Associate Corporate Counsel

SoftwareOne; Dallas (TX); Remote; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous bonus

Remote-friendly organization

Parking (Nashville & Milwaukee)

Employee stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid holidays and wellness benefits

Job summary

SoftwareOne is seeking an Associate Corporate Counsel to join our Legal team. This role supports technology companies through contract review, drafting, and negotiation, partnering with Sales, Finance, and other cross-functional teams to drive business objectives.

The position focuses on commercial transactions with software licensing and SaaS contracts, including MSAs, NDAs, SOWs, and vendor agreements. A travel of about 10% is required.

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school.
• Active license to practice law in the applicable jurisdiction.
• Minimum of 3 years of post-licensure legal experience.
• Experience reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial contracts.
• Experience with software licensing and SaaS agreements.
• Experience supporting technology companies or technology transactions.

Responsibilities

• Review, draft, negotiate, and manage a wide variety of commercial agreements including MSAs, software licensing, NDAs, SOWs, SaaS, and vendor/partner agreements.
• Serve as a trusted legal advisor to Sales and business stakeholders throughout the contract lifecycle.
• Lead and support customer contract negotiations, including participation in customer calls and discussions.
• Identify legal and business risks and provide practical, solution-oriented recommendations.
• Collaborate with finance, operations, HR, and other internal teams on legal matters.
• Maintain and update contract templates, playbooks, and legal processes to improve efficiency and consistency.
• Support compliance with company policies and applicable laws and regulations.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Commercial contracting

Cross-functional collaboration

SaaS/software agreements

CLM systems

AI in legal

Travel willingness

Tech company experience

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Tools

CLM system

E-sign/Negotiation tools

Job description

SoftwareOne is seeking an Associate Corporate Counsel to join our Legal team. This role is ideal for an attorney with experience supporting technology companies through contract review, drafting, and negotiation. The successful candidate will partner closely with Sales, Finance, and other cross-functional teams to provide practical legal guidance while helping drive business objectives.

This position is primarily focused on commercial transactions and requires experience with technology-related agreements, including software licensing and Software as a Service (SaaS) contracts.

Role & Responsibilities

• Review, draft, negotiate, and manage a wide variety of commercial agreements, including:
  • Master Services Agreements (MSAs)
  • Software licensing agreements
  • Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)
  • Statements of Work (SOWs)
  • SaaS agreements
  • Vendor and partner agreements
• Serve as a trusted legal advisor to Sales and business stakeholders throughout the contract lifecycle.
• Lead and support customer contract negotiations, including participation in customer calls and discussions.
• Identify legal and business risks and provide practical, solution-oriented recommendations.
• Collaborate with Finance, Operations, Human Resources, and other internal teams on legal matters that arise in the normal course of business.
• Maintain and update contract templates, playbooks, and legal processes to improve efficiency and consistency.
• Support compliance with company policies and applicable laws and regulations.
• Assist with other corporate legal matters as assigned.
• Travel 10% required

Job Summary

SoftwareOne is seeking an Associate Corporate Counsel to join our Legal team. This role is ideal for an attorney with experience supporting technology companies through contract review, drafting, and negotiation. The successful candidate will partner closely with Sales, Finance, and other cross-functional teams to provide practical legal guidance while helping drive business objectives.

This position is primarily focused on commercial transactions and requires experience with technology-related agreements, including software licensing and Software as a Service (SaaS) contracts.

Role & Responsibilities

• Review, draft, negotiate, and manage a wide variety of commercial agreements, including:
  • Master Services Agreements (MSAs)
  • Software licensing agreements
  • Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)
  • Statements of Work (SOWs)
  • SaaS agreements
  • Vendor and partner agreements
• Serve as a trusted legal advisor to Sales and business stakeholders throughout the contract lifecycle.
• Lead and support customer contract negotiations, including participation in customer calls and discussions.
• Identify legal and business risks and provide practical, solution-oriented recommendations.
• Collaborate with Finance, Operations, Human Resources, and other internal teams on legal matters that arise in the normal course of business.
• Maintain and update contract templates, playbooks, and legal processes to improve efficiency and consistency.
• Support compliance with company policies and applicable laws and regulations.
• Assist with other corporate legal matters as assigned.Travel 10% required

Job Requirements

What you offer

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
• Active license to practice law in the jurisdiction in which you reside.
• Minimum of 3 years of post-licensure legal experience.
• Experience reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial contracts.
• Experience with a clm system and using artificial intelligence
• Experience supporting technology companies or technology transactions.
• Strong understanding of:
  • Software licensing agreements
  • SaaS contracts
  • Commercial contracting best practices
  • Contract risk assessment and negotiation
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to build strong relationships with both legal and non-legal stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail and sound business judgment.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment and adapt to change

The preceding job profile has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by associates within this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required. Additional duties may be assigned and may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.

Success Criteria

• KPIs; contract turn around time, internal stakeholder satisfaction, customer satisfaction, risk assessment, ability to respond timely to internal stakeholders and customers, support of internal departments

Organizational Alignment

• This role report to Regional General Counsel
• Collaboration with legal team, sales, operations, finance and global departments

What we offer

• Generous pay with bonus structure (quarterly or bi-annual depending on the role)
• Independent environment without a lot of red tape where you are empowered to make decisions
• Substantial benefits package that includes:

• Full suite of medical coverage with A+ carriers, Dental, and Vision with strong employer contributions plus additional voluntary coverage available for Pets, Identity Theft Protection, Accident & Critical Illness
• 401k program with employer matching 50% up to the first 10% of employee’s contributions
• Wellness plan that includes credits to premiums and employer contributions towards the savings plan of your choice
• Access to EAP and concierge services plus pre-paid legal at no cost
• Abundant time off that includes paid holidays, floating holidays, your birthday off, a volunteer day, and discretionary time off (DTO)
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Learning and development opportunities galore, tuition reimbursement, and much more!
• Specific to Nashville and Milwaukee-based office employees : company-paid parking

• Winning culture, inclusive environment, and friendly people all over the world
• A remote-friendly organization, with colleagues working remotely either part or full-time

Target compensation for this role will be $100-115K USD(mix of base salary and bonus). Actual offers may be higher or lower than this range and will be determined based on a variety of factors, including (but not limited to) candidates’ qualifications, experience, education, and work location.

We are not able to consider candidates residing in the state of Hawaii currently.

Company description

SoftwareOne and Crayon have come together to form a global, AI-powered software and cloud solutions provider with a bold vision for the future. With a footprint in over 70 countries and a diverse team of 13,000+ professionals, we offer unparalleled opportunities for talent to grow, make an impact, and shape the future of technology. At the heart of our business is our people. We empower our teams to work across borders, innovate fearlessly, and continuously develop their skills through world-class learning and development programs. Whether you're passionate about cloud, software, data, AI, or building meaningful client relationships, you’ll find a place to thrive here. Join us and be part of a purpose-driven culture where your ideas matter, your growth is supported, and your career can go global.

SoftwareOne is an AI-forward company. We actively use AI across our business to improve productivity, decision-making, and outcomes - and we are intentional about hiring people who are curious, hands-on, actively apply AI, and lead by example as technology continues to evolve.