About the Role:
Do you love practicing law and the intersection of technology and professional services? Have you embraced and leveraged technology to improve processes and efficiency in your work? We’re a team of LegalTech professionals transforming the way in-house legal teams manage their outside counsel programs. And, we’re looking for an in-house attorney to join us as we build out our Legal function. You’ll come with all of the typical In-house Counsel skillset, with a commercially-focused approach and a passion for innovation. You enjoy partnering with internal teams and clients to provide legal advice and guidance, and you make a clear impact on the key business goals and objectives. Does this sound like you? We’d love to hear from you!
What You’ll Do:
- Draft, review, analyze, negotiate and manage the contract process for customers/sales, partnerships, non-disclosure and related agreements
- Draft and negotiate a variety of other complex commercial agreements
- Partner with our Sales & Customer Success teams to negotiate and close revenue while balancing corporate policies, business procedures, data privacy and compliance matters
- Negotiate vendor agreements for various products and services, including SaaS, professional services, marketing & events, real estate, software development, etc.
- Partner with our Leadership team and other stakeholders on a wide range of legal, business and strategic issues in a fast-paced and high growth environment
- Support the review and vetting of new product features and functionality, including AI, prior to commercialization as well as marketing content/materials
- Provide guidance to GC with the due diligence process for M&A activity
- Research and provide recommendations on varying legal issues (eg. anti-trust and competition, all things data privacy, IP etc.), and assist in drafting company policies and guidelines
Requirements
Who You Are:
- JD from an accredited law school, and current license to practice in the United States
- 3-5+ years of legal experience, including at a law firm and/or in-house experience with technology companies
- Proven track record of providing practical, commercially-oriented legal advice and guidance
- Solid knowledge and experience with privacy laws, particularly in the US and Europe, specifically within technology companies
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a strong attention to detail
- Practical and commercial approach to problem solving and decision making
- Proven contract management and contract negotiation skills
- Experience with subscription/SaaS agreements strongly preferred; familiarity with privacy, and/or information security a plus
- Team player, able to handle ambiguity, anticipate and react to changes quickly in a fast-paced environment and able to handle pressure and deadlines