Corporate Counsel

Overview

An expanding legal team is seeking an in-house technology attorney with at least five years of relevant experience. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, proactive, and thrives in a fast-paced environment. This role focuses on drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial and partnership agreements, assessing risks, and ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, negotiate, and interpret a variety of technology and commercial contracts, including SaaS agreements, partner, and vendor contracts
• Advise sales and partnership teams on legal risks, implications, and opportunities related to commercial structures
• Apply knowledge of intellectual property, data use, privacy, and labor and employment law
• Develop and maintain template agreements, playbooks, training materials, and operational guidance
• Collaborate with sales operations, product, finance, marketing, field operations, regulatory, and engineering teams to align contract terms with organizational objectives
• Establish processes to ensure compliance with contractual commitments and provide practical legal advice to internal teams
• Define and implement best practices to scale the legal department's workflow and processes
• Support ad-hoc legal matters as needed

Requirements

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school with strong academic credentials
• Minimum of five years of legal experience supporting in-house early to mid-stage technology companies; energy industry experience preferred but not required
• Extensive experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex agreements, especially SaaS, strategic partnership, and product agreements
• Strong problem-solving, innovation, collaboration skills, and business acumen
• Ability to manage a diverse and complex workload independently while prioritizing and anticipating issues
• Excellent drafting skills with strong attention to detail
• Ability to perform effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, managing multiple deadlines
• Experience with Google Drive, Salesforce, Adobe PDF, Ironclad, and DocuSign is preferred but not required

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Unlimited leave for full-time employees
• Parental leave
• Comprehensive benefits promoting health, wellness, and financial security

Location

• Fully remote position
• Candidates must reside in the United States and be authorized to work in the U.S.
• Visa sponsorship or transfers are not available for new hires
• Employees are expected to work primarily from their home country due to regulatory and security requirements
• Any work while traveling internationally requires prior approval