[Remote] Legal Counsel
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Taylor Root is a start-up company preparing for significant expansion and a future uplisting. They are seeking an In-House Counsel with deep capital markets, public company, and SEC reporting experience, who will have direct access to the CEO and the opportunity to build the legal function from the ground up.
Responsibilities
- Advise the CEO and leadership team on U.S. securities laws, disclosure obligations, and compliance requirements
- Lead preparation, drafting, and review of all major SEC filings, including: 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, S-1, S-3, S-4, S-8, Proxy Statements (14A), Section 13 and 16 filings
- Manage responses to SEC comment letters and coordinate with external counsel as needed
- Support future uplisting efforts and ensure compliance with NYSE/NASDAQ listing standards
- Prepare and maintain board and committee resolutions, meeting minutes, governance policies, and D&O questionnaires
- Advise on corporate governance best practices and evolving regulatory requirements
- Draft and manage shareholder-facing materials and disclosures
- Support and execute a wide range of corporate transactions, including: Equity offerings, High-yield debt, Convertible notes, M&A-related filings, ATM programs
- Draft and review offering memoranda, prospectus supplements, registration statements, and legal opinions
- Prepare and manage NYSE or NASDAQ listing applications
- Ensure ongoing compliance with exchange governance and reporting standards
- Provide legal support across the business as the company grows, including acquisitions, corporate structuring, and future internal legal build-out
- Serve as a strategic advisor to the CEO during a period of rapid expansion
Skills
- Deep capital markets, public company, and SEC reporting experience
- Nearly a decade of experience advising public companies on securities laws, governance, and complex transactional matters
- Experience coming directly from a top-tier law firm
- Ability to advise the CEO and leadership team on U.S. securities laws, disclosure obligations, and compliance requirements
- Experience leading preparation, drafting, and review of all major SEC filings, including 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, S-1, S-3, S-4, S-8, Proxy Statements (14A), Section 13 and 16 filings
- Experience managing responses to SEC comment letters and coordinating with external counsel as needed
- Ability to support future uplisting efforts and ensure compliance with NYSE/NASDAQ listing standards
- Experience preparing and maintaining board and committee resolutions, meeting minutes, governance policies, and D&O questionnaires
- Ability to advise on corporate governance best practices and evolving regulatory requirements
- Experience drafting and managing shareholder-facing materials and disclosures
- Experience supporting and executing a wide range of corporate transactions, including equity offerings, high-yield debt, convertible notes, M&A-related filings, and ATM programs
- Experience drafting and reviewing offering memoranda, prospectus supplements, registration statements, and legal opinions
- Experience preparing and managing NYSE or NASDAQ listing applications
- Ability to ensure ongoing compliance with exchange governance and reporting standards
- Ability to provide legal support across the business as the company grows, including acquisitions, corporate structuring, and future internal legal build-out
- Ability to serve as a strategic advisor to the CEO during a period of rapid expansion
Benefits
- Equity is available now, but details are still being set
- No benefits; everyone is a 1099 contractor
- They plan to add benefits and W‑2 employment after uplisting
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