Head of Legal

Location: New York

Partiful's mission is to cultivate friendships through social events.

We believe parties (and other social events) are the most effective way to meet new people and make friends. Our product helps you throw incredible events, starting with memorable party pages that make it easy to plan with guests — download the app to see how it works!

We're building new ways to streamline planning, connect meaningfully in the real world, and make connections between friends-of-friends. Our ultimate vision is to power everything you do in-person with your friends, eliminating the friction of bringing your most memorable experiences to life. You can read more about our mission in The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Wirecutter, and USA Today.

Partiful was named Google's Best App of 2024, a Finalist for Apple's App Store Awards, and Apple's App of the Day (awarded 4x). In 2025, we were named one of TIME's 100 Most Influential Companies, one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, and named to Inc. Magazine's Best in Business List.

Our company is backed by top-tier investors including Andreessen Horowitz and Google Ventures, and advised by the founders of some of the most successful consumer social products ever made.

The Role

We’re looking for a Head of Legal to build and own the legal function end-to-end. You’ll be a strategic partner to the CEO and leadership team, while also rolling up your sleeves to handle the day-to-day legal work of a high-growth consumer company.

You'll set the legal foundation that allows the company to move fast and responsibly.

In this role, you will:

• Own all legal matters across the company, including product, commercial, corporate, and regulatory work, collaborating closely with company leadership and external counsel where needed

• Advise leadership on corporate governance matters, maintain proper corporate records, and ensure adherence to legal and regulatory requirements

• Translate legal complexity into clear, practical guidance for non-legal teammates

• Develop processes to scale your work, ensuring appropriate legal coverage with lean operations

• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, including vendor and partnership agreements, ensuring terms that protect the company's interests

• Identify, assess, and mitigate legal and compliance risks across the company, working closely with Product Engineering, Marketing, and Community teams

• Develop and oversee privacy policies and procedures to ensure compliance with data protection regulations across various jurisdictions (e.g., GDPR, CCPA), working closely with external counsel as needed

• Support new product launches, features, and monetization models (payments, refunds, chargebacks, promotions, contests, marketing/influencer/brand deals, etc.)

• Manage intellectual property strategy and protection, including patents, trademarks, and copyrights, working closely with our external counsel

• Oversee employment law matters and ensure compliance with labor regulations and policies, working closely with our external counsel

• Collaborate with and manage external legal advisors for specialized legal issues as needed

• Ensure compliance with relevant financial and tax regulations

• Identify and proactively manage legal and regulatory risk as the company scales

• Own incident response for legal issues (complaints, disputes, demand letters, etc.)

• Build smart, startup-friendly compliance processes (not bureaucracy)

• Support the CEO in fundraising activities, including helping to manage investor relations

You're likely a good fit if:

• You have a JD from an accredited law school; (CPA, CFA, or MBA a plus but not required)

• You’ve been admitted to practice law in New York

• You have 8-12 years of experience in a legal role, with a mix of top law firm experience and in-house experience at a venture-backed startup

• You have demonstrated experience in corporate law, contract negotiation, intellectual property, and regulatory compliance

• You’re pragmatic, business-minded, and able to balance risk with speed

• You know when to handle matters in-house vs. outsource

• You pride yourself on excellent attention to…