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General Counsel
Organization: Formlabs
Location: Somerville, MA
Date Posted: 03/31/2026

## Formlabs is looking for a General Counsel

Formlabs is looking for a General Counsel to join our executive leadership team and help build a great company. We’ve been looking for a little while now, and know what we need. That’s a person with intellectual horsepower, strong business opinions, and an ability to advocate for their strategies. In short, we need a strong business leader who also happens to be knowledgeable about the law.

## About us

**Do you want to change how the world creates?**

At Formlabs, we’re building the tools that make it possible for anyone to bring their ideas to life, from cutting-edge products to life-saving medical devices. Our 3D printing technology powers innovation at more than 50,000 industry leaders worldwide, including Apple, Google, Tesla, New Balance, and NASA. Together, we’re helping everyone design, prototype, and manufacture faster than ever before.

We’re a team of hands-on builders, engineers, and innovators reinventing how the world makes physical things. If you’re ready to shape the future of fabrication, come build it with us.

## The job

– Responsible for all legal activities
– IP strategy, prosecution, litigation
– Vendor contracts
– Customer contracts
– Financing contracts
– Member of the executive leadership team
– Working closely with our board of directors

## You

– Uncompromising about the legal standards you apply, both internally and externally
– Smart, driven, and hard working
– Good negotiation and sales skills
– Hands-on — we are not a big company, and we operate like an even smaller one
– Know what talented people and good work look like because of your experience in top-tier organizations
– Don’t mind being asked about probabilities, expected values, and business impact — we need more than a legal opinion
– Have passion for our products and industry

## Bonus

– Engineering or other technical background
– Startup experience

## Why join us

– Make an impact with a technology that is bringing amazing products to life, from consumer electronics to dental, and everything in between
– The most diverse General Counsel job at a pre-IPO company you can find
– Patent litigation and prosecution — we’ve been sued three times and survived and thrived
– Wide range of hardware, software, and material products with tariffs, compliance, etc. We are even a medical device manufacturer
– International employment, tax, etc.
– Work closely with a flexible, creative, first-principles-thinking leadership team
– Unlimited 3D printing

Even if you don’t check every box but see yourself contributing, please apply. Help us build an inclusive community that will change the face of 3D printing.

## To all recruitment agencies

Formlabs does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Formlabs employees, or any other company location. Formlabs is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. Unsolicited resumes received will be considered our property and will be processed accordingly.

## Compensation

We are all owners of Formlabs and direct beneficiaries of our success. We believe that equity is a critical component of compensation at Formlabs, and we want our newest team members to understand the potential value of their equity compensation. Full-time employees receive equity in the form of RSUs. Your financial investment will grow with us in accordance with your impact.

At Formlabs, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. Your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, location, and expected impact on the organization.

**The annual base pay range for this role is:**
$250,000—$400,000 USD

To all recruitment agencies: Formlabs does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Formlabs employees, or any other company location. Formlabs is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. Unsolicited resumes received will be considered our property and will be processed accordingly.

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