Director, Legal (Santa Monica)

Director, Legal

FIGS is seeking a Director, Legal to join our growing legal team! This role reports directly to the General Counsel and will serve as a key business partner across the organization. The Director, Legal will lead FIGS' commercial contracting function and play a critical role in ensuring business transactions and partnerships are executed efficiently, strategically, and in compliance with applicable laws. In addition to commercial matters, this role will also advise on intellectual property, retail expansion, brand collaborations, and international growth.

This is an exciting opportunity for a seasoned, business-minded attorney to have a direct and visible impact on a fast-growing, mission-driven company that prides itself on being smart, kind, and committed to giving back to our community of healthcare professionals.

What You'll Do

• Commercial Contract Leadership :
• Own and oversee all commercial contracting activity, including drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and managing a wide variety of complex commercial agreements (vendor, strategic partnerships, SaaS / software, supply chain, licensing, brand ambassador, and professional services).
• Enhance contracting best practices, playbooks, and templates to streamline processes while mitigating risk.
• Partner with cross-functional teams (e.g., Finance, Marketing, Production and Design, Technology, Supply Chain) to ensure deals are structured effectively and align with business objectives.
• Supervise and mentor team members or outside counsel supporting commercial contracting.
• Process Optimization & Oversight :
• Collaborate with legal operations and business partners to improve deal flow efficiency, automation, and contract lifecycle management tools.
• Create scalable systems to handle increasing contract volume while maintaining quality and compliance, with an eye towards smart AI integration.
• Intellectual Property & Brand Protection :
• Partner with GC to oversee trademark and design patent strategy, clearance, filing, and prosecution worldwide.
• Lead enforcement and brand protection efforts, including investigations, cease and desist letters, and litigation management.
• Retail :
• Provide legal support for FIGS' retail initiatives, including store leases, retail partnerships, pop-ups, and experiential retail activations.
• Draft, negotiate, and manage contracts relating to real estate, facilities, and third-party retail services.
• Partner with Retail Operations, Real Estate, and Finance teams to support expansion strategies while minimizing legal and business risk.
• Advise on customer-facing policies, promotions, and in-store compliance matters.
• Marketing Productions & Talent :
• Provide end-to-end legal support for marketing productions, including photo shoots, video productions, brand campaigns, and experiential activations.
• Draft and negotiate talent, influencer, production, and location agreements, ensuring compliance with labor, licensing, and intellectual property requirements.
• Partner with Marketing, Creative, and Brand teams to manage rights clearances, and usage terms for content globally.
• Advise on promotional campaigns, content distribution, and digital / retail marketing initiatives to mitigate legal and reputational risk.
• Strategic Partnering & Counseling :
• Provide end-to-end legal support for marketing productions, including photo and video shoots, campaign activations, and experiential events.
• Act as a trusted advisor to leadership and cross-functional teams, providing clear, pragmatic guidance on complex legal and commercial issues.
• Stay ahead of laws, regulations, and industry trends impacting FIGS, and design policies, training, and guidance for internal stakeholders.
• General Legal Support :
• Provide counsel on employment, product liability, disputes, and other legal issues as they arise.
• Lead or support strategic legal projects as directed by the General Counsel.

Qualifications

FIGS Compensation and Benefits

A Little Bit About Us

FIGS, Inc. is a founder-led, direct-to-consumer healthcare apparel and lifestyle brand that seeks to celebrate, empower, and serve current and future generations of healthcare professionals. We redefine what scrubs are by creating technically advanced apparel and products that feature an unmatched combination of comfort, durability, function, and style, all at an affordable price. With the largest DTC platform in healthcare apparel, we sell our products to a rapidly growing community of loyal customers. Through these customer relationships, FIGS has built a community and lifestyle around a profession, revolutionizing the large and fragmented healthcare apparel market and becoming the industry's category-defining healthcare apparel and lifestyle brand.

Our Threads for Threads initiative is integral to our mission to improve the lives of healthcare professionals on a global scale. Founded alongside FIGS in 2013, Threads for Threads donates scrubs to