Hybrid Commercial Counsel — SaaS, IP & Privacy

Peregrine Technologies; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Peregrine Technologies is seeking a Commercial Counsel to join its legal team in San Francisco, New York City, or Washington, D.C. You will support commercial contracts across the business and advise on corporate, compliance, privacy, IP, and legal operations in partnership with the in-house team.

You’ll work with Sales, Finance, Contracts, Customer Delivery, Marketing, and other departments, handling technology licensing, SaaS agreements, vendor contracts, and data sharing agreements while

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree and active admission to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 4+ years of experience in commercial/transactional legal work.
• Experience with technology transactions or general commercial contracting preferred (SaaS agreements, licensing, vendor contracts, or similar).
• Curiosity about new areas of legal practice and a desire to broaden your skill set to operate across the business.
• Sound commercial judgement, and the ability to explain legal risk to non-lawyers in plain terms.
• A clear, low-ego, collaborative communicator and team player.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate the agreements behind our sales, partnerships, and customer delivery, as well as the software and services that support the business, including technology licensing, software, vendor, reseller, strategic partnership, and data sharing agreements.
• Provide practical advice to business teams on IP, data privacy, security, AI, and software licensing questions relating to Peregrine’s business and operations.
• Review marketing collateral and marketing-related agreements, such as agency, sponsorship, and event contracts.
• Work with Legal Operations and Contracts to build and evolve playbooks, templates, and policies to scale with the business.
• Monitor and educate business stakeholders on changes in the laws and regulations that affect Peregrine’s business.
• Triage and counsel stakeholders on ad hoc legal, compliance, and operational matters as they arise, and over time build depth in the areas most relevant to Peregrine’s business.

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree

commercial/transactional experience

technology transactions

commercial contracting

explain legal risk to non-lawyers

collaborative communicator

Job description

Peregrine Technologies is seeking a Commercial Counsel to join its legal team in San Francisco, New York City, or Washington, D.C. You will support commercial contracts across the business and advise on corporate, compliance, privacy, IP, and legal operations in partnership with the in-house team.

You’ll work with Sales, Finance, Contracts, Customer Delivery, Marketing, and other departments, handling technology licensing, SaaS agreements, vendor contracts, and data sharing agreements while