Thisway

Internal Legal Counsel

Texas, United States · Contract

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 47 days ago

Cloud PlatformsAI OrchestrationComplianceBusiness DevelopmentProcurementEmployment LawHIPAALeadership

About the role

You will sit at the table for the deals that matter - data center ground leases, AI platform enterprise agreements, TAMU and state entity partnerships, vendor relationships, and everything in between.
This role exists to help ThisWay Global navigate legal, compliance, and operational risk as the business scales across AI, HPC, software, infrastructure, and public-sector partnerships.
Success looks like practical legal guidance, strong risk visibility, scalable processes, and a business team that can move quickly with confidence.

You will own the legal function end-to-end: drafting, negotiating, advising, and evolving our legal infrastructure as the business scales.
Provide practical legal guidance across commercial, operational, and organizational matters; support leadership in balancing risk, speed, and business objectives.
Help build scalable legal and governance processes as the organization grows.
Own the end-to-end lifecycle of commercial contracts, including enterprise SaaS agreements, data center services agreements, vendor contracts, NDAs, subcontractor agreements, and custom deal structures.
Support evolving partnerships across AI, infrastructure, software, and public-sector initiatives.
Support and lead legal work on ground leases, commercial leases, land acquisition, title review, easements, and real estate transactions tied to data center site development, including our RELLIS campus work.
Support ISO-aligned operational and compliance initiatives.
Partner with leadership on governance, documentation, and internal controls.
Build and maintain our compliance posture across data privacy (GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA awareness), AI and technology regulation, and employment law; flag risks before they become problems.
Establish scalable legal processes, document templates, external counsel relationships, and internal policies; build the function from scratch.

Texas residency required.
must be licensed and in good standing to practice law in Texas.
5-8 years of experience in a combination of law firm and/or in-house legal roles.

If you're a talented Texas attorney who has considered a step off the BigLaw path in exchange for equity upside, executive access, and the chance to build something real - this is that role.

Flexible (Fractional/1099/W-2 to Start) Overview ThisWay Global, Inc. is an AI-first technology company headquartered in Texas, operating at the intersection of artificial intelligence, data center infrastructure, and workforce solutions.
We move fast, work at scale, and are in the middle of several of the most consequential buildouts in the AI infrastructure space right now.

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