In-House Tech Contracts Counsel

peregrinetechnologies; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Peregrine Technologies is seeking a Commercial Counsel to join our legal team. This role reports to Peregrine's Associate General Counsel and will shoulder a broad range of responsibilities, supporting commercial contracts while advising on corporate, compliance, privacy, IP, and legal operations in partnership with the in-house team.

You will work day-to-day with Sales, Finance, Contracts, Customer Delivery, Marketing and other departments.

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 (SaaS, licensing, vendor contracts).
• Curiosity about new areas of legal practice and a desire to broaden your skill set to operate across the business.
• Sound commercial judgment and ability to explain legal risk to non-lawyers in plain terms.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate the agreements behind our sales, partnerships, and customer delivery, 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

Commercial contracts

Cross-functional collaboration

Plain language explanations

Negotiation

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Tools

Contract drafting tools

MS Office / Google Docs

Job description

Peregrine Technologies is seeking a Commercial Counsel to join our legal team. This role reports to Peregrine's Associate General Counsel and will shoulder a broad range of responsibilities, supporting commercial contracts while advising on corporate, compliance, privacy, IP, and legal operations in partnership with the in-house team.

You will work day-to-day with Sales, Finance, Contracts, Customer Delivery, Marketing and other departments.