Legal Counsel

About the Role

We’re looking for a smart, practical, and business-oriented Legal Counsel to support our growing business with a focus on intellectual property and commercial agreements. This role will work cross-functionally with product, engineering, sales, partnerships, and operations teams to ensure our IP is protected and our commercial arrangements are sound, scalable, and aligned with our strategic goals.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including SaaS agreements, MSAs, enterprise agreements, licensing agreements, vendor agreements, reseller agreements, partnership agreements, Order Forms, DPAs, NDAs, and services agreements.

• Advise internal stakeholders on commercial, intellectual property, and data privacy matters related to product development, partnerships, customer relationships, and business operations.

• Review and negotiate data processing agreements (DPAs) and advise on compliance with US data privacy laws and regulations, including CCPA/CPRA and other applicable state privacy frameworks.

• Support the company’s intellectual property strategy, including trademark, copyright, patent, trade secret, and IP ownership matters.

• Assist with open-source software compliance, employee and contractor IP assignment matters, and IP diligence processes.

• Build, improve, and maintain legal templates, negotiation playbooks, internal policies, and scalable contracting workflows to increase operational efficiency.

• Provide practical, business-oriented legal advice that balances risk mitigation with commercial objectives and enables business growth.

• Monitor legal and regulatory developments related to commercial law, intellectual property, SaaS businesses, and data privacy, and assess their impact on the company.

• Support fundraising, due diligence, and other strategic corporate initiatives as needed.

• Manage external counsel effectively when specialized legal support is required.

   

Requirements

• Admitted to and in good standing with the bar of at least one US state.

• 6+ years of relevant legal experience, ideally combining experience at a reputable law firm and an in-house legal team at a startup or high-growth technology company.

• Strong experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating SaaS agreements, MSAs, enterprise agreements, NDAs, DPAs, Order Forms and other commercial contracts.

• Solid understanding of US data privacy laws and regulations, including CCPA/CPRA and other state-specific privacy requirements.

• Experience handling intellectual property matters, including trademarks, patents, copyright, licensing, and IP ownership issues.

• Excellent drafting, negotiation, and communication skills with a pragmatic, solution-oriented, and risk-based approach.

• Strong commercial judgment and ability to balance legal risk with business priorities.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and high contract volume efficiently in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

• Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and execution with attention to detail and urgency.

• Proven ability to work cross-functionally and build trusted relationships with business stakeholders.

   

Nice to Have

• Experience supporting fundraising transactions, due diligence exercises, and broader corporate legal matters.

• Familiarity with employment law and general corporate governance matters.

• Experience creating and implementing legal automation processes, templates, and operational workflows.

• Background in software, AI/ML, digital content, or other technology-driven industries.

   

Why join us?

• Join a world-class team of engineers and builders.

• Comprehensive Benefits including healthcare, dental, vision coverage.

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