About the job General Counsel (Designate)
Location: Remote (US East Coast or EU preferred)
Team: you + an experienced paralegal
Reports to: CEO (with board exposure)
About us
We are a lean PC/console publisher with global launches and a remote-first culture. Low overhead, high ownership, and the freedom to do focused work from your home office.
Why this role exists
We want a seasoned #2 from a major publisher/platform to become our first in-house legal leader. You'll run the function immediately and have a structured path to a formal GC title (and company secretary duties) after agreed milestones.
What you'll do
Own end-to-end commercial & publishing work: co-dev/OW, work-for-hire, milestone & rev-share, porting/localization, marketing/UA/creator deals, vendor frameworks.
Lead platform/distribution agreements (Steam/console stores), age ratings (ESRB/PEGI/USK), and live-ops/legal policies (UGC, online safety/age-appropriate design, T&S escalation).
Build scalable playbooks: templates, clause libraries, approval matrices, and a simple contract intake/SLA.
Manage outside counsel (IP, litigation, employment, tax, M&A).
Support board/CorpGov (insider list, options/RSUs, disclosures, policy updates).
Mentor and direct our paralegal; set cadence, priorities, and quality bars.
What success looks like (promotion milestones)
Within 6-12 months, you've:
Implemented a contract program (templates + intake) with <10 business-day SLA.
Closed publisher/studio/platform deals independently, with clean handoffs to production/finance.
Built a lean panel of outside counsel with pre-agreed fee caps.
Presented quarterly legal/risks dashboard to execs/board.
What you've done
8-12+ years PQE, including in-house at a video-game publisher/platform (US or EU).
Deep commercial/publishing negotiation under Delaware law (US).
Builder mindset: you've rolled out templates/ process in a lean environment; you like remote work and clear documentation.
Nice-to-haves
Ratings/loot box/age-design exposure; subscriptions/e-commerce; production fluency; cross-border (USUK/EU).
How we work
Remote-first, home-office friendly, core hours overlapping ET/UK, minimal meetings, strong docs, and real ownership.
How to apply
Send a short note + resume (or LinkedIn) and 12 anonymized deal summaries that show your publishing/studio work.