Senior Strategic Commercial Counsel and Contract Nerds Lead

Overview

This role is for a seasoned commercial attorney with a passion for mentoring, community building, and sharing knowledge. The position involves leading a respected legal community known as Contract Nerds, which serves thousands of legal professionals as a hub for learning and connection. The individual will act as both a practitioner and thought leader, hosting monthly CLE webinars, managing expert contributors, and representing the community across social media and industry events.

In addition to community leadership, the role includes partnering with commercial acceleration and contracting teams to transform and accelerate contracting processes. This is an individual contributor position reporting to the Vice President, Deputy General Counsel - Commercial, Growth & Trust.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary personality and ambassador for the Contract Nerds community.
• Host webinars, lead live community events, and represent the brand on social media platforms.
• Curate, coordinate, and host monthly accredited CLE webinars, including sourcing speakers, developing content, managing preparation, and stepping in as a presenter if needed.
• Maintain a high-visibility presence on LinkedIn by posting engaging content and promoting events.
• Leverage professional networks to recruit guest authors and expert speakers, ensuring content remains aspirational and practical.
• Collaborate to evolve community strategy and mentor future leaders as the community grows.
• Lead operations and strategic direction of the program internally and externally, coordinating with marketing, webinar, event planning, and social media teams.
• Support deal velocity by transforming contracting processes related to MSAs, order forms, statements of work, partnership agreements, NDAs, and other agreements.
• Strengthen and optimize contracting processes using AI, designing workflows, playbooks, templates, and go-to-market collateral.
• Drive innovation in how in-house legal work is performed in the era of AI.

Requirements

• Minimum 8 years of experience as a commercial attorney, with significant in-house experience.
• Deep understanding of the day-to-day pressures faced by legal professionals.
• Strong public speaking skills with the ability to engage and maintain audience trust.
• Experience working with community founders and legal experts to preserve authentic voices while expanding reach.
• Proven ability to create exclusive content that serves as a central resource for industry professionals.

Preferred Qualifications

• Dynamic and authentic public speaking skills capable of simplifying complex legal concepts.
• Extensive legal network and understanding of personal branding.
• Ability to influence and recruit experts into the community ecosystem.
• Creativity in content creation, branding, and communication.
• Strong storytelling skills and a drive to achieve innovative milestones.
• Passion for building and growing community operations programs with leadership and execution capabilities.
• Comfortable with facilitation, collaboration, and operational oversight.
• Technical fluency and curiosity about AI-powered legal technology.
• Early adopter and advocate for tools that modernize legal practice.
• Familiarity with Mailchimp, Canva, LinkedIn, and Google Suite.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary Ranges (Base Salary)

• California: $157,500 - $254,350
• Illinois, Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota: $151,200 - $213,600
• Washington, Maryland, New Jersey, New York (including NYC metro): $151,200 - $222,450
• Washington DC: $157,500 - $222,450
• Ohio: $131,900 - $186,275

Additional Compensation

• Bonus: Eligible for company bonus plan based on performance.
• Stock: Eligible to receive Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).

Benefits

• Paid time off including earned time off and paid company holidays.
• Paid parental leave up to six months following birth, adoption, or foster care placement.
• Full health benefits plans with options for employer-paid coverage from day one.
• Retirement plans with potential employer contributions.
• Learning and development opportunities including coaching, online courses, and education reimbursements.
• Compassionate care leave for life-changing events.

Location

This is a remote position. The employee is not required to be in or near an office frequently and will work from a designated remote location most of the time.

Additional Information

• Work authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time, permanent basis without sponsorship.
• This position is not eligible for employment in Alaska, Hawaii, Maine, Mississippi, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

Equal Opportunity

The employer is committed to building a diverse team and provides equal employment opportunities without discrimination based on legally protected categories. Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities or religious needs during the application process.