Corporate Counsel

Job description

***Bellota Labs — ClubWPT Gold*** At Bellota Labs, we're a fast-paced, hypergrowth startup poised to revolutionize the gaming world with ClubWPT Gold — a groundbreaking product featuring the World Poker Tour. Driven by innovation, game integrity, and exceptional customer experiences, we're on a mission to set new standards in online gaming. We're seeking a Corporate Counsel to join our Legal team and serve as a trusted, hands-on legal partner across the business, with deep expertise in iGaming and sweepstakes law. This is a high-impact role for someone who wants real ownership over complex, fast-moving legal work — not just a seat at the table. ### Key Responsibilities - Serve as a legal advisor on sweepstakes compliance, gaming regulations, and general corporate promotional law across all jurisdictions we operate in. - Partner closely with the Head of Legal to build out and scale the legal function as the company grows. - Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts, vendor agreements, licensing deals, and partnership agreements. - Provide practical, business-first guidance on gray areas of gaming law — helping the business move fast while staying within acceptable risk tolerance. - Advise on employment law matters and ensure compliance across multiple jurisdictions. - Monitor and interpret evolving state and federal gaming, sweepstakes, and consumer protection regulations, translating them into clear guidance for the business. - Manage relationships with outside counsel and regulators where needed, and lead select matters independently. - Support corporate governance, risk management, and day-to-day business operations. - Review marketing, advertising, and promotional materials for legal and regulatory compliance. - Help build out internal legal processes, templates, and playbooks as the team scales. ### What We Are Looking For - 4+ years of experience in general business law, with meaningful focus on gaming, sweepstakes, media, entertainment, or tech startups. - Direct experience in iGaming and/or sweepstakes law is stronglylaw strongly preferred. - Background in a large law firmBig Law and/or in-house at a high-growth company; comfortable operating with startup speed and ambiguity. - Strong track record in contract negotiation, regulatory compliance, and risk management. - A proactive, business-first mindset — comfortable making calls in fast-moving, high-ambiguity environments. - NOT a litigator — we're looking for a strategic legal partner and skilled negotiator, not trial experience. - Highly independent and self-directed, capable of owning a wide range of legal matters with minimal oversight. - Excited about flexible, remote work with significant responsibility and room to grow into broader legal leadership over time.