need to preserve all. Pay: "Compensation The base pay range for this position is $150,000-$170,000 annually; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Bonuses and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of benefits. Base pay is based on market location. Minimum wage for the position will always be met." We need to keep all that. Now we need to output HTML fragment only. We'll structure:

    About the role

    As an Associate Counsel at Compass International Holdings, you work on exciting matters that require proactive legal guidance. You're part of a group of talented in-house lawyers and the projects you work on challenge you to think creatively and constructively. You are energetic and collaborative -- ready to partner in initiatives that influence all aspects of the business and work with employees and agents across the company. Your contributions will be impactful, value driven, and you will play an instrumental role on the Compass International Holdings Legal Team.

    Responsibilities

    • Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of routine and mission-critical customer contracts (including agent independent contractor agreements and non-disclosure agreements) that support and enable our business operations
    • Interpret contractual terms and identify associated risks to relevant business stakeholders
    • Collaborate with various business teams at Compass (including sales, sales leadership, regional leadership, growth, finance, and product and engineering) -- advising on legal issues, approval processes, Compass policies and procedures, and business strategy in a business-friendly manner
    • Support the continuous improvement of standard form agreements and legal processes (including automation efforts), with an emphasis on efficiency and scalability
    • Participate in the maintenance of various contracts to ensure compliance with Compass policies and risk tolerance
    • Provide first line of defense in dispute resolution

    Requirements

    • Strong academic credentials including a JD and membership in good standing in at least one

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