Legal & Compliance Manager
Recruiting Partner: Ghali Asad
New York, New York | Legal | Hybrid | $100,000 to $125,000 | Job ID: 166695
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We’re representing a retained client, a privately held group that operates across real estate, investment, and luxury hospitality.
They’re looking for a Legal & Compliance Manager who brings strong restaurant or hospitality experience and can oversee compliance across both a high-end hospitality brand and its corporate investment arm.
If you like variety, want to be close to leadership, and enjoy working where business sophistication meets creative energy — this could be a great fit.
What You’ll Do
- Manage corporate filings, board minutes, and resolutions
- Review and draft contracts and agreements (vendors, leases, employment, partnerships)
- Handle restaurant compliance — DOH, liquor licensing (SLA), insurance, and permits
- Partner with leadership and outside counsel on legal strategy and risk management
- Build and maintain standard templates and compliance systems across entities
- Advise on legal and regulatory updates that impact operations
Legal & Compliance Manager Requirements & Qualifications
- 3+ years’ experience in legal or compliance within the restaurant or hospitality industry (required)
- Bachelor’s degree in Law or Legal Studies; JD preferred
- Strong understanding of contract law, employment law, and NYC regulations
- Excellent organization and communication skills
- Able to handle multiple priorities with accuracy and discretion
Bonus Points For
- Experience in real estate, property management, or investment firms
- Paralegal or compliance certification
- Working in multi-entity or growth-stage environments
- A proactive, business-minded approach — not just a rule follower, but a problem solver
This is a hands-on, high-impact role for someone who enjoys building structure, navigating complex operations, and keeping fast-moving businesses on track.
If that sounds like you, we’d love to meet you.
At Goodwin Recruiting, we are committed to our core values and providing world class customer service. We are committed to helping our clients navigate and comply with the complex and ever-changing labor laws as well as help ensure that in every hiring decision, internally and with our client partners, that all viable candidates are considered, and the most qualified candidate is offered the role. We evaluate the knowledge, skills, and abilities that meet the requirements of the position and aim to open doors and change lives. We value all people, understanding that uniqueness and diversity foster a stronger team that is innovative and brings varying perspectives to the table. We put our money where our mouth is and are proud of our efforts to identify a broad slate of candidates, with many hiring success stories to share.
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At Goodwin Recruiting we are committed to our core values. We take our value, Dedicated to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, very seriously and will never discriminate against a candidate or client based on any protected classes. Our clients seek qualified candidates, and that is what we deliver. A person’s age, gender, race, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or arrest or conviction record has no bearing on whether he, she, or they are able to do the job. We evaluate the knowledge, skills, and abilities that meet the requirements of the position and aim to open doors and change lives. We value all people, understanding that uniqueness and diversity foster a stronger team that is innovative and brings varying perspectives to the table. We put our money where our mouth is and are proud of our efforts to identify a broad slate of candidates, with many hiring success stories to share.
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At Goodwin Recruiting, our clients seek qualified candidates, and that is what we deliver. A person’s age, gender, race, color, marital or family status, national origin, disability, religion, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity has no bearing on whether they are able to do the job. We evaluate the knowledge, skills, and abilities that meet the requirements of the position and aim to open doors and change lives. We work hard to identify a broad slate of candidates for each of our clients, with many hiring success stories to share.
