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About the Role

As Employment & Commercial Counsel, you will advise business partners and drive RTR’s growth by counseling the People Team and executives on employment law matters, and by drafting and negotiating commercial agreements. You will also handle a broad range of legal questions including brand relationships, transportation, safety, environmental compliance, and international trade. This role requires a strategic, hands-on, and creative approach to problem-solving, reporting to the Chief Legal & Administrative Officer.

Responsibilities

Serve as the lead attorney and strategic advisor for all employment matters across the business, including recruitment, employee relations, performance management, leaves of absence and accommodations, labor matters, wage and hour matters, internal investigations, worker’s compensation, and immigration.
In partnership with the People team, develop and maintain effective HR policies, procedures and other documentation, including drafting, implementing, and maintaining form documents and ensuring clear and effective procedures for employment matters.
Draft and review commercial contracts, including agreements with designer partners, sponsorships, advertisers/influencers/ambassadors, technology partners including but not limited to, SaaS and software licensing partners, and consultants, and more.
Partner with colleagues on the Legal team to scale RTR’s legal function, including building templates, policies, procedures, and the legal tech stack.
Advise various teams on key business initiatives and address ad-hoc legal questions.
Develop training materials and other resources for business partners.
Collaborate with other business functions to develop pragmatic solutions that support Company growth while managing legal risk.
Work independently on owned matters and collaborate on key legal and business deliverables with leadership.

Requirements

JD and NY bar membership or eligibility to register as an in-house attorney in NY.
4+ total years of practicing law.
2+ years experience in employment law.
2+ years of work as in-house counsel for an operating company.
Experience with non-exempt workforces is a plus.
Experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements.
Interest in developing skills as a legal generalist.
Familiarity with marketing/advertising, traditional or digital media, tech, ecommerce, retail, manufacturing, or contract lifecycle management is a plus.
A practical, proactive, creative, and risk-based approach to counseling and negotiating.
Excellent judgment.
Systemic and process-driven thinker excited about scaling RTR’s Legal services.
Ability to translate legal issues into clear, plain English guidance and business solutions for non-lawyers.
Highly collaborative work ethic, while also exercising autonomy as a subject matter expert.
Flexibility to thrive at an ambitious, dynamic growth company.
Strong business judgment and ability to calibrate response urgency.
Ability to interact effectively with colleagues and clients, and build strong relationships and influence across departments.
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple critical projects under tight deadlines.

Skills

Employment law
Commercial contract drafting and negotiation
Legal generalist skills
HR policy development
Risk management
Legal tech stack development
Training material development
Collaboration
Autonomy
Business judgment
Prioritization
Project management

Location

Brooklyn headquarters

Work Type

Office-centric
Remote work option on Fridays

Experience Level

4+ years of practicing law
2+ years in-house counsel experience

Education Level

JD degree
NY bar membership or eligibility

Salary/Compensations

$154,170 to $192,712

Benefits

Paid Time Off (vacation, bereavement, family sick leave)
Comprehensive health, vision, dental, FSA, and dependent care from day 1
401(k) match
Exclusive employee subscription and rental discounts
Universal Paid Parental Leave for both parents
Flexible return to work program
Paid Sabbatical after 5 years of continuous service
Company-wide events and outings

About the Company

Rent the Runway (RTR) is transforming the way we get dressed by pioneering the world’s first Closet in the Cloud.
Founded in 2009, RTR has disrupted the $2.4 trillion fashion industry by inspiring women with a more joyful, sustainable and financially-savvy way to feel their best every day.
RTR offers infinite points of access to its shared closet via a fully customizable subscription to fashion, one-time rental or ownership.
The brand offers designer apparel and accessories from hundreds of brand partners and has built in-house proprietary technology and a one-of-a-kind reverse logistics operation.
RTR has been named to CNBC’s “Disruptor 50” five times and placed on Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies list multiple times.

Equal Opportunity

Rent the Runway is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant or employee based on any legally-recognized basis, including, but not limited to: race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age (40 and over), national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status, uniformed service member status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.