Job Description

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.