Temporary Corporate Attorney

The real world is the next frontier, and at Metropolis, we are creating the artificial intelligence to make it responsive. From transforming parking into a seamless drive-in, drive-out experience for millions of Members to expanding our intelligence layer across retail and hospitality, we are building a world that feels instinctive and magical. it’s here, and we need builders, innovators, and problem solvers to help us create it.

Metropolis is seeking a Corporate Counsel to support our Senior Counsel in delivering comprehensive legal guidance across our business regions. In this role, you will serve as a proactive and trusted partner to Revenue and Operations teams, drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, mitigating risk, and developing strategies that align with our cutting‑edge technology and urban mobility solutions. You are an eager, ambitious, and collaborative legal professional who excels in fast‑paced environments, bringing strong transactional expertise and practical problem‑solving skills to help advance our strategic goals.

Support the Senior Counsel in providing comprehensive legal support to one or more business regions or practice groups

Support the Senior Counsel in acting as a proactive and trusted business partner, assisting stakeholders with a wide variety of contract‑related issues, compliance matters, and risk assessments

Work closely with business teams and the Senior Counsel to help develop and execute legal strategies that protect and advance the company’s operations

Draft, review, and support the negotiation of a broad range of commercial contracts, including software as a service (SaaS) agreements, client agreements, procurement agreements, information technology agreements, government contracts, commercial leasing agreements, and consulting agreements

Adopt and champion the use of AI tools to drive efficiencies and reduce redundant tasks across the legal team’s workflows

Provide essential support to the Senior Counsel and other attorneys within the department

Juris Doctor (JD) degree and active license or eligibility to practice law in Illinois or Tennessee

• 5+ years of progressive experience in a corporate law department or a business/transactional practice group at a law firm
• Experience with a variety of commercial contracts, including management, operating, technology, and procurement agreements
• Strong transactional and legal writing skills
• Ability to quickly identify and grasp complex legal issues and communicate key issues clearly and concisely to colleagues and business partners

Experience drafting and negotiating Software as a Service (SaaS) contracts

Commercial leasing experience

Prior in‑house legal department experience

4 Days in Office: Our corporate team members hold to our office‑first model, which requires employees to be on‑site at least four days a week, fostering organic interactions that spark creativity and connection

When you join Metropolis, you’ll join a team of world‑class product leaders and engineers, building an ecosystem of technologies at the intersection of parking, mobility, and real estate. You will play a key role in building and maintaining this culture as our organization grows. Base salary is one component of Metropolis’ total compensation package, which may also include access to or eligibility for healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan, short‑term and long‑term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a lucrative stock option plan, bonus plans, and more. #AEDTs are used to assist in assessing a candidate’s application relative to the required job qualifications and responsibilities listed in the job posting.

As part of this process, Metropolis retains data relevant to your candidacy, including personal information, for a period that is reasonably necessary for the use of the tool. If you are hired for the position, your data may become part of your employee records.

We make all hiring decisions based on merit, qualifications, and business needs, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, or pregnancy), national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law.

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