Job Overview
- Blukers is seeking a knowledgeable and business-minded Lead Counsel to serve as a primary legal resource for the company as we continue to grow.
- This is a hands-on individual contributor role for an attorney who is comfortable independently evaluating legal issues, providing clear recommendations, and partnering directly with executive leadership, Human Resources, and business teams.
- The ideal candidate has broad legal knowledge and can balance legal risk with practical business needs.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day legal guidance to executive leadership, HR, and other departments.
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, including service agreements, vendor contracts, MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, consulting agreements, and technology/SaaS agreements.
- Identify contractual and business risks and provide practical recommendations.
- Advise HR on employment-related matters, including policies, employee relations, workplace investigations, disciplinary actions, and terminations.
- Support corporate governance, entity documentation, resolutions, company records, and regulatory filings.
- Research and advise on federal, state, and local laws affecting company operations.
- Develop and review company policies, procedures, and legal documentation.
- Support privacy, confidentiality, intellectual property, and data-protection matters.
- Assist with disputes, claims, regulatory inquiries, and other legal matters.
- Coordinate with and manage outside counsel when specialized expertise or litigation support is required.
- Maintain organized contracts, legal records, and corporate documentation.
- Support new business initiatives and other legal matters as Blukers continues to expand.
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school.
- Active license and good standing with the State Bar of Texas.
- Approximately 2+ years of relevant legal experience preferred.
- Experience with corporate, commercial, employment, transactional, or general business law.
- Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts.
- Strong legal research, writing, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Sound judgment and the ability to make independent legal recommendations.
- Ability to explain complex legal issues clearly to non-legal stakeholders.
- Strong communication, organization, and time-management skills.
- Ability to operate independently in a growing and evolving organization.
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous in-house or corporate legal experience.
- Experience advising HR or handling employment-related matters.
- Familiarity with SaaS, technology, vendor, or service agreements.
- Experience with regulatory compliance, corporate governance, privacy, or risk management.
- Experience working directly with executives and business leaders.
- Bilingual English/Spanish skills are a plus.
Position Details
- Job Type: Full-Time
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Work Arrangement: In-office
- Compensation: Up to $125,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications
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