Corporate Counsel
Button · New York, NY · 1 mo ago
On-siteLegal$205k–$250k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real content. The posting includes role overview, responsibilities (list of duties), requirements (qualifications), maybe skills (some bullet points). Benefits and Pay are present: compensation & benefits section includes base salary range, 401(k), unlimited time off, etc. Schedule not mentioned. So we should include About the role (role overview), Responsibilities (list), Requirements (list), Qualifications maybe same as requirements? The posting includes "We Look For Teammates Who Have ..." which are qualifications. Also "Bonus Experience" maybe skills? Could treat as Skills. We'll create sections: About the role (role overview paragraph). Responsibilities (list of duties). Requirements (list of mandatory qualifications). Skills (list of bonus experience maybe). Benefits (list). Pay (salary range). No Schedule.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate: EEO etc. Also remove application instructions (none). Remove duplicated lines.
We must preserve all substantive info. Let's extract.
Role Overview paragraph: "Button is building the future of the commerce-powered internet — enabling performance marketing and monetization at scale across marketplaces, brands, and creators. We create products that unlock new value at the intersection of discovery, engagement, and conversion. Our mission is to empower the companies shaping the creator and affiliate economy — fueling mobile growth through innovation and new paths to monetization. Our vision is an internet where all marketing is performance-based, everyone wins, and our innovation within the creator and affiliate ecosystem lays the foundation for a new era of growth. Role Overview This role is solely responsible for the legal function at Button — with an emphasis on commercial contracting, privacy and data protection, corporate governance, and the day-to-day legal advice that every team in the company depends on to move quickly."
But "Role Overview" appears twice? Actually after mission/vision they say "Role Overview". We'll combine into About the role paragraph.
Responsibilities bullet list: from "As a Corporate Counsel, You Will Own ..." then list:
- The commercial contract lifecycle, end to end
- draft, negotiate, and close commercial agreements — MSAs, DPAs, vendor and procurement paper.
- develop and revise standard terms, create playbooks, and set our legal strategy.
- work directly with the commercial and finance teams during negotiations, keeping pace with the speed of the business.
- Privacy, data protection, and platform compliance
- own Button's privacy posture across domestic and international law, including data processing agreements.
- help run vendor and partner diligence on data handling, and translate legal and platform requirements into something the product and commercial teams can operationalize.
- Other Corporate Matters
- partner with People Operations on employment matters
- support diligence on financing or corporate transactions as they arise.
- partner with Button’s product, engineering, and marketing teams to secure patents and trademarks to support the business.
- The system that lets the business move without you
- build the templates, fallback positions, and negotiation playbooks that let the commercial team self-serve on standard paper.
- help set approval thresholds and governance standards so the decisions that need a lawyer reach one and the rest do not.
- stand up a contract repository that answers questions about what we have signed without anyone having to ask you.
We can flatten into
- items each maybe with sub-bullets? But spec says use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Could embed sub-bullets as separate
- with indentation? Simpler: each bullet as
- with the content. We'll list each duty as separate
- . Requirements: "We Look For Teammates Who Have A JD and active bar admission in New York, or admission in another US jurisdiction with eligibility to register as in-house counsel in New York. 5–7 years in practice, including at least two years in-house. Personally drafted and negotiated commercial technology agreements — SaaS, data, advertising, partnership, or similar — as the responsible lawyer rather than as support to one. Working knowledge of US state privacy law and GDPR as applied to a company that processes data on behalf of partners. Managed outside counsel on at least one substantive workstream, including scope and budget. Advised commercial and go-to-market teams directly, at the pace those teams operate. Built or materially rebuilt a contracting process — templates, playbooks, approval thresholds — rather than only working within one. Operated effectively in a lean, rapidly changing, or otherwise unstructured environment." We'll list each as
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Skills (Bonus Experience): bullet list:
- You have been the first or sole in-house counsel at a company under 200 people.
- You have worked in adtech, martech, affiliate or performance marketing, payments, or marketplaces.
- You have advised on creator, talent, or influencer agreements, including content rights and handle access.
- You have handled employment matters beyond the basics.
- You trained at a firm with a substantive technology or commercial transactions practice.
We'll put under Skills.
Benefits: from Compensation & Benefits paragraph: "Button's total compensation package includes a base salary competitive with what is offered by similar companies in major US markets. The expected base salary range for this role is $205,000 - $250,000 (compensation is based on a number of factors, including skills and experience relative to the job description listed above). In addition, Button provides employees with a 401(k) plan and automatically contributes 3% of an employee's salary annually. We also want our employees to be well-rested and live balanced lives–Buttonians enjoy unlimited time off (including birthdays off) and Summer and Winter Breaks which allow the entire company to take a breath and recharge, as well as an employee assistance program. For many of the health, vision, and dental insurance plans offered by Button, the company covers 100% of the premiums for employees and 80% for dependents. Button offers all employees and their dependents complimentary memberships to One Medical as well as a monthly stipend for mobile phone/internet and an annual lifestyle stipend. Button also offers employees in select markets "All Access" memberships to WeWork as well as regular "coworking days" and social events. Most of all, Button offers our employees the opportunity to live our company values–Learn & Grow, Experiment, Adapt, and Deliver–and to be a part of an incredible team of humans working together to build a better internet, fueled by commerce."
