# Global Head of Legal

Hiring organization: [Blank Street Coffee](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/blank-street-coffee)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/a48e9fb4-74fd-4d73-a96d-ab99d0dc5bee

Listed on Blank Street Coffee's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Senior
- Location: New York, NY
- Salary: 200000 – 250000 USD per year

## Summary

Blank Street is hiring their first in-house legal counsel to build and lead a legal function from scratch as the coffee company scales globally. This role suits someone with 5+ years of generalist legal experience who thrives as both strategist and hands-on operator, balancing legal rigor with the speed a fast-growing business demands.

_Our summary, not Blank Street Coffee's wording._

## Skills named

Contract Negotiation, Corporate Governance, Employment Law, Intellectual Property

## Required

- JD from accredited law school
- Active US bar admission
- 5+ years legal experience combining law firm and in-house work
- Generalist expertise in commercial contracts, corporate governance, employment law, and real estate
- Experience with multi-jurisdiction operations
- Ability to build legal processes and templates from scratch
- Strong communication skills for non-legal stakeholders
- Independent work managing competing priorities

## Nice to have

- Multi-state US experience with UK or EU operations
- Track record in high-growth commercial environments
- Experience supporting new market entry

Apply on Blank Street Coffee's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/blankstreet/jobs/7994117003