Associate Counsel (Marketing & Brands Commercial Transactions)

Join Compass as an Associate Counsel, where you'll provide proactive legal guidance on a variety of exciting matters. You'll draft, review, and negotiate contracts, support marketing asset review, collaborate with various business teams, and contribute to the continuous improvement of legal processes. This role requires strong organizational skills, the ability to work independently, and a willingness to learn new areas of law. A JD and membership in good standing in at least one state bar are required, along with 3+ years of relevant experience.

• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of contracts, including preferred supplier agreements, vendor engagement agreements, AI agreements, and event-related contracts.
• Support the implementation and ongoing management of marketing assets review across all Compass Brands, including building and refining AI-assisted review tools.
• Collaborate with various business teams at Compass (including operations, people, growth, finance, and product and engineering) - advising on legal issues, approval processes, Compass policies and procedures, and business strategy.

• You are energetic and collaborative -- ready to partner in initiatives that influence all aspects of Compass’s business and work with employees and agents across the company
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills, the ability to work independently, and manage several simultaneous projects under deadline pressure in a dynamic environment
• A team player with low ego who can effectively work with other attorneys and colleagues
• A willingness to learn new areas of law, acquire new skills, and take on additional and/or new responsibilities within the team on an “as-needed” basis
• Strong academic credentials including a JD and membership in good standing in at least one state bar (NY or CA bar a plus)
• Ability to support Brand trademark licensing and usage terms in vendor agreements
• 3+ years of top-tier law firm and/or in-house experience with a focus on corporate or IP matters
• Experience with SpotDraft (or a similar contract management system) a plus
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and an ability to clearly and simply explain complex ideas
• Experience with privacy laws, specifically CCPA, GDPR, GLBA, TCPA and/or DNC a plus
• Familiarity with franchise, licensing, or multi-brand corporate structures a plus
• Familiarity with artificial intelligence tools and issues related to business use of those tools a plus
• Excellent analytical, consulting, drafting and negotiation skills with the ability to make well-reasoned legal and business judgments and clearly explain complex ideas