We need separate Pay section for salary range. Benefits section for other benefits.
Pay: base salary range $205,000 - $250,000.
Benefits: list items: 401(k) plan with 3% company contribution, unlimited time off (including birthdays off), Summer and Winter Breaks, employee assistance program, health/vision/dental insurance (company covers 100% for employees, 80% for dependents), complimentary One Medical membership, monthly stipend for mobile phone/internet, annual lifestyle stipend, All Access WeWork memberships in select markets, regular coworking days and social events, opportunity to live company values (Learn & Grow, Experiment, Adapt, Deliver) and be part of team.
We'll output as
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We must not include sections with placeholder text. All good.
Now produce HTML fragment: start with maybe? Not required but we can just output headings and content. Use
for section headings. Structure:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Requirements
- ...
- for clarity. But spec says use
- for any list. It's okay to have each duty as separate
- . We'll do that. Thus each
- contains a sentence. Let's list:
- Own the commercial contract lifecycle, end to end: draft, negotiate, and close commercial agreements — MSAs, DPAs, vendor and procurement paper; develop and revise standard terms, create playbooks, and set legal strategy; work directly with the commercial and finance teams during negotiations, keeping pace with the speed of the business.
- Own Button's privacy posture across domestic and international law, including data processing agreements; help run vendor and partner diligence on data handling, and translate legal and platform requirements into something the product and commercial teams can operationalize.
- Partner with People Operations on employment matters; support diligence on financing or corporate transactions as they arise; partner with Button’s product, engineering, and marketing teams to secure patents and trademarks to support the business.
- Build the templates, fallback positions, and negotiation playbooks that let the commercial team self‑serve on standard paper; help set approval thresholds and governance standards so the decisions that need a lawyer reach one and the rest do not; stand up a contract repository that answers questions about what we have signed without anyone having to ask you. Now Requirements list items: each bullet.
- Hold a JD and active bar admission in New York, or admission in another US jurisdiction with eligibility to register as in‑house counsel in New York.
- Have 5–7 years of legal practice, including at least two years in‑house.
- Have personally drafted and negotiated commercial technology agreements — SaaS, data, advertising, partnership, or similar — as the responsible lawyer rather than as support to one.
- Possess working knowledge of US state privacy law and GDPR as applied to a company that processes data on behalf of partners.
- Have managed outside counsel on at least one substantive workstream, including scope and
Skills
- ...
Pay
The expected base salary range for this role is $205,000 - $250,000.
Benefits
- ...
Make sure not to include Schedule.
Now craft the About the role paragraph: combine role overview sentences.
Let's write: "Button is building the future of the commerce‑powered internet — enabling performance marketing and monetization at scale across marketplaces, brands, and creators. We create products that unlock new value at the intersection of discovery, engagement, and conversion. Our mission is to empower the companies shaping the creator and affiliate economy — fueling mobile growth through innovation and new paths to monetization. Our vision is an internet where all marketing is performance‑based, everyone wins, and our innovation within the creator and affiliate ecosystem lays the foundation for a new era of growth. This role is solely responsible for the legal function at Button — with an emphasis on commercial contracting, privacy and data protection, corporate governance, and the day‑to‑day legal advice that every team in the company depends on to move quickly."
Now responsibilities list items: We'll break each bullet.
I'll produce list:
- Own the commercial contract lifecycle, end to end: draft, negotiate, and close commercial agreements — MSAs, DPAs, vendor and procurement paper; develop and revise standard terms, create playbooks, and set legal strategy; work directly with commercial and finance teams during negotiations, keeping pace with the speed of the business.
- Own Button's privacy posture across domestic and international law, including data processing agreements; help run vendor and partner diligence on data handling, and translate legal and platform requirements into something the product and commercial teams can operationalize.
- Partner with People Operations on employment matters; support diligence on financing or corporate transactions as they arise; partner with Button’s product, engineering, and marketing teams to secure patents and trademarks to support the business.
- Build the templates, fallback positions, and negotiation playbooks that let the commercial team self‑serve on standard paper; help set approval thresholds and governance standards so the decisions that need a lawyer reach one and the rest do not; stand up a contract repository that answers questions about what we have signed without anyone having to ask you.
We could split each into separate
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We must not include sections with placeholder text. All good.
Now produce HTML fragment: start with maybe? Not required but we can just output headings and content. Use