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General Counsel

firecrawlSan Francisco, CALegal Team
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Salary
$310K – $392K
Job type
Full-time
Work mode
Remote
Experience
Senior · 12+ yrs
Posted
16 Sept 2026
Status
Open · checked 8d ago

About this role

Firecrawl is hiring a General Counsel for its San Francisco, CA or Toronto, ON locations to run the entire legal function and shape policy around web data access and AI training. This full-time hybrid role is suited for an experienced legal leader ready to handle unsettled legal ground in the technology sector.

Role Overview

Firecrawl seeks a General Counsel to take complete ownership of legal strategy, risk posture, policy, team leadership, and outside counsel management. Reporting directly to the CEO, the General Counsel will work closely with the founders on financings, board matters, and critical company decisions. The position involves establishing Firecrawl's positions on web data access, AI training data, copyright, and machine-generated output while navigating a rapidly evolving legal landscape.

Key Responsibilities

Set the company legal strategy, risk posture, and policies concerning web data crawling, robots.txt, publisher opt-outs, and AI training data
Own the company position on web data access and defend it across customer diligence, negotiations, regulators, and courtrooms
Manage corporate and board legal matters, including financings, governance, cap tables, equity plans, and acting as corporate secretary
Establish the commercial legal posture by setting risk allocation, indemnity, data provenance positions, and deal approval thresholds
Oversee privacy, security, and compliance strategy in partnership with the CTO, covering regulations like GDPR, CCPA, and the EU AI Act
Steward the open source posture, covering license strategy, contributor terms, trademark protection, and brand safety
Advise people and operations on global employment, contractor matters, EOR and PEO structures, and immigration
Build and lead the internal legal team while managing outside counsel performance and legal budgets
Represent the company in policy discussions, industry coalitions, and direct engagements with regulators and legislators

Requirements

12+ years of legal experience, including time running or helping run legal in-house at a venture-backed technology company
Comprehensive legal coverage across corporate, financings, governance, commercial, product, data, and intellectual property domains
A well-developed point of view on web data, artificial intelligence, and copyright law
Experience delivering actionable business recommendations and risk assessments rather than purely defensive legal cover
Track record of leading both lawyers and non-lawyers, managing outside counsel to a budget, and gaining the trust of cross-functional teams
Advanced proficiency as an AI super user with experience integrating artificial intelligence into legal practice
Membership in good standing in at least one US state bar, along with California bar membership or eligibility to register as in-house counsel in California
Authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship

Nice to Have

A J.D. degree from a T14 law school or comparable academic credentials
Training at an Am Law 100 firm or comparably sophisticated firm
In-house experience at a rapidly scaling company
Exposure to data licensing, privacy, intellectual property, open source, or data-access disputes

Skills and Tools

GDPR
CCPA
EU AI Act
SOC 2
EOR and PEO structures
Open source licenses

Salary and Benefits

Salary Range of $310,000 to $392,000 USD per year
Competitive equity offering
Performance bonus opportunities

About the Company

Firecrawl builds infrastructure that turns the web into clean, LLM-ready markdown or structured data via API calls. Backed by a $75M Series B funding round in September 2026 led by Smash Capital, the company is growing rapidly and building a massive repository of web knowledge. The team operates out of a hybrid setup with headquarters in San Francisco, CA and a hub in Toronto, ON.

How to Apply

Candidates should apply directly on the official Firecrawl company careers page.

Skills and tech stack

LLMAPIMarkdownLLMs

Questions candidates ask

What is the salary and equity compensation for the General Counsel role?

The salary ranges from $310,000 to $392,000 USD per year, accompanied by competitive equity and bonus opportunities.

Where is the job located?

The position is located in San Francisco, CA at the SF headquarters or Toronto, ON at the Toronto hub, operating on a hybrid schedule with at least 3 days onsite per week.

What level of experience is required?

Candidates must have 12+ years of legal experience, including time running or helping run legal in-house at a venture-backed technology company.

Is visa sponsorship available for this position?

No, applicants must be authorized to work in the United States, as visa sponsorship is not available at this time.

What bar admissions are required?

Applicants need membership in good standing in at least one US state bar, plus either California bar membership or eligibility to register as in-house counsel in California.

Ready to apply?

The application is on the official firecrawl careers page.

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