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POSITION SUMMARY
The In-House Corporate Counsel role is a key contributor within Vistage’s Law Department, providing practical, high‑quality legal guidance across a broad range of matters that support the company’s strategic objectives. This position partners closely with senior in‑house counsel, cross‑functional business leaders, and external counsel to deliver timely, business‑minded legal advice while managing risk and ensuring compliance.
The ideal candidate is service‑oriented, adaptable, and energized by working on diverse legal issues in a fast‑paced, collaborative in‑house environment. This role requires sound judgment, strong communication skills, and the ability to balance legal rigor with business pragmatism.
This is a rare opportunity for a junior lawyer with a commitment to a career as in-house counsel to be mentored by senior in-house attorneys in a fast-paced environment, addressing US and international legal issues with a high degree of autonomy.
THE COMPANY
Vistage is the world’s largest CEO coaching and peer advisory organization for small and midsize business (SMB) leaders. We offer the most effective approach for SMB enterprises to achieve better results and grow faster and for SMB leaders to maximize their impact.
The 45,000+ members we serve are CEOs, owners and executives of SMB organizations located across the US and in 40 countries worldwide. These SMB executives spend a day or more with Vistage every month, immersing themselves in our comprehensive platform to become better leaders, make better decisions and achieve better results. Our platform features three core elements: valuable perspectives from a trusted group of peers, professional guidance and meeting facilitation from an accomplished business leader (the Chair), as well as deep insights from subject matter experts.
Vistage was founded more than 65 years ago, and we’ve grown every year since then by innovating to stay on the cutting edge of business and relentlessly delivering value to our members. Our success is demonstrated by Vistage member companies growing 2.2 times faster than non-Vistage peer companies. Learn more about us at www.vistage.com.
VISTAGE EMPLOYEE LIFE
Vistage’s success is anchored by a unique culture that reinforces employee commitment to the Vistage mission. It is a spirit of collective success and achievement which is also reflected in our workplace. Here’s a sample of the employee experience that helps drive our success:
- Welcome to our home. Our US headquarters sits in the heart of San Diego’s UTC area. It features an open, modern aesthetic with lots of collaboration spaces and opportunities to interact with co-workers. We stay fueled up with free snacks and a weekly free lunch day, along with free lattes and nitro cold brew coffee on tap! From our San Diego base, we collaborate with colleagues based across the country and around the world.
- We sweat the details. Our on-site gym is decked out with Peloton bikes and other top-tier fitness equipment to keep your workout challenging and fresh. Our campus also offers access to an additional gym, volleyball courts, and a scenic office park, perfect for getting in those midday steps!
- We invest in your career. Each employee has an actionable career progression plan developed through individual collaboration with their manager. We focus on promoting from within, and employee progression plans are complemented by all-staff development days held in our state-of-the-art learning center. Employees also have access to tons of individualized development resources and a generous tuition reimbursement program.
- We invest in you. Our employee benefits program is one of the most generous you’ll find. Fully-paid healthcare is provided for employees through Aetna, along with access to dental, vision, and life insurance coverage available to employees at very low rates. Take care of your financial future with eligibility for 401(k) matching funds after your first month as an employee. Use the free individual investment counseling we provide to help you grow the money you’ve saved. You’ll also start with 16 days of paid time off + 12 paid holidays per year to allow you to relax and recharge. Employees receive additional annual paid days off based on tenure.
- We keep it fun! Whether you’re with us in the Padres luxury suite enjoying our summer baseball outing, unwinding during an employee happy hour, or toasting your co-workers at our epic annual holiday party, you’ll see that we take having fun as seriously as helping our members succeed! The office vibe is business casual with flexible schedules, along with the freedom to work from home three days per if you so choose! We value mutual respect and laughter . . . we hate stiff formality. You’ll have regular access to Vistage executives—our CEO even buys everyone doughnuts to fuel his informal employee chats!
Vistage’s culture and sense of mission drive employee loyalty: more than half of our staff has been with the company for five years or longer. Are you ready to start your Vistage journey?
RESPONSIBILITIES
Legal Advisory & Business Partnership
- Provide responsive, practical legal guidance to internal stakeholders across departments on a wide variety of legal matters.
- Develop a strong understanding of Vistage’s business model, strategic priorities, and risk tolerance to deliver actionable legal recommendations.
- Partner cross‑functionally to scope legal needs, assess risk, prioritize requests, and support business initiatives.
Commercial Contracts & Transactions
- Review, draft, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including vendor, services, technology, and confidentiality agreements.
- Ensure contracts appropriately mitigate risk while supporting business objectives and timelines.
Litigation & Dispute Management
- Assist with all phases of litigation and dispute management, demand letters and other including pre‑litigation correspondence, discovery support, subpoena responses, and coordination with outside counsel.
- Directly manage collections‑related litigation and related legal processes, as applicable.
Compliance, Privacy & Data Protection
- Support compliance with U.S. and international privacy and data protection laws, including GDPR, CPRA, and similar regulations.
- Partner with internal teams to implement and maintain privacy‑related policies, processes, and training.
- Holding the IAPP Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) credential is a plus. Otherwise, the candidate must be willing to earn this credential within the first year of employment (costs to be paid by the company). Regional specializations may be subsequently required.
Intellectual Property & Risk Management
- Under the direction of senior counsel, Support trademark and copyright matters, including filings, monitoring, and enforcement, as needed.
- Under the direction of the Chief Legal Officer, assist with insurance‑related matters and general corporate risk management initiatives.
Outside Counsel & Stakeholder Management
- Collaborate with and manage outside counsel in the U.S. and internationally to ensure effective, cost‑efficient legal support.
- Maintain clear, timely, and professional communication between the Law Department and business partners.
General Legal Support
- Contribute to continuous improvement of legal processes, templates, and internal workflows.
- Perform other duties as assigned to support the Law Department and broader organization.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school. Business-related undergraduate degree is a plus.
- Active member of the California Bar or registered as California In House Counsel.
- 0–5 years of experience practicing law, and commitment to a career as in-house counsel.
- Experience or exposure to several of the following areas is preferred: commercial contracts, litigation management, privacy and data protection, corporate compliance, trademarks, labor and employment.
- Comfortable working with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) and leveraging AI resources. Experience working with legal-specific software programs is a plus.
- Strong legal judgment with the ability to assess risk and provide clear, actionable guidance.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate legal concepts into business friendly language.
- High sense of urgency and commitment to meeting deadlines and commitments. Proven ability to manage multiple matters simultaneously while meeting deadlines in a fast paced environment.
- Collaborative mindset with a demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships across functions.
- High level of integrity, professionalism, and discretion.
- Servant-leader mindset. Appreciation that the Law Department is a support function that empowers the operational teams to achieve our shared goal of growing the company by consistently delivering high-quality service to members.
- Self motivated problem solver with enthusiasm for continuous learning. Proactively looks for new opportunities to add value, rather than simply responding to requests.
TOTAL COMPENSATION RANGE
The expected annual pay range for this position is $90,000 - $115,000. This range includes a target annual bonus equal to 9.75% of base compensation.
JOB LOCATION
Hybrid in San Diego; 2 days onsite, 3 days offsite
- $90,000 - $115,000
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