Job description
Muck Rack is the leading SaaS platform for public relations and communications professionals. Our mission is to enable organizations to build trust, tell their stories, and demonstrate the unique value of earned media. Muck Rack’s AI-powered, comprehensive, and integrated platform streamlines the PR workflow to help businesses generate positive media coverage, monitor mentions to manage brand reputation, and analyze PR’s impact on business outcomes. By combining media database, monitoring, and reporting into one dynamic platform, we empower teams to collaborate seamlessly, pitch effectively, and analyze results faster and more efficiently.
Founder-controlled, fully distributed, and growing sustainably, Muck Rack has received several awards for its unparalleled culture and product from organizations like Inc., Quartz, G2, and BuiltIn. We value resilience, transparency, ownership, and customer devotion, and infuse these values into everything we do.
We’re looking for a detail-oriented, entry-level Contract Attorney to join our team who is excited about our passionate user base and is interested in joining a dedicated cross-functional team that engages with our customers and vendors.
As our Contract Attorney, your mission will be to support our Legal team in reviewing various contracts like NDAs, SaaS agreements, and Professional Services Agreements, in addition to reviewing and maintaining company records such as state/federal registrations and corporate governance documents. You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have basic knowledge of drafting and reviewing commercial contracts
This temporary position offers the possibility of transitioning to a full-time role based on performance and company needs.
What you’ll do:
- First round review contract drafting, review, and negotiations
- Develop an understanding of Muck Rack’s internal processes and procedures, products, and services to develop contract templates and ensure contract compliance
- Maintain an understanding of Muck Rack’s contract templates, contracts policy, legal risk and liability, and company position on multiple matters
- Assist the Legal Department with management of contract templates, contract change control process, and related correspondence requiring legal input
- Collaborate with internal departments for the entire contract lifecycle ensuring timely review, approval, negotiation, contract close-out, extensions, renewals, or variations of agreements
How success will be measured in this role:
- Turn around time
- Ability to negotiate with customers and adhere to company terms
- Work cross-functionally with various teams
- Work collaboratively to provide recommendations to resolve to complex contract/company related questions
If the details below describe you, you could be a great fit for this role:
- At least 1 year of experience in contract review, drafting, and negotiations(In house preferred not required)
- JD from an accredited law school and admission to a State Bar
- Ability to manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously, work efficiently under pressure, seek appropriate supervisory input where needed, and consistently meet tight deadlines
- Strong analytical, drafting, and negotiation skills (both verbally and written)
- Demonstrated success building relationships and working across functional lines (sales, legal, operations, service, implementation, etc.) to achieve results
- Strong organizational skills and ability to be flexible and self-directed in a fast-paced environment as well as under the supervision of Associate Counsel
- Strong ethics, integrity, and values including ability to maintain confidentiality with respect to agreement contents and other highly sensitive business matters and projects required
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to be agile and learn systems
- An understanding of finance/invoicing/insurance
Interview Overview
Below you’ll find an outline of the interview plan for this role. Please note that this is what we expect the process to look like; we may ask you for supplemental information or require an additional step before making a final decision.
- 30 min interview with a member of our Talent Team
- A 1 hour zoom interview with the hiring manager
- Peer interviews with several team members
- Skills assessment (2 hours max)
- Final call(s) with executive team member(s)
Salary
In the US, the base salary for this role is between $85,000 and $100,000+, depending on skills and experience. We take a geo-neutral approach to compensation within the US, meaning that we pay based on job function and level, not location. For all other countries, we have competitive pay bands based on market standards.
Individual compensation decisions are based on a number of factors, including experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company. We expect the majority of the candidates who are offered roles at our company to fall healthily throughout the range based on these factors. We recognize that the person we hire may be less experienced (or more senior) than this job description as posted. If that ends up being the case, the updated salary range will be communicated with you as a candidate.
Why Muck Rack?
Remote Work, Forever
- Fully distributed team with a permanent remote setup
- Home office stipend, phone and internet reimbursement, coworking membership
- Virtual and in-person team bonding (lunches, events, competitions)
Transparent & Fair Compensation
- Competitive geo-neutral pay in the U.S.
- Annual reviews to ensure equity and market alignment
- Standardized bonus or commission structure
- 401(k) with employer contributions
- Equity opportunities
Health & Wellness
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance for employees and dependents
- 100% premium coverage for individuals on high-deductible plans
- 24⁄7 Virtual Care and Employee Assistance Program
- Employer-funded HSA contributions and other pre-tax benefits
- Quarterly wellness stipend and free Headspace subscription
Time Off & Family Benefits
- 4+ weeks of PTO, plus paid sick and mental health days
- 13 paid holidays with the option to swap for personal days
- Up to 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave
Learning and Development
- Transparent pathways for internal mobility and promotion
- Bi-annual performance reviews, team workshops, and leadership training
- Unlimited access to Coursera and O’Reilly
- 2 additional PTO days annually for learning and development
Inclusive, Customer-First Culture
- Commitment to equity and valuing diverse perspectives
- Agile, founder-led company focused on collaboration and innovation
- Trusted by 3,000+ companies worldwide
Note: Benefits and compensation reflect offerings for U.S.-based employees. Support is provided for employees in other locations, in compliance with local laws and regulations.
While we are a fully distributed team, we do have limitations on where we can hire and maintain a list of acceptable working locations based on job function. If we are unable to hire in your current location for the role for which you applied, you will be notified via email. While we enjoy many benefits as a permanently distributed and remote company, we cannot always support relocation or extended travel and have guidelines in place to ensure compliant work away from your designated permanent residence.
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