Overview
This role involves serving as Commercial and Product Counsel to support and scale contract review and legal operations for a growing legal services provider. The position is remote and open to candidates based anywhere in the U.S.
Responsibilities
- Build trusted relationships with customers by proactively communicating and understanding their business priorities
- Review and negotiate commercial contracts; provide advice on product and privacy matters relevant to fast-growing technology companies
- Collaborate closely with legal and product teams to efficiently and accurately process contracts
- Interpret contract terms to identify key obligations, risks, and anomalies
- Use internal tools to streamline contract review and partner with product and engineering teams to improve platform speed and accuracy
- Identify inefficiencies and patterns in the review process and implement improvements
- Standardize and document recurring contract types, review playbooks, and quality standards
- Maintain turnaround times and service level agreements (SLAs)
- Work with operations to evolve legal service delivery as the organization scales
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree and active bar membership in good standing
- 5-8 years of legal experience, including significant work supporting technology companies
- Experience as in-house counsel or sole legal counsel is required
- Specialization in commercial, product, and privacy law
- Customer-focused mindset: responsive, empathetic, low-ego, and committed to practical business advice
- Strong process orientation with a focus on speed, quality, and consistency
- Interest or experience with AI-assisted legal workflows
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous, and high-ownership environment
- Solid grounding in professional responsibility and legal ethics
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience as the sole or first legal hire at a company, comfortable managing multiple priorities across the legal function
Success Milestones
- Day 7: Onboarded onto tooling and workflows; independently reviewing client legal matters at quality standards
- Day 14: Documented review playbooks for recurring contract types, privacy, and product inquiries; consistently meeting quality and turnaround goals
- Day 30: Contributed to codifying contract review processes and product advice; helped establish standards for the team
Compensation & Engagement
- Hourly rate: $100–$150, based on experience
- Up to 20 hours per week, depending on business and client needs
- Part-time independent contractor role
- Opportunity to convert to full-time
Location
- Remote position, open to candidates located anywhere in the United States