Founding Counsel

Moritz; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Moritz in San Francisco seeks a founding counsel to join as a core partner, shaping our product and growth in the US. You will lead commercial and corporate work and help define our go-to-market strategy. You will draft, negotiate, and close complex agreements while building US-facing templates and playbooks.

This is a rare chance to shape a fast-moving AI-native law firm from the ground up. Ideal candidates bring 4–8 years of top‑tier experience, JD and active US license, and an entrepreneurial

Qualifications

• 4–8 years of experience at a leading technology-focused law firm or in-house at a tech company.
• Expert in commercial law, with deep drafting and negotiation of contracts and MSAs.
• JD and active US license to practice law.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and interest in AI and legal tech.
• Comfort in a fast-paced, early-stage startup environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead for practice areas (commercial or corporate) and shape product strategy.
• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial or corporate documents end to end.
• Build and refine US product templates and playbooks from a legal perspective.
• Design scalable legal workflows to drive product adoption and growth.
• Provide strategic guidance on US commercial matters as we scale.

Skills

Commercial law

Contract drafting

MSA experience

Strategic thinking

Education

JD (US)

Active US license

Job description

Moritz is a global AI-native law firm that will handles legal work with same day turnaround. Our lawyers have closed $ 3bn in deals with an average turnaround of 4-hours. No other law firm offers this kind of speed for complex deals.

We've raised $9m from by YC, 20VC and the founders of Dropbox, Gusto, Instacart, Reddit, Superhuman, Producthunt, HuggingFace and 15 other unicorn founders.

THE ROLE

We're looking for a founding counsel to join as a founding team member — not just as legal counsel, but as a core partner in shaping our product and growth in the US.

What you'll do

• Act as a lead for our practice areas (commercial or corporate M&A) work and shaping product strategy and go-to-market approach
• Own commercial legal work end to end: drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial or corporate documents
• Build, test, and refine our US product from a legal perspective, evolving core templates and playbooks
• Partner with the founding team to design scalable legal workflows that drive product adoption and growth
• Provide strategic guidance on US commercial or corporate matters as we scale

What we're looking for

• 4–8 years of experience at a leading law firm for technology companies (i.e. BigLaw) or in-house at a major tech company or high-growth startup
• Expert in commercial law, with deep experience drafting and negotiating contracts and MSAs
• JD and active license to practice law in the US (non negotiable requirement)
• Entrepreneurial mindset and excitement about building something new
• Genuine interest in innovation, AI, and legal tech
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced, early-stage startup environment