General Counsel

Blarney Ventures owns and manages a growing portfolio of professional service firms that are  fundamentally changing the outsourced sales and marketing space. BV owns and operates FullFunnel, VSMA, and Practice Alchemy, all of which provide outsourced professional services with a concentration on sales and marketing. We create world-class outsourcing partnership opportunities for businesses to partially or holistically outsource their sales and marketing programs and achieve above-industry average results. We treat our partners’ investments as “capital under management” and we quantify production like a professional asset manager.  

Blarney Ventures’ General Counsel is responsible for structuring, drafting, and negotiating all agreements across BVs portfolio, with a focus on our unique inbound, outbound, and sales practices. The GC supports key initiatives and business activities for all companies, which includes development, implementation, and management of client contracts, vendor agreements, and all other legal needs covering a wide array of products and services and compliance requirements across their unique business.  

Responsibilities:

• This role is responsible for all day to day legal matters affecting Blarney Ventures and its subsidiaries.

• Full ownership of all client contracts. Negotiate, draft, and implement all client agreements; partner internally and externally to ensure privacy, intellectual property, and compliance provisions are consistent with BV’s and client’s best practices and positions.

• Interact with clients on a regular basis to resolve questions related to all contractual obligations.

• Maintain legal document library. Design and implement process improvements, including creation of and/or updates of legal templates and playbooks.

• Approve and oversee all contracts and agreements in portfolio related to vendors, suppliers, landlords, etc.

• Oversee corporate governance of all current and future entities.

Additionally, this role may be asked to:

• Work with the Vice President of Finance on matters related to client collections &/or issues which may arise related to the LLC structures and parent-subsidiary complexities.

• Work with Director of Talent to assist in managing and advising on HR and labor issues; assist on immigration/visa applications and issues.

• Work with other team members as necessary as a member of the leadership team.

Required Skills/Experience:

• 5+ years of substantive practice experience, either at a reputable business-focused law firm, through previous in-house legal experience, or both, preferably with an emphasis on marketing and sales providers.

• Demonstrated expertise and real-world experience with:

• Corporate formation and governance;

• Contract drafting and negotiation;

• Privacy law (including applicability to sales and marketing firms via CAN-SPAM compliance, GDPR, Information Security Policies, and HIPAA/FDA considerations).

• Experience and exposure to multiple industries, with a preferred focus on hardware, SaaS, fintech, medtech, enterprise business, and consumer goods.

• Familiarity with labor law, FLSA/PFML compliance, and multi state employees.

• Law degree from a reputable university, admitted in good standing with license to practice in the State of Massachusetts. 

• The ability to provide clear, practical advice to non-legal team members on a variety of legal and business issues on short timelines, preferably in an entrepreneurial environment.

Other Skills Necessary:

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills as well as exceptional business acumen, legal and practical judgment, and strong problem-solving skills. 

• Highly responsive and service-oriented attitude coupled with a "no task is too big or small" outlook.

• Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage deadlines in a fast-paced and demanding work environment.

• Ability to maintain strong working relationships with internal stakeholders and external clients and partners.

• Desire to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, and ever-changing environment.

• Must be able to independently set priorities and drive results.

Blarney Ventures is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

When applying, please be sure to include a cover letter with your salary expectations for this role.  We thank all applicants for their interest in this opportunity, however, only qualified candidate selected for an interview will be contacted.