LEGAL CORPORATE COUNSEL

CORPORATE COUNSEL

Business Growth & Legal Affairs

CARMA WARRANTY GROUP | Santa Ana, California

$140,000–$160,000 Base Salary + Performance Bonus + Benefits

Full-Time | W-2 | Primarily On-Site

Help Build the Business—and Its Legal Foundation

Carma Warranty Group is seeking a business-minded Corporate Counsel to support our expanding home and automotive warranty operations and affiliated business entities.

This position combines commercial contracts, corporate affairs, and the proactive management of employment issues. You will work directly with leadership to negotiate agreements, support business initiatives, address workplace concerns, and establish practices that help prevent disputes.

We’re looking for an attorney who takes initiative, understands business priorities, and translates legal analysis into clear recommendations and practical action.

Primary Responsibilities

Commercial Contracts & Business Growth

• Draft, review, and negotiate vendor, technology, marketing, service provider, administrator, and business partnership agreements.
• Develop and review agreements supporting home warranty and automotive service-contract operations.
• Advise management on contractual obligations, business terms, risk allocation, and negotiation strategy.
• Develop contract templates, review procedures, and organized records of agreements, renewals, and obligations.
• Provide legal support for new products, partnerships, and business initiatives.

Corporate & Legal Affairs

• Support multiple affiliated companies with corporate governance, entity records, intercompany agreements, and business documentation.
• Research legal questions and provide timely, practical recommendations to leadership.
• Track legal deadlines, contractual commitments, and outstanding matters.
• Help establish effective internal legal procedures and documentation practices.
• Coordinate with outside counsel on specialized corporate, regulatory, trust, tax, and international matters.

Employment Issues & Prevention

• Proactively identify and address workplace issues before they escalate into complaints, disputes, or litigation.
• Advise management and Human Resources on hiring, employee relations, performance management, discipline, and termination.
• Draft and review employment agreements, commission and incentive plans, severance agreements, and workplace policies.
• Review compensation practices and employment procedures to identify risks and recommend improvements.
• Help managers handle sensitive employee situations consistently, professionally, and in compliance with California employment law.
• Conduct or coordinate workplace investigations and support early dispute resolution.
• Assist with responses to wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage-and-hour, and compensation claims.
• Coordinate with outside employment counsel on complex matters, agency complaints, and litigation.
• Help develop manager training and workplace practices that reduce recurring employment issues.

Regulatory Compliance & International Operations

• Review customer agreements, disclosures, marketing materials, sales practices, and privacy matters.
• Research requirements affecting home warranty and automotive service-contract operations.
• Coordinate with specialists on multistate regulatory requirements, filings, and approvals where applicable.
• Support Colombian operations and other international business matters through appropriately licensed local counsel.

Required Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
• Active California Bar membership in good standing.
• At least three years of relevant legal experience, including commercial contract drafting and review.
• Working knowledge of California employment law and experience advising on workplace matters.
• Strong legal research, writing, analytical, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Ability to identify legal risks and recommend practical preventive measures.
• Sound judgment, attention to detail, and discretion when handling sensitive information.
• Ability to manage multiple matters independently and recognize when specialized counsel is needed.
• Availability to work primarily on-site in Santa Ana, California.

Preferred Qualifications

• In-house legal experience or a law firm background advising business clients.
• Management-side employment law experience, including workplace investigations and dispute resolution.
• Familiarity with call centers, sales organizations, and commission-based compensation.
• Experience with home warranties, automotive service contracts, insurance, or other regulated consumer products.
• Experience supporting multiple affiliated entities or international operations.
• Spanish proficiency is a plus.

Compensation & Benefits

• $140,000–$160,000 annual base salary.
• Performance-based bonus opportunity.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Paid time off and company holidays.
• Professional development and continuing legal education support.
• Opportunity to expand your responsibilities and help shape a growing organization’s internal legal function.

Final compensation will be based on qualifications, relevant experience, and responsibilities.

How to Apply

Apply with your résumé and a brief introduction highlighting your experience in commercial contracts, corporate affairs, and addressing and preventing employment issues.

Bring your legal judgment, business curiosity, and initiative to Carma Warranty Group.