Senior Commercial Counsel
About the Role
Join a venture-backed legal technology company as its founding commercial counsel. You will advise startup clients on commercial agreements and help shape how commercial legal services are delivered through software and repeatable workflows.
What You'll Do
Draft, review, and negotiate MSAs, SaaS agreements, NDAs, DPAs, vendor contracts, and other commercial agreements.
Advise founders and in-house teams through calls and Slack, providing practical, stage-appropriate guidance on legal risks.
Own client relationships, serve as a trusted commercial counsel, and meet agreed turnaround commitments.
Turn negotiation positions, fallback terms, and review standards into playbooks and AI-supported workflows, with approximately 30 to 40% of the role focused on platform work.
Help develop the commercial practice, support onboarding future attorneys, and contribute to product development.
What We're Looking For
Approximately 5 to 8 years of commercial contracts experience, including meaningful in-house experience at a startup or technology company.
A JD and active bar membership in good sta
