Commercial Counsel

Overview

This role centers on modern commercial contract work, using AI tooling to accelerate review and negotiation while ensuring expert judgment is applied where it matters most. The organization is seeking a lawyer to review and negotiate commercial contracts end-to-end and help improve and standardize the contract review process over time.

Responsibilities

• Review and negotiate commercial contracts with speed and precision, identifying key obligations, risks, and off-market terms.
• Interpret contract terms in collaboration with other legal team members, surfacing anomalies, edge cases, and issues requiring expert review.
• Identify inefficiencies and recurring patterns in contract review workflows, then drive improvements to strengthen team output.
• Standardize and codify recurring contract types and playbooks so judgment compounds across deals.
• Partner with engineering and operations to evolve the organization’s legal service delivery model.
• Orchestrate contract review and execution outcomes using AI tooling, applying human expertise to the highest-impact decisions.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience reviewing commercial contracts in private practice or in-house.
• Strong attention to detail and sound commercial judgment, including the ability to catch buried clauses and incorrect cross-references and to distinguish signal from noise.
• High personal standards for quality and a drive to continuously improve work.
• Comfort with change in a fast-paced, sometimes ambiguous environment.
• Clear written and verbal communication, including the ability to explain complex decisions simply.
• Interest in working with AI (either hands-on already or eager to engage) and motivation to apply AI to legal work.

Preferred Qualifications

• None listed.

Compensation & Benefits

• Equity and bonus compensation.
• Flexible, generous paid time off (PTO).
• Medical insurance with multiple plan options through Anthem & Cigna.
• HSA or FSA, depending on plan choice.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• One Medical membership.
• 401(k) match.

Location

• New York City (US Pay Range is listed in the job post; final compensation determined based on skills, experience, and qualifications).

Equal Opportunity

The employer is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without discrimination based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law, and qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment consistent with those laws, including the New York City Fair Chance Act.