Commercial Counsel, Technology Contracts

Connect Legal Partners; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Connect Legal Partners is seeking a talented commercial contracts lead to own the negotiation of technology agreements and shape delivery processes. You will handle software subscriptions, master services, NDAs, data protections, and vendor collaborations, while drafting templates and playbooks to scale the function.

Remote in the United States with occasional travel to San Francisco, you must be a US-licensed attorney with 3+ years of commercial experience, able to balance risk with business

Qualifications

• Active US state bar admission and at least 3 years of commercial law experience.
• Experience in private practice, in-house or both is valued.

Responsibilities

• Lead negotiations on technology contracts and related commercial terms.
• Create templates and playbooks to scale contract delivery.
• Test and implement ways to improve contract review with technology.
• Help develop the wider commercial legal function.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Commercial contracts

Legal risk assessment

Job description

Lead negotiations on technology contracts and help build the processes that make a growing legal service work.

The role

Take responsibility for commercial contracts while helping improve the processes behind their delivery. You will negotiate agreements including software subscriptions, master services agreements, confidentiality terms, data protection documents and vendor or partnership arrangements. The role involves giving practical advice to business clients, creating templates and playbooks, and testing ways to improve contract review with technology. There is also scope to help develop the wider commercial legal function.

What you will need

You will need an active US state bar admission and relevant commercial legal experience gained in private practice, in house or both. The brief generally seeks at least three years of experience, with particular value placed on independent negotiation and clear commercial judgment. You should be comfortable balancing legal risk with the priorities of a growing business.

What is on offer

• The full time role is remote within the United States, with occasional paid travel to San Francisco.
• Base salary is US$170,000 to US$220,000, plus equity.