[Hiring] Associate General Counsel @Flock Safety

Flock Safety is an all-in-one technology solution to eliminate crime and keep communities safe. Our intelligent platform combines the power of communities at scale - including cities, businesses, schools, and law enforcement agencies - to shape a safer future together. Our full-service, maintenance-free technology solution is trusted by communities across the country to help solve and deter crime in the pursuit of safer communities for everyone.

Our holistic public safety platform is comprehensive and intelligent, providing the actionable evidence needed to solve, deter and reduce crime across neighborhoods, schools, businesses and entire cities. Without compromising transparency or privacy, we are turning unbiased data into objective answers.

Flock strives to offer a career-defining experience where you can also make an impact on your community. While safety is a serious business, we are a supportive team that is optimizing the remote experience to create strong and fulfilling relationships even when we are physically apart. Our group of hard-working employees thrive in a positive and inclusive environment, where a bias towards action is rewarded. 

We have raised over $380M in venture capital from investors including Tiger Global, Andreessen Horowitz, Matrix Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, and Initialized Capital. Now surpassing a $4B valuation, Flock is scaling intentionally and seeking the best and brightest to help us meet our goal of reducing crime in the United States by 25% in the next three years.

Come join the legal team at Flock! We are seeking a self-motivated and experienced attorney who is passionate about partnership agreements, corporate, compliance, contracts, and enthusiastic about technology and its potential to drive safety in our communities.  This role will partner with various teams internally with particular focus on partnering and strategy initiatives of the company, and acting as the legal team’s lead advisor for all partnership and strategic initiatives.  The ideal candidate will be a team player that is comfortable bouncing ideas off of their peers and supporting a fast growing remote-first start-up company while making decisions that will guide, solve and push for our collective success.  Additionally, the ideal candidate will be comfortable, in addition to providing guidance and reviewing commercial agreements and providing counsel.

This position reports to the General Counsel.

• Provide support as a member of the Legal team, and in particular to the Strategy team, by providing guidance across the full range of initiatives the Strategy team is pursuing, including support and review of agreements, delivering legal strategies and providing legal counsel and guidance.  

• Assist the General Counsel in developing and implementing compliance programs and procedures to ensure adherence to relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards, as well as providing guidance and support to internal teams on various compliance issues as they arise.

• Assist with corporate matters

• Advise business clients and colleagues, on legal issues and risks, approval processes, and company policies and procedures.

• Prepare commercial agreements (MSAs, Vendor agreements, Licensing, etc.) with a knowledge of a customer’s needs and ability to fulfill its requirements.

• Review contract terms and conditions to verify that they are in compliance with company policies and any applicable federal and state regulations.

• Clearly explain contract terminology to internal teams, customers and other interested parties in simple, everyday language.

• Proofread, edit, and fact-check legal documents for accuracy and consistency.

• Track and maintain key terms/non-standard requests in a standardized manner (e.g., tracking in a CRM).

• You are collaborative -- ready to partner in initiatives that influence all aspects of the business and work with individuals throughout the company.

• As an integrated part of the team, you proactively assess legal risks and advise on products that will not only move information into the 21st century, but move information law forward as well.

• 10+ years of total experience supporting commercial transactions with a focus on partnership and growth initiatives

• 2+ years of in-house experience

• Strong understanding of corporate law and regulatory compliance

• Experience with internal compliance matters including overseeing the company’s compliance initiatives (OSHA and other state/federal compliance applicable to the company)

• Experience negotiating, drafting, and advising clients on technology-related commercial contracts, Cloud, or SaaS representing an enterprise business

• Experience with legal negotiation with government entities, private companies, and customers on contract terms and provisions

• Experience and comfort working with Slack, Salesforce, Docusign and other cloud-based software tools

• Partner with internal teams to ensure agreements are consistent with internal corporate policies and processes

• Identify and analyze legal issues, help determine business terms and structure transactions, and provide advice to colleagues that balances business objectives and legal risk

• Ability to identify, analyze, and suggest solutions for problems and customer complaints/concerns

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including an impeccable mastery of the English language

• Clear adherence to company policies and procurement rules and regulations

• Good organization skills and the ability to multitask on several projects simultaneously in a fast-paced startup environment

• Knowledge of negotiation best practices, both in-person and in written form, that considers cultural norms and the client's best interests

• Willingness to work virtually or in a remote-first company

• A good sense of humor and the ability to take on whatever comes your way is definitely a plus

• Juris Doctor and membership in good standing

We are a results-oriented culture and believe job descriptions are a thing of the past. We prescribe to 90 day plans and believe that good days, lead to good weeks, which lead to good months. This serves as a preview of the 90 day plan you will receive if you were to be hired as Associate General Counsel at Flock Safety. 

