Commerical Counsel @ Software platform

Heriot Brown In-House Legal Recruitment; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Heriot Brown is partnering with a fast-growing software business to recruit its second in-house legal hire to own the US contracting workload. Preference for New York-based candidates, with remote options for strong applicants elsewhere in the US.

You will join a growing US team and work closely with the UK-based first in-house lawyer. You’ll draft and negotiate software/SaaS agreements, advise on commercial issues from US sales, support AI, data and privacy matters, and help develop practical

Qualifications

• 2+ years of commercial contracting experience (software/SaaS)
• Ability to lead negotiations and advise stakeholders independently
• Interest in AI, data, and privacy

Responsibilities

• Drafting and negotiating software and SaaS agreements with mid-market and large enterprise customers
• Advising on commercial issues arising from US sales activity
• Supporting matters involving AI, data and privacy
• Helping develop practical contracting processes as the US business grows

Skills

Software/SaaS contracting

Negotiation leadership

Risk management

AI & data familiarity

Job description

New York preferred | Remote candidates elsewhere in the US considered

Heriot Brown is working with a fast-growing software business to recruit its second in-house legal hire. The company has around 200 employees globally, including a growing US team, and needs a commercial lawyer to take ownership of its US contracting work.

The role

You’ll work closely with the sales team and the business’s first in-house lawyer, who is based in the UK. Your work will include:

• Drafting and negotiating software and SaaS agreements with mid-market and large enterprise customers
• Advising on commercial issues arising from US sales activity
• Supporting matters involving AI, data and privacy
• Helping develop practical contracting processes as the US business grows

About you

We’re looking for a lawyer with approximately two or more years’ experience who has:

• Strong commercial contracting experience, ideally involving software or SaaS
• The confidence to lead negotiations and advise stakeholders independently
• A practical approach to managing risk in a growing business
• An interest in working across AI, data and wider commercial matters

This is a chance to have real ownership of the US legal workload as the second person in a growing legal team.

The preference is for someone based in New York, where the business typically works three days a week in the office. Strong candidates elsewhere in the US will also be considered for a remote arrangement.