Corporate Counsel
Wayfair
Boston, Massachusetts
Posted 1 weeks ago
Hybrid
Qualifications
Education
J.D. from an accredited law school
Required Licenses
- Admitted to practice law in Massachusetts, or licensed in the jurisdiction in which you live and work (with willingness to obtain Massachusetts admission)
Responsibilities
Primary Duties
- Serve as primary point of contact for subsidiary governance leading formations, dissolutions, foreign qualifications, restructurings, and integrations across domestic and international legal entities
- Maintain the entity management system and official subsidiary records, minute books, and compliance calendars across jurisdictions, ensuring accuracy in directors, officers, managers, stockholders, and authorized signatories
- Own Section 16 filings (Forms 3, 4, and 5) and beneficial ownership monitoring for insiders
- Support preparation of routine SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K) and transaction diligence under the guidance of senior corporate counsel
- Build and continuously improve the tools, workflows, and automation that support this role's work this position is as much about putting better processes into production and reducing manual work as it is about mastering the subject matter
- Support Board and committee matters drafting resolutions, written consents, and minutes in partnership with senior counsel
About This Role
We are seeking a strategic, business-minded lawyer to join our Boston-based Corporate legal team.
Experience Requirements
Required
1-3+ years of relevant experience in a law firm or comparable in-house experience
Benefits & Perks
Benefits Package
- Full health benefits available (Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA/FSA) on day one for eligible employees.
- No-cost access to 2nd.MD, a virtual expert medical consultation and navigation service.
- Global Traveler Health Insurance through GeoBlue.
- 24/7 access to mental, financial, physical and emotional wellbeing support, plus an enhanced offering of therapy and coaching.
- Automatic enrollment into Basic Life and Accidental Death & Disability Insurance.
- 401(k) matching with immediate vesting.
- Paid Parental Leave, Surrogacy & Adoption Reimbursement and Caregiver Services.
- Tuition Reimbursement.
- Wayfair Employee Discount.
- Gym/Fitness Discounts (including Peloton, Wellhub and varying regional memberships).
- Exclusive access to thousands of perks & discounts through BenefitHub.
- Yearly match up to $500 for personal donations made by employees to registered 501(c)(3) nonprofits.
Required Skills
Soft Skills
Strong organizational skillsProject management skillsMultitasking skillsExcellent communication skills
Full Job Description
Corporate Legal Team Position
This is a hybrid in-office role that works out of our Boston location (Monday-Thursday onsite, Friday remote).
We are seeking a strategic, business-minded lawyer to join our Boston-based Corporate legal team. This high visibility role will take end-to-end ownership of core Corporate processes, including global subsidiary management, D&O questionnaires, quarterly compliance exercises and section 16 filings, while also gaining exposure to the broader Corporate and Securities vertical. This is a great growth opportunity for an early career lawyer to gain subject matter expertise while also making an immediate impact.
We're looking for someone who is highly detail oriented, thrives in a collaborative environment, and knows how to put technology built or bought to work designing scalable processes and driving efficiency.
This position is based in our Boston headquarters. We believe in-person collaboration is a competitive advantage. Enterprise employees are typically in-office Monday through Thursday, with Fridays remote.
What You'll Do
This is a hybrid in-office role that works out of our Boston location (Monday-Thursday onsite, Friday remote).
We are seeking a strategic, business-minded lawyer to join our Boston-based Corporate legal team. This high visibility role will take end-to-end ownership of core Corporate processes, including global subsidiary management, D&O questionnaires, quarterly compliance exercises and section 16 filings, while also gaining exposure to the broader Corporate and Securities vertical. This is a great growth opportunity for an early career lawyer to gain subject matter expertise while also making an immediate impact.
We're looking for someone who is highly detail oriented, thrives in a collaborative environment, and knows how to put technology built or bought to work designing scalable processes and driving efficiency.
This position is based in our Boston headquarters. We believe in-person collaboration is a competitive advantage. Enterprise employees are typically in-office Monday through Thursday, with Fridays remote.
What You'll Do
- Serve as primary point of contact for subsidiary governance leading formations, dissolutions, foreign qualifications, restructurings, and integrations across domestic and international legal entities
- Maintain the entity management system and official subsidiary records, minute books, and compliance calendars across jurisdictions, ensuring accuracy in directors, officers, managers, stockholders, and authorized signatories
- Own Section 16 filings (Forms 3, 4, and 5) and beneficial ownership monitoring for insiders
- Support preparation of routine SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K) and transaction diligence under the guidance of senior corporate counsel
- Build and continuously improve the tools, workflows, and automation that support this role's work this position is as much about putting better processes into production and reducing manual work as it is about mastering the subject matter
- Support Board and committee matters drafting resolutions, written consents, and minutes in partnership with senior counsel
- J.D. from an accredited law school
- Admitted to practice law in Massachusetts, or licensed in the jurisdiction in which you live and work (with willingness to obtain Massachusetts admission)
- 1-3+ years of relevant experience in a law firm or comparable in-house experience
- Genuine enthusiasm for using technology to solve legal problems and a desire to build fluency in AI and legal tech tools no prior track record required, but you should be eager to apply these tools to real workflows from day one
- Exposure to public company governance or entity management is a plus, not required
- Strong organizational, project management, and multitasking skills to manage multiple competing matters and deadlines
- Self-motivated, with a roll-up-sleeves mentality and willingness to tackle problems of all shapes and sizes
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex corporate governance concepts for stakeholders
- Full health benefits available (Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA/FSA) on day one for eligible employees.
- No-cost access to 2nd.MD, a virtual expert medical consultation and navigation service.
- Global Traveler Health Insurance through GeoBlue.
- 24/7 access to mental, financial, physical and emotional wellbeing support, plus an enhanced offering of therapy and coaching.
- Automatic enrollment into Basic Life and Accidental Death & Disability Insurance.
- 401(k) matching with immediate vesting.
- Paid Parental Leave, Surrogacy & Adoption Reimbursement and Caregiver Services.
- Tuition Reimbursement.
- Wayfair Employee Discount.
- Gym/Fitness Discounts (including Peloton, Wellhub and varying regional memberships).
- Exclusive access to thousands of perks & discounts through BenefitHub.
- Yearly match up to $500 for personal donations made by employees to registered 501(c)(3) nonprofits.
How to Apply
$170
/ hour
Wayfair pays $170 for Lawyer in Boston, Massachusetts, with most salaries ranging from $104 to $284. Pay can vary based on role, experience, and local cost of living.
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$170
Low
$104
High
$284
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