The First 30 Days

• Build relationships with the General Counsel, as well as the Legal Team, the Strategy Team and cross-functional stakeholders.

• Analyze and become familiar with all required compliance matters for Flock including researching issues and meeting with internal stakeholders

• Become familiar with Flock - learn our OKRs, company history, roadmap, culture, product suite and more. 

The First 60 Days 

• Create new process(es) and templates, as needed, for initiatives being pursued by the Strategy team.

• Create and implement a compliance playbook/plan regarding Flock’s adherence to compliance matters

• Become familiar with the terms and provisions within Flock’s core contracts. 

90 Days & Beyond 

• Own the entire process of working with the Strategy team

• Own all aspects of the compliance playbook/strategy

• Take ownership of any specific projects or initiatives identified during the first 90 days

We want our interview process to be a true reflection of our culture: transparent and collaborative. Throughout the interview process, your recruiter will guide you through the next steps and ensure you feel prepared every step of the way. 

1. Our First Chat: During this first conversation, you’ll meet with a recruiter to chat through your background, what you could bring to Flock, what you are looking for in your next role, and who we are. 

2. The Hiring Manager Interview: You will meet with your potential future boss to really dive into the role, the team, expectations, and what success means at Flock. This is your chance to really nerd out with someone in your field. 

3. The Panel: Learn more about the team, responsibilities, and workflows. You should be prepared to speak about past projects, how you collaborate and communicate with others, and how you live our values. Depending on the team and role you are interviewing for, you may meet with several teammates as well as cross-functional partners. 

💰Salary & Equity: In this role, you’ll receive a starting salary of $190,000-$250,000 as well as stock options

🌴Flexible PTO: We seriously mean it, plus 11 company holidays.

⚕️Fully-paid health benefits plan for employees: including Medical, Dental, and Vision and an HSA match. 

👪Family Leave: All employees receive 12 weeks of 100% paid parental leave. Birthing parents are eligible for an additional 6-8 weeks of physical recovery time.

🍼Fertility & Family Benefits: We have partnered with Maven, a complete digital health benefit for starting and raising a family. In 2024, Flock will provide a $ 50,000-lifetime maximum benefit related to eligible adoption, surrogacy, or fertility expenses.

🧠Mental Health: All employees receive an annual subscription to Headspace.

💖Caregiver Support: We have partnered with Cariloop to provide our employees with caregiver support 

💸Carta Tax Advisor: Employees receive 1:1 sessions with Equity Tax Advisors who can address individual grants, model tax scenarios, and answer general questions. 

💚ERGs: We want all employees to thrive and feel like they belong at Flock. We offer three ERGs today - Women of Flock, Flock Proud, and Melanin Motion. If you are interested in talking to a representative from one of these, please let your recruiter know.

💻WFH Stipend: $150 per month to cover the costs of working from home.

📚Productivity Stipend: $250 per year to use on Audible, Calm, Masterclass, Duolingo, Grammarly and so much more.

🏠Home Office Stipend: A one-time $750 to help you create your dream office.

🐾Pet Insurance: We’ve partnered with Pumpkin to provide insurance for our employee’s fur babies. 

Flock is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diverse backgrounds and thoughts and welcome everyone to apply for employment with us. We are committed to fostering an environment that is inclusive, transparent, and collaborative. Mutual respect is central to how Flock operates, and we believe the best solutions come from diverse perspectives, experiences, and skills. We embrace our differences and know that we are stronger working together.

If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at [email protected]. This information will be treated as confidential and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the interview process.