General Counsel

AvantStay delivers exceptional, unique stays for group travelers. The company has built a tech-enabled millennial hospitality brand to be the new standard for group experience. We are venture funded and growing rapidly in the explosive $100+ billion dollar STR industry.

What we are looking for...

An emotionally intelligent and strategic General Counsel who will be responsible for advising the company on a wide variety of legal matters that relate to our business model and our functioning as a new and growing enterprise. This General Counsel will work cross-functionally with other teams to ensure that due diligence is followed in all aspects of our growth and operations, and will have the business acumen and critical thinking required to provide advice that considers all facets of the business - legal, strategic, operational, financial and risk.

What you’ll do…

Serve as AvantStay’s primary attorney.

Ensure that all of our operations adhere to best practices and proactively find constructive, creative and actionable solutions to address any potential legal and regulatory issues and allow the business to thrive.

Review our legal documents and agreements to limit risk and maximize benefits. Work with the Policy team to implement safeguards to ensure regulatory compliance in new and existing markets.

Support commercial deal structuring, negotiations and agreement drafting and implementation.

Manage ongoing corporate governance and legal compliance requirements.

Early identification, advice and resolution of legal and compliance risks, effective management of contracting requirements.

Ability to draft, review, structure and negotiate various real estate, including but limited to leasing agreements and financing agreements, escrow, mortgage, purchase and sale agreements working with other departments to make this process run smoothly.

Support service distribution, revenue generation and compliance with relevant legislation, regulations and best practice corporate governance standards.

Support and enable domestic and international growth, while mitigating a range of risks.

Review legal contracts and agreements between AvantStay and third-parties and advising the business and executive units on any legal risks, liabilities etc. associated with deals/contracts.

Review marketing, advertising and promotional materials for compliance with relevant advertising, privacy, consumer law etc.

Review employment and employee option agreements prepared by HR.

Create, implement and manage corporate governance processes and procedures as required to ensure compliance with relevant legislative requirements.

Review employee practices to ensure that these practices comply with internal company policies and any relevant regulations and legislative requirements.

Instruct and liaise with external law firms in relation to more specialist work.

What you’ll bring…

You have 6+ years of experience practicing law in real estate, the hospitality industry, startups, or financial services, either in-house or at a national law firm.

You must have at least 2 years experience working in-house as CLO or General Counsel.

You have a minimum of 3 years working with real estate and a strong understanding of commercial leasing agreements, permitting, zoning and compliance with exceptional drafting and negotiation skills.

Ideally you would also have experience working with regulations. pertaining to short-term rental, hotel and other transient occupancy use permitting, zoning, and compliance.

Strong commercial acumen and experience working in high growth start-ups preferred.

Humble and self-starter with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and willingness to step in where needed.

Familiarity with corporate governance requirements.

Excellent oral and written communication skills, supported by exceptional interpersonal, team collaboration and organizational skills.

Problem solver who is able to shift to new projects, ideas and approaches and has a high effectiveness while juggling many tasks and working across multiple projects.

History of practicing law in California, admitted to the CA bar in good standing.

Legal right to work in the United States.

When you join AvantStay…

You’ll be doing work that matters alongside an experienced and dynamic team, transforming the way people travel and vacation. Your place within the colossal travel and real estate industries will leave you with a wealth of opportunities to feel both challenged to innovate and rewarded for your efforts. Of course, we will offer you pay and benefits, but we’re about more than that. AvantStay is a place where you can craft your own path to greatness. Whether you think in code, words, pictures or numbers, find your future at AvantStay.

Perks and Benefits

Salary: $110,000 - $180,000

Stock option plan

Benefits and Unlimited Paid Time Off

Team bonding and off-site events

Complimentary and discount stays at AvantStay properties

Dog-friendly office

Equal Employment Opportunity...

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer- and celebrate our employees' differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status. Different makes us better.