Signal & Strand
Signal & Strand
11 – 50 Employees
B2BHR TechRecruitment
Signal & Strand is a people operations firm serving organizations across recruitment, HR technology, and B2B services. Its work combines contingent recruiting and Recruiting-as-a-Service (RaaS) with Workday managed services, helping teams identify suitable candidates, strengthen HR systems, and maintain reliable support after implementation. With more than 25 years of experience, the firm partners with HR and business leaders on practical, long-term workforce and people-operations needs.

General Counsel, Fashion and Apparel

Lead legal strategy for a multi-brand fashion and apparel company. Oversee intellectual property, acquisitions, commercial contracts, compliance, litigation, and executive legal counsel.

Description

  • Act as chief legal officer for the organization's portfolio of brands, overseeing its legal affairs
  • Manage trademarks and intellectual property across the company's multiple brands
  • Draft, review, and negotiate wholesale, retail, licensing, vendor, and e-commerce agreements
  • Direct legal due diligence and integration work for brand and asset acquisitions
  • Handle employment law matters and collaborate with HR on compliance, policies, and employee relations
  • Oversee compliance with product safety, advertising, data privacy, and consumer protection requirements affecting apparel and retail
  • Lead litigation and dispute management while coordinating outside counsel and controlling legal risk and costs
  • Counsel executive leadership and the board on legal exposure, corporate governance, and strategic transactions
  • Develop the legal function, including hiring and supervising internal counsel or paralegal support as needed
  • Work with Finance, Operations, and brand teams to incorporate legal risk management into daily decisions

Requirements

  • Juris Doctor degree and active bar admission; California bar membership is strongly preferred
  • At least 10 years of legal experience, including in-house work in fashion, apparel, retail, or consumer brands
  • Substantial experience managing intellectual property and trademarks across multiple brands
  • Experience conducting M&A due diligence and supporting integration, preferably for brand or asset acquisitions
  • Experience negotiating wholesale, retail, licensing, and e-commerce contracts
  • Strong knowledge of employment law and experience working with HR
  • Ability to operate as a hands-on legal practitioner and strategic adviser to executive leadership
  • Sound judgment, discretion, and communication skills

Benefits

  • Performance-based bonus determined by level and experience

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