Corporate Counsel – Governance & Securities

About Teamshares

Teamshares acquires small businesses from retiring owners, transitions them to new leadership, and grants meaningful equity to employees. Our mission is to create $10 billion in wealth for working Americans by building a network of 10,000 employee-owned companies.

We are in the early days of building a durable public company. Over the past several years, we have continuously adapted and strengthened our model — improving financial discipline, governance rigor, and operational systems across our network. This is a pivotal moment for our Legal team.

The Role

We are seeking a strategic, business-oriented attorney to join our Legal team and lead across core corporate work — governance, securities, and strategic transactions — while partnering closely with Finance, Accounting, Strategy, and executive leadership.

This is a high-impact role with real ownership and visibility. You will help design and institutionalize the legal and governance infrastructure required to scale a multi-entity operating company and transition to public-company readiness.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical corporate and securities expertise with sound judgment, operational pragmatism, and a bias toward building durable systems.

Key Responsibilities:

Corporate Governance & Public Company Readiness
• Assist with board and committee operations, including preparation of materials, resolutions, written consents, and governance documentation.
• Maintain corporate formalities across Teamshares and affiliated entities, ensuring compliance with state, federal, and international requirements.
• Help design and implement scalable governance processes to support public company readiness, including SEC reporting preparation, insider trading policies, disclosure controls, and compliance with the 1933 and 1934 Acts.
• Partner with Finance and Accounting to support internal controls over financial reporting and audit readiness.
• Maintain organized, auditable systems for tracking governance documents, equity records, and regulatory filings.

Transactions & Financial Operations
• Provide legal support for debt compliance and capital structure optimization.
• Support implementation of processes that will scale in a public-company environment.

Equity & Ownership Management
• Oversee the company’s equity plans and incentive programs.
• Advise on issuance, transfer, repurchase, and restructuring of shares and options.
• Coordinate with Finance and HR on equity grants and employee equity education.
• Help ensure compliance with securities exemptions and public-company reporting obligations.

Risk Management & Cross-Functional Partnership
• Advise executive leadership on legal risk with financial, governance, or strategic implications.
• Help develop and roll out internal policies reflecting public-company standards.
• Coordinate with external counsel efficiently and cost-effectively.
• Provide training on governance, equity, and securities compliance.

Required Qualifications
• 5+ years of experience in corporate and securities law, including equity administration.
• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
• Active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
• Experience managing complex corporate transactions.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. securities laws, including the 1933 and 1934 Acts.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Ability to operate cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.
• Business-oriented mindset balancing legal rigor with practicality.

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience in Big Law corporate or capital markets practices. Direct experience supporting an IPO or serving in a public company legal department.
• Familiarity with Carta, Shareworks, MS@Work or similar equity platforms.
• Experience supporting large-scale financing events (private and/or public).
• Experience operating in a multi-entity structure with financial oversight discipline.

Why Join Now

Teamshares is building a financially disciplined, mission-driven company designed for long-term public markets durability. This role offers the opportunity to help architect the governance and securities foundation for our next chapter.