Senior Counsel, AI & Legal Technology

Overview

This role serves as a senior legal advisor supporting the organization on matters relating to AI, product development, and legal technology. The position reports directly to the General Counsel and functions as a go-to resource for legal and compliance guidance across enterprise AI, product, marketing, and legal technology.

The role is hybrid/remote.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead legal representative for enterprise AI, product development, marketing, and legal technology.
• Advise on AI, product development, and marketing matters, including interpreting and communicating developments in AI law and regulation (domestic and international) and relevant industry trends.
• Develop internal policies, frameworks, agreement terms, and best practices that enable the business to move quickly while remaining compliant with applicable and emerging laws.
• Develop and advise on industry relationships; negotiate terms with independent software vendors, open source providers, strategic partners, and go-to-market collaborations.
• Review and advise on AI-specific terms in customer and vendor agreements and customer-facing materials.
• Advise on product development, feature launches, and go-to-market strategies, recommending practical and defensible approaches.
• Partner cross-functionally with Engineering/Applied Science, Product, Partner, Customer Success, Strategy, Procurement, and other stakeholders to manage legal risk, develop scalable processes, and support strategic initiatives.
• Support Partner collaboration agreements, co-marketing arrangements, and alliance structures with legal technology partners and AI vendors.
• Support legal review of marketing activities, joint initiatives, and external-facing technology collaborations.
• Provide timely, accurate, and creative strategic legal advice and business counsel on commercial, operational, and strategic legal issues.
• Engage with customers to ensure needs are understood and addressed.
• Work directly with Product, Marketing, Customer Success, Partner, and Strategy teams—not only other lawyers.
• Improve processes (e.g., standard approaches to beta testing; variations in product documentation and contract language) to enhance efficiency and align to business and product requirements.
• Use AI legal technology tools effectively, including identifying which tools work for specific purposes and being willing to test new tools.
• Maintain strong working knowledge of relevant tools, including AI/legal technology tools, Microsoft O365, Salesforce, and Ironclad.

Requirements

• Deep, demonstrable knowledge of the AI regulatory landscape, including emerging U.S. and international frameworks (EU AI Act, EU omnibus, state-level AI bills, FTC guidance, etc.).
• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
• License to practice in the United States.
• Active bar membership in good standing.
• Ability to research and analyze legal issues.
• Solid proficiency with AI tools and legal technology tools.
• Solid proficiency with MS Office and legal research platforms and tools.
• Familiarity with Salesforce, Ironclad, and Asana.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• Six (6) or more years of relevant experience in-house and/or at a law firm supporting technology initiatives, potentially including experience with intellectual property, M&A, technology transactions, privacy, and data.
• Meaningful exposure to AI, data, and technology legal issues.
• Experience with software development and open source licensing issues, including OSI-approved license compliance and OEM licensing.
• Familiarity with developer and marketplace agreements, including API terms, SaaS agreements, and platform policies.
• Background in marketing law, including knowledge of FTC and applicable state laws.
• Strong understanding of technology, including legal technology, cloud services, software licensing models, open source, information security, privacy, intellectual property, and regulatory considerations.
• Experience supporting AI-enabled products, legal technology, and emerging technology issues.
• Ability to explain complex legal concepts to non-lawyers without oversimplifying.
• Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset that identifies risk and proposes a path forward.
• Desirable (not required): Basic knowledge of intellectual property and proprietary rights issues including data, trade secrets, and trademarks.
• Desirable (not required): Experience advising product and marketing teams in a fast-paced technology or legal technology company.

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation and benefits were not specified in the provided job description.

Location

Hybrid/remote.