General Counsel with 17 years of legal experience, including 6 leading legal departments at venture-backed and public technology companies. Built a 14-person legal, compliance and privacy team and led legal work for a $1.1B acquisition and a follow-on equity offering. Brings business-first judgment, board advisory and risk management that keeps growth moving.
Experience
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Clearwater Logistics Cloud (Atlanta, GA)
Oct 2020 – Present
Lead a 14-person legal, compliance and privacy team for a 2,200-employee public software company, reporting to the CEO
Directed legal work on the $1.1B acquisition of a competitor, including antitrust clearance and integration
Advise the board and 3 committees on governance, disclosure and enterprise risk
Deputy General Counsel, Fairmont Analytics (Atlanta, GA)
Apr 2015 – Sep 2020
Led commercial, employment and IP legal work as the company grew from 300 to 1,200 employees
Supported the 2019 IPO, including S-1 drafting and governance policy design
Associate, Corporate and Securities, Ashby Kendrick LLP (Atlanta, GA)
Sep 2009 – Mar 2015
Represented technology companies in venture financings, M&A and public offerings
Education
J.D., Emory University School of Law (Aug 2006 – May 2009)
Transactions: M&A, antitrust clearance, IPO and securities offerings, commercial agreements
Disputes: IP litigation strategy, regulatory inquiries, settlement negotiation
How to write a General Counsel resume
A strong General Counsel resume shows accuracy, risk reduction and the financial or legal outcomes you were accountable for. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
Sections, in order
Summary
Experience
Education
Skills
Certifications
Length: One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Summary: Write two or three lines: your role, your strongest skills, and one result that proves them.
Skills to feature
Financial modeling
FP&A
GAAP or IFRS
Audit and controls
Excel and SQL
ERP systems (NetSuite, SAP)
Contract drafting and review
Regulatory compliance
Risk assessment
Stakeholder reporting
Example bullet points
Shortened the monthly close from 10 to 5 business days by automating reconciliations in NetSuite
Built the three-statement model used in a $40M Series C, keeping forecast variance under 3%
Negotiated 120 vendor and customer contracts a year, cutting average review time from 9 to 4 days
Tips from recruiters
List licences and qualifications (CPA, CFA, bar admission) prominently; they are often hard filters.
Use a conservative, single-column layout; finance and legal readers value precision over style.
Quantify the scale you handled: revenue, assets, deal value or number of matters.
Recommended templates
Ledger (ATS-friendly): moderncv banking: accent name, bold dates on the right
Ivy (ATS-friendly): Harvard-style Times layout with centered headings
Classic (ATS-friendly): Jake's-style LaTeX classic: small caps and hairline rules
General Counsel resume FAQ
What should a General Counsel resume include?
A General Counsel resume should show accuracy, risk reduction and the financial or legal outcomes you were accountable for. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Experience, Education, Skills and Certifications. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
What is the best resume template for a General Counsel?
Ledger, Ivy and Classic work well for General Counsel roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a General Counsel resume be?
One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Which skills should a General Counsel put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for General Counsel roles are Financial modeling, FP&A, GAAP or IFRS, Audit and controls, Excel and SQL and ERP systems (NetSuite, SAP).
How do I write strong General Counsel resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as close time, forecast variance and savings. For example: "Shortened the monthly close from 10 to 5 business days by automating reconciliations in NetSuite."