Commercial Counsel | Remote

Crossing Hurdles; United States; Remote; USD 124,000 - 152,000; Part time

Job summary

Crossing Hurdles seeks a Commercial Attorney for remote contract work. You will review and redline MSAs, NDAs, and DPAs, analyze drafts, and draft clear explanations for each revision. Strong drafting, negotiation, and tech-transaction expertise are required, along with JD and active U.S.

bar admission. Experience in transactional practice and familiarity with liability, indemnification, confidentiality, and data protection provisions are essential.

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school.
• Active bar admission in a U.S. jurisdiction.
• Deep familiarity with commercial provisions (e.g., liability, indemnification, confidentiality, data protection).
• Ability to synthesize complex legal concepts and deliver clear analyses.

Responsibilities

• Review and redline commercial agreements (MSAs, NDAs, DPAs) per playbooks.
• Analyze drafts to identify issues and determine company positions.
• Draft clear written explanations for each redline or revision.
• Apply advanced contract drafting, negotiation, and technology transactions knowledge.
• Collaborate with the project team to ensure standards and interpretations are consistent.
• Maintain high standards of legal writing and contract review quality.

Skills

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Legal analysis

Attention to detail

Technology transactions

Data protection

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Bar admission (US jurisdiction)

Job description

• Review and redline commercial agreements, including MSAs, NDAs, and DPAs, following established playbooks and policies.
• Analyze drafts to identify key issues and determine applicable company positions and acceptable fallback outcomes.
• Draft clear, reasoned written explanations detailing the rationale behind each redline or revision.
• Apply advanced contract drafting, negotiation, and technology transactions knowledge to legal documents.
• Collaborate with the project team to ensure consistency of standards and interpretations throughout the engagement.
• Maintain meticulous attention to detail and uphold high standards of legal writing and contract review quality.

Position: Commercial Attorney

Type: Contract

Compensation: $90 - $110/hour

Location: Remote

Commitment: 10-40 hrs/week

Role Responsibilities

• Review and redline commercial agreements, including MSAs, NDAs, and DPAs, following established playbooks and policies.
• Analyze drafts to identify key issues and determine applicable company positions and acceptable fallback outcomes.
• Draft clear, reasoned written explanations detailing the rationale behind each redline or revision.
• Apply advanced contract drafting, negotiation, and technology transactions knowledge to legal documents.
• Collaborate with the project team to ensure consistency of standards and interpretations throughout the engagement.
• Maintain meticulous attention to detail and uphold high standards of legal writing and contract review quality.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and active bar admission in a U.S. jurisdiction.
• Have strong relevant experience in transactional practice at a law firm or as an in-house attorney.
• Deep familiarity with commonly negotiated commercial provisions, such as limitation of liability, indemnification, confidentiality, and data protection.
• Proven ability to synthesize complex legal concepts and deliver clear, actionable written analyses.
• Demonstrated sound judgment and a high level of accuracy in contract review and interpretation.
• Expertise in technology transactions considered a strong plus.