United States onlyWho we are...
AvantStay delivers exceptional, unique stays for group travelers. The company has built a tech-enabled millennial hospitality brand to be the new standard for group experience. We are venture funded and growing rapidly in the explosive $100+ billion dollar STR industry.
What we are looking for…
AvantStay is looking for a Corporate Counsel to join our dynamic, hardworking, and people-oriented Legal Team. This person will be a skilled and versatile law practitioner with experience in a variety of areas all aimed at across-the-board compliance. This hire will be part of a small in-house legal team that is directly involved in the company’s strategic decisions and operations, and will have the opportunity to interface with executive and business teams to manage and execute the organization’s operational needs and strategic priorities. This hire will thrive in unstructured environments and be ready to create processes and procedures wherever they see fit. Necessary traits are a go-getter attitude, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a sense of humor.
What you’ll do…
- Identify, research, track, and strategically counsel the company on new and existing legal requirements applicable to AvantStay’s nationwide distributed workforce
- Work with and lead cross-functional groups to identify and implement employment law compliance best practices
- Develop and maintain subject matter expertise in areas of data use and protection laws (including state/federal consumer protection and privacy laws, CCPA, GDPR and other global privacy laws)
- Advise on and help maintain intellectual property portfolio
- Provide advice regarding transactional and corporate matters
- Develop and maintain strong business relationships as a key relationship manager for the corporate legal department among the various internal business groups requiring legal support
- Advise and collaborate with clients at all levels within the business to successfully close on project contracts, as well as in support of other business initiatives
- Provide counsel on strategic deals, provide day-to-day advice, and consult on issues that arise in existing relationships
- Lead larger impact projects both within the department and across the company while working with cross-functional teams, including delivering ongoing improvements to simplify and optimize contract standards, processes, and templates to better serve clients
Requirements
What you’ll bring...
- 2 years general experience at a firm (areas of practice would include contracts, labor law, employment agreements, compliance, data privacy, Intellectual Property, etc)
- 1-2 years in-house experience for a company (ideally a start up) as Counsel
- Availability to answer questions in a timely manner
- Excellent judgment and exceptional integrity
- Active listener and excellent written and oral communicator
- Skilled at resolving complex issues and thinking creatively
- Strong project management skills and attention to detail
- Ability to be self-directed and work in team settings across disciplines
- Experience in multiple states is preferred
- Experience in California is preferred
Benefits
When you join AvantStay…
You’ll be doing work that matters alongside an experienced and dynamic team, transforming the way people travel and vacation. Your place within the colossal travel and real estate industries will leave you with a wealth of opportunities to feel both challenged to innovate and rewarded for your efforts. Of course, we will offer you pay and benefits, but we’re about more than that. AvantStay is a place where you can craft your own path to greatness. Whether you think in code, words, pictures or numbers, find your future at AvantStay.
Perks and Benefits...
- Salary: $100,000 - $140,000+DOE
- Benefits and Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Complimentary and discount stays at AvantStay properties
Equal Employment Opportunity...
We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer- and celebrate our employees' differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status. Different makes us better.
