In-House Counsel

Taylor Root; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Taylor Root in New York seeks an experienced Legal Counsel to join its North American legal team. The role covers commercial, licensing, IP, technology, AI, and litigation matters across the Americas, with a strong emphasis on pragmatic, business-focused advice.

This position offers exposure to senior stakeholders in a fast-paced, international environment and requires a JD, NY Bar, and 4+ years' experience. The Hybrid schedule is 2 days in office, supporting a global, integrated legal function.

Qualifications

• JD from ABA-accredited law school.
• Active NY Bar in good standing.
• 4+ years of legal experience at a law firm or in-house.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements.
• Experience with IP, data privacy, AI, and technology matters.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial and licensing agreements with customers across North and South America.
• Advise on commercial contracts, IP, data privacy, AI, technology, licensing, and regulatory matters.
• Serve as a strategic business partner to senior commercial leadership, providing practical legal guidance.
• Support AI, emerging technologies, data usage, and evolving regulatory frameworks.
• Advise on IP rights acquisition, licensing, protection and exploitation.
• Coordinate outside counsel relationships and litigation support as needed.
• Develop and improve legal templates, processes, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Provide training to commercial and sales teams on contract negotiation and risk management.
• Collaborate with colleagues across legal, commercial, technology, and corporate functions.

Skills

Drafting & negotiation

Legal research

Commercial judgment

Data privacy & IP awareness

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

Schedule: Hybrid (2 days per week in office)

We are partnering with a global organization seeking an experienced Legal Counsel to join its North American legal team. This is a highly collaborative, commercially focused role supporting a broad range of commercial, licensing, intellectual property, technology, AI, and litigation matters across the Americas.

The position offers significant exposure to senior business stakeholders and the opportunity to work as part of an integrated global legal function. It is well suited for an attorney who enjoys balancing sophisticated legal issues with practical business objectives in a fast-paced, international environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of sophisticated commercial and licensing agreements with academic, corporate, government, and other customers across North and South America.
• Advise business stakeholders on commercial contracts, intellectual property, data privacy, artificial intelligence, technology, licensing, compliance, and regulatory matters.
• Serve as a strategic business partner to senior commercial leadership, providing practical legal guidance and risk assessments that balance business objectives with legal considerations.
• Support matters involving AI, emerging technologies, digital products, data usage, and evolving regulatory frameworks.
• Advise on agreements involving the acquisition, licensing, protection, and exploitation of intellectual property rights.
• Support litigation, disputes, investigations, subpoenas, and regulatory inquiries, working closely with internal stakeholders and outside counsel.
• Coordinate discovery activities, including document preservation, collection, review, and production.
• Review pleadings, motions, subpoenas, regulatory inquiries, and other litigation-related materials to assess legal and business risk.
• Assist in developing litigation and dispute-resolution strategies while considering legal exposure, operational impact, reputational risk, and commercial objectives.
• Manage outside counsel relationships, litigation deadlines, budgets, and reporting requirements.
• Develop and improve legal templates, processes, best practices, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Provide training to commercial and sales teams on contract negotiation, licensing, compliance, and legal risk management.
• Collaborate with colleagues across legal, commercial, technology, and other corporate functions on cross-functional initiatives and special projects.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Active member in good standing of the New York State Bar.
• 4+ years of legal experience gained at a law firm, in-house legal department, or combination of both.
• Strong experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements.
• Experience with general corporate, commercial, intellectual property, and technology matters.
• Experience supporting litigation, disputes, investigations, subpoenas, regulatory inquiries, and/or outside counsel.
• Familiarity with legal issues involving AI, emerging technologies, data usage, intellectual property, and evolving regulation.
• Strong commercial judgment and ability to provide pragmatic, business-oriented legal advice.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, legal research, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively with stakeholders at varying levels of seniority.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, collaborative, and solutions-focused.