Corporate Counsel for AI & Tech Transactions

emerald-ai; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) matching

Hybrid work model

Flexible location (DC / Boston / Bay)

Equity

Job summary

Emerald AI is seeking a Corporate Counsel to support a broad range of legal matters across the company, partnering with teams across business, product, engineering, and leadership. You’ll provide practical legal guidance to help the company move quickly and responsibly.

This highly cross-functional role embeds in the business; you’ll advise on commercial agreements, support product and regulatory decisions, and help build templates and systems that allow legal to scale with the company.

Qualifications

• JD and active bar membership required.
• 3+ years of legal experience (law firm or in-house).
• Strong foundation in commercial contracts and general corporate matters.
• Experience working cross-functionally with business and technical teams.
• Ability to balance legal risk with practical business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate customer, vendor, and partnership agreements.
• Develop templates and playbooks to streamline contracting and transactional activities.
• Advise on product, data usage, privacy, and IP-related matters.
• Partner with engineering, commercial, and product teams to identify and manage legal risks.
• Stay up to date on relevant regulatory frameworks (e.g., data privacy, AI governance, industry-specific rules).
• Assist with corporate governance, entity management, and internal policies.
• Help build internal legal processes that improve speed and consistency.
• Report to Head of Legal and Policy.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Commercial contracts

Cross-functional teamwork

Legal risk management

Data privacy knowledge

Education

JD and active bar membership

Job description

Emerald AI is seeking a Corporate Counsel to support a broad range of legal matters across the company, partnering with teams across business, product, engineering, and leadership. You’ll provide practical legal guidance to help the company move quickly and responsibly.

This highly cross-functional role embeds in the business; you’ll advise on commercial agreements, support product and regulatory decisions, and help build templates and systems that allow legal to scale with the company.