Commercial Contracts Counsel | Legal Engineering

Docjuris; Houston (TX); Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI legal platform is looking for a Commercial Contracts Counsel and Legal Engineer in Houston, TX. This role involves transforming legal processes and optimizing contract playbooks using innovative technology. Candidates should have 3-5 years of experience in contract review and strong communication skills. The company offers a flexible remote work environment, unlimited PTO, and comprehensive health benefits.

Benefits

Flexible, remote-first work environment

Health plans and 401k with matching contributions

Unlimited PTO

Company-paid conferences

Up-to-date technology and tools

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience reviewing and redlining complex commercial contracts.
• Ability to negotiate and review approximately 200 contracts.
• Capable of discussing redlines with clients and understanding complex legal clauses.

Responsibilities

• Develop a deep understanding of the DocJuris software application.
• Use legal skills to train AI-powered contract playbooks.
• Lead discussions with clients to optimize contract playbooks.
• Manage multiple playbook projects.

Skills

Contract review and redlining

Client-centric communication

Technical competency with software

Self-starter attitude

Education

JD from an accredited law school

Job description

Overview

DocJuris is looking for an experienced Commercial Contracts Counsel and Legal Engineer. DocJuris is an AI platform that delivers joy to legal, procurement, and sales teams by cutting contract cycle times and increasing consistency. We provide all our team members with a flexible remote-first work environment while being part of a diverse and empathetic team. If you're excited about building a product and having a direct, immediate impact on your first day at a growing company, DocJuris is the place for you.

What is Legal Engineering at DocJuris?

In an era where AI reshapes industries, experienced attorneys specializing in contract review and redlining have a unique chance to transform their careers, with us at the forefront of this evolution. Join us as a Legal Engineer—no engineering degree necessary—and become part of a pioneering team at the intersection of law and cutting-edge technology.

As a DocJuris Legal Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of transforming legal processes for the world's biggest brands. You'll research redlines and templates, guide clients, and create detailed negotiation playbooks via DocJuris' AI-driven contract review platform. Although you won't provide legal advice, you'll be a crucial advocate and consultant for our clients.

What We're Looking For

• Education: JD from an accredited law school and Bar Admission in at least one US State
• Experience: must have at least 3-5 years of experience reviewing and redlining complex commercial/enterprise contracts
  • Ability to speak to a personal track record of successfully negotiating, reviewing, and/or redlining ~200 contracts throughout your professional journey
  • Proficiency in legal clauses pertinent to commercial and procurement contracts (e.g., can identify and articulate the significance and application of complex clauses such as indemnification, IP, limitation of liability, force majeure, and dispute resolution mechanisms)
• Key Technical Competencies: ability to swiftly learn new software and web applications required—a strong applicant can detail their experience with recent technologies or web apps they have used or how they've solved technical issues on their own
• Client-centric Skills: ability to competently discuss redlines and negotiation positions with clients like general counsel, procurement, and supply chain teams and handle 2-4 client meetings per day
• Self-starter and Independent: the work is 75% playbook building and 25% meeting with clients and organizing with your team; as a result, a self-starter and independent attitude is critical, as you'll often have to find answers on your own

Key Duties / Responsibilities

• Develop a deep understanding of the DocJuris software application and value-proposition
• Use your legal and technical skills to train AI-powered contract playbooks in the DocJuris platform
• Interact and lead discussions with clients and users to develop and optimize AI-powered contract playbooks
• Assist in providing product feedback to a multi-disciplinary team
• Creatively find solutions to customer pain points via the DocJuris platform
• Manage multiple playbook projects with competing priorities, meet deadlines, and adapt to change within a rapidly growing company

Bonus Points

• In-house legal experience
• Experience or interest in legal tech, legal ops, legal transformation, and/or AI prompt engineering
• Experience working asynchronously in a remote team
• A deeper understanding of advanced legal research via terms and connectors
• Data-oriented, organized, and tenacious, and can effectively collaborate with a team

What We Offer

• Flexible, remote-first work environment
• Health plans and 401k with matching company contributions for full-time employees with no waiting period
• Unlimited PTO for all employees
• Company-paid conferences
• The most up-to-date technology and tools needed to excel at your job

DocJuris is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.

All data collected in our application process from resume collection to application questions is used for recruitment purposes only. We will store it in our applicant tracking system, JazzHR, and will not share this data with anyone else. We will keep your data until the role is filled and only continue to store it if we feel you may fit future roles.

Thank you for your interest in DocJuris!