Legal Counsel, Contracts

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Las Vegas, NV, USA
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Gaming • Mobile • Esports
The Role
About the job

If you want to build, develop, and see your impact, join Skillz and level up your Career! 

Skillz, the first publicly-traded mobile eSports platform that hosts billions of casual mobile gaming tournaments for millions of players worldwide, is revolutionizing the gaming industry. By fostering social competition within games, the Skillz platform helps developers build multi-million dollar franchises by enabling real-money activity in their games and providing operational support while connecting players through fair, enjoyable, and meaningful competition.

At Skillz, we understand the thrill of achievement and the satisfaction of overcoming challenges. Want to join a team made up of alums from Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Tesla, Twitter (X), Roblox, Zynga, Samsung, Lyft, EA, Riot, Nexon, Gameskraft, PlayStation, Unity, Scopely, Tinder, Intel, Deloitte, EY, Twitch, DraftKings, Wynn Resorts and more? Learn more to see if Skillz is the right fit for your next career move!

Responsibilities

  • Generalist legal role, with full ownership of contracts end to end. 

  • Primary focus on contracts, but will also support product, employment, privacy and more. 

  • Assess and mitigate contractual and corporate legal risks, providing clear, actionable guidance to leadership. 

  • Design and maintain scalable contract workflows.

Key Competencies 

  • Contract Ownership: Own contract drafting, review, negotiation, and management to ensure compliance and business alignment. 

  • Process Improvement: Streamline contract workflows and implement scalable solutions to improve efficiency and reduce risk. 

  • Risk Assessment and Mitigation: Assess contractual risks, recommended mitigations, and escalate to the Head of Legal when needed. 

  • Generalist Legal Support: Provide pragmatic in-house counsel on corporate, vendor, and operational matters. 

  • Contract Management System: Responsible for end-to-end ownership of Ironclad, including workflow design, template management, and system optimization; equivalent CMS experience is acceptable. 

Required Experience 

  • 4-5 years of experience in a legal department. 

  • Proven background handling contracts from end-to-end. 

  • Experience drafting and negotiating agreements. 

  • A background supporting corporate governance and routing corporate work. 

  • Must hold a Juris Doctorate degree. 

Preferred Experience (in addition to required experience) 

  • 4-7 years of in-house experience in a legal department. 

  • A background in general counsel-level work
  • Experience managing purchase, vendor, and developer agreements. 

  • Public company and gaming industry experience. 

Starting Compensation including Base + Bonus + Equity: $186,000 

Location: Las Vegas HQ - Onsite for 5 days per week 

Why Skillz

  • Culture of Impact: Join a united team of builders, creators, innovators, and entrepreneurs driven by the desire to win. At Skillz, we create value, obsess over our product, and make a difference in the world.

  • Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with our comprehensive benefits package, which includes 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision expenses for both you and your dependents. Additionally, take advantage of our 401K matching, equity incentives, pre-tax benefit options, and more.

  • Wellness Support: Enhance your well-being with our array of wellness initiatives, including meditation and mental health resources, physical fitness coaching and classes, family planning assistance, health and parenting guidance, virtual therapy sessions, and more.

  • Time off: We offer competitive paid time off (PTO) & company holidays to help you recharge and pursue your passions.

  • Las Vegas Headquarters: Skillz strongly believes in a five-day a week, collaborative office environment at our 36,000+ square foot headquarters. Enjoy free breakfast and catered lunches, snacks, a full-size gym with showers, commuter benefits, insurance, team bonding events and many more. 

  • Recognized Success: Skillz has earned recognition as one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, CNBC's Disruptor 50, San Francisco Business Times' Best Places to Work, Forbes' Next Billion-Dollar Startups, and the #1 fastest-growing company in America on the Inc. 5000 list, and many more.

  • Development Opportunities: We hold our employees to high standards while providing them with professional growth opportunities. We operate like a startup, and encourage all of our employees to collaborate and voice feedback about our product and ways we can improve as a business. We believe in never settling, and that also pertains to your growth. 

Join Skillz and Let's Redefine the Boundaries of Gaming!

Together, we'll create a world where skill, passion, and innovation thrive. We look forward to having you on board!

#LI-Onsite  #LI-AS1 #LI-AV1

Skillz embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to diversifying our workforce, we do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, gender, gender identity, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, veteran status, or disability status, and we operate in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
445 Employees
Year Founded: 2012

What We Do

Skillz is the leading mobile games platform that connects players in fair, fun, and meaningful competition. The Skillz platform helps developers build multi-million dollar franchises by enabling social competition in their games. Leveraging its patented technology, Skillz hosts billions of casual esports tournaments for millions of mobile players worldwide, and distributes millions in prizes each month. Skillz has also earned recognition as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, CNBC’s Disruptor 50, Forbes’ Next Billion-Dollar Startups, San Francisco Business Times’ Best Places to Work, and the #1 fastest-growing company in America on the Inc. 5000. We’re building a groundbreaking company that's pioneering an entirely new industry, and we're searching for top-notch people to join our mission. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to meet you!

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