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General Counsel (Fractional with Path to Full Time)

Pursuit · New York City · On-site

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About Pursuit

Pursuit automatically finds SLED deals that convert to revenue. We’ll identify $1M in pipeline in 90 days, or your money back. Backed by AI Grant.

About the role

Pursuit is hiring a General Counsel to own our legal strategy and function — protecting the organization while clearing the path for our next phase of growth. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • 8+ years of corporate legal experience, including leading legal in-house at a small or midsize organization through a period of growth. Deep transactional expertise — contract law is your sweet spot
  • You've built legal and compliance processes from scratch, and your proactive, pragmatic counsel has helped the business innovate and scale
  • You've defined, shaped, and scaled revenue partnerships
  • You're equal parts strategic and tactical — happy to wear many hats and roll up your sleeves, switching from organization-level strategy to day-to-day execution without losing the thread
  • Solutions-oriented: you find the path that manages risk without slowing the organization down
  • You're excited to take on a critical leadership role, partnering with senior leadership on our most important cross-functional priorities in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment
More about this role

Pursuit is a social impact organization building the future of economic mobility in the age of AI.

For over a decade, we've transformed lives through immersive training programs that propel adults from low-income backgrounds — often without college degrees — into high-growth tech careers. Our graduates have already generated nearly $1 billion in lifetime wage gains. We've also pioneered the Pursuit Bond, an innovative outcomes-based financing model that aligns investor returns with long-term economic mobility, allowing us to scale impact in a financially sustainable way.

Now, as AI reshapes every industry, Pursuit is evolving into an AI-native organization. We're training AI-native talent, embedding AI into our operations, and building scalable software to extend our impact. From grassroots partnerships to national policy, we're not just filling jobs — we're rethinking how economic opportunity works at scale.

Pursuit is hiring a General Counsel to own our legal strategy and function — protecting the organization while clearing the path for our next phase of growth.

Reporting to the CEO, you'll be Pursuit's in-house legal lead, backed by a bench of outside pro bono support that...

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