Legal Counsel

At PitchBook, a Morningstar company, we are always looking forward. We continue to innovate, evolve, and invest in ourselves to bring out the best in everyone. We’re deeply collaborative and thrive on the excitement, energy, and fun that reverberates throughout the company.

Our extensive learning programs and mentorship opportunities help us create a culture of curiosity that pushes us to always find new solutions and better ways of doing things. The combination of a rapidly evolving industry and our high ambitions means there’s going to be some ambiguity along the way, but we excel when we challenge ourselves. We’re willing to take risks, fail fast, and do it all over again in the pursuit of excellence.

If you have a good attitude and are willing to roll up your sleeves to get things done, PitchBook is the place for you.

About the Role:

The PitchBook Legal team has a fun, challenging, and dynamic role supporting a rapidly growing company. We work with stakeholders across the organization on a wide variety of commercial and regulatory legal issues. Although we treat our work with the seriousness it deserves, making it fun is a core value at PitchBook, and the legal team attempts to realize that value and maintain a good sense of humor at all times.

PitchBook’s Legal Counsel drafts, reviews, and negotiates licenses and other commercial agreements and provides advice and guidance on a variety of other legal matters affecting the worldwide operations of PitchBook. The role requires strong communication and drafting skills, the ability to work well with a diverse range of individuals, understanding that lawyers are in a service role, and sound business acumen.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

• Work with Sales and Product Management personnel to structure, draft, review, analyze, and negotiate complex data licenses commercial partnerships, media agreements, and other outbound commercial contracts related to the products and services PitchBook makes available to its clients in the United States and abroad

• Work with PitchBook’s internal stakeholders to review and negotiate data licensing, software, consulting, IT, and related contracts with company vendors

• Advise on information security, privacy, and related issues, including GDPR, the California Consumer Privacy Act, and other laws

• Provide practical, decisive guidance to business development, business operations, marketing, and finance teams that balances business objectives and legal risk

• Advise on industry, commercial, IP, privacy, employment, and other laws, regulations, and developments relating to PitchBook’s worldwide business

• As needed, work with PitchBook’s sister businesses, Morningstar’s corporate functions, and external counsel in connection with litigation, real estate matters, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring activities, and other similar projects

• Support the vision and values of the company through role modeling and encouraging desired behaviors

• Participate in various company initiatives and projects as requested

Skills and Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor degree required

• At least 2-5 years of experience advising corporate clients either as in house counsel or in private practice

• Proven drafting and analytical skills

• Demonstrated ability to work efficiently and independently, prioritize workflow, meet demanding deadlines, and manage multi-faceted projects in a fast-moving environment

• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite including in-depth knowledge of Outlook, Word, and Excel with the ability to pick up new systems and software easily

• Must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future

Benefits + Compensation at PitchBook:

Physical Health

• Comprehensive health benefits

• Additional medical wellness incentives

• STD, LTD, AD&D, and life insurance

Emotional Health

• Paid sabbatical program after four years

• Paid family and paternity leave

• Annual educational stipend

• Ability to apply for tuition reimbursement

• CFA exam stipend

• Robust training programs on industry and soft skills

• Employee assistance program

• Generous allotment of vacation days, sick days, and volunteer days

Social Health

• Matching gifts program

• Employee resource groups

• Subsidized emergency childcare

• Dependent Care FSA

• Company-wide events

• Employee referral bonus program

• Quarterly team building events

Financial Health

• 401k match

• Shared ownership employee stock program

• Monthly transportation stipend

*Please be aware the above PitchBook benefit and perk offerings are subject to corresponding plan and policy documents and may change during the course of your employment.

Compensation

• Annual base salary: $140,000-$160,000

• Target annual bonus percentage: 10%

Working Conditions:

At the heart of our company is a belief in the power of in-person collaboration. Being together in the office fuels our creativity, strengthens our connections, and drives the innovation that sets us apart. Our culture is built on spontaneous moments—those hallway conversations, whiteboard brainstorms, and shared celebrations in each of our global offices—that simply can’t be replicated remotely. This role is expected to be in the office 5 days a week.

The job conditions for this position are in a standard office setting. Employees in this position use PC and phone on an on-going basis throughout the day. Limited corporate travel may be required to remote offices or other business meetings and events.

We are excited to get to know you and your background. Concerned that you might not meet every requirement? We encourage you to still apply as you might be the right candidate for the role or other roles at PitchBook.

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