In-House Commercial Counsel — Tech Contracts & Privacy (Hybrid)

Peregrine; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 175,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Peregrine Technologies is hiring a Commercial Counsel to join our legal team in a fast-scaling technology company. This in‑house role supports commercial contracts and advises on corporate, privacy, IP, and compliance matters in partnership with cross‑functional stakeholders.

You will work with Sales, Finance, Contracts, Customer Delivery, Marketing, and more, growing into a generalist capable of shaping playbooks and policies as the business scales.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor 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.

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.

Skills

Juris Doctor

Commercial contracts

SaaS agreements

Data privacy

IP licensing

Technology transactions

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Job description

Peregrine Technologies is hiring a Commercial Counsel to join our legal team in a fast-scaling technology company. This in‑house role supports commercial contracts and advises on corporate, privacy, IP, and compliance matters in partnership with cross‑functional stakeholders.

You will work with Sales, Finance, Contracts, Customer Delivery, Marketing, and more, growing into a generalist capable of shaping playbooks and policies as the business scales.