Remote Junior Commercial Contracts Attorney

Axiom; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 325,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid holidays and PTO

Flexible work arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Axiom in New York seeks a Junior Commercial Contracts Lawyer to support high-volume client projects, focusing on a range of agreements and cross-functional collaboration. You will draft, review, and negotiate NDAs, MSAs, distribution, supply, and services agreements while providing practical guidance on terms and risk.

The role emphasizes working with procurement, operations, finance, and compliance, plus contributing to CLM initiatives. Remote or hybrid work arrangements are supported.

Qualifications

• JD or equivalent with active bar membership.
• 2–5 years post-qualification experience in-house or in a commercial-focused practice.
• Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating core commercial contracts.
• Ability to manage high-volume workloads efficiently while maintaining strong attention to detail.
• Strong communication, organizational, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Comfortable working remotely or in hybrid environments.
• Experience with CLM system implementation or optimization.
• Experience working with cross-functional and multinational teams.
• Comfort operating as a generalist across multiple contract types and industries.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a high volume of commercial agreements, including NDAs, MSAs, distribution, supply and services agreements.
• Support supply chain and manufacturing-focused contracts, including vendor and operations-related agreements.
• Provide practical, business-oriented legal guidance on contract terms, risk allocation, and negotiation strategy.
• Assist clients with large commercial contracting initiatives, including standardization and remediation projects.
• Support contract lifecycle management (CLM) efforts, including implementation, optimization, and ongoing contract operations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders (procurement, operations, finance, and compliance) to align contracts with business objectives.
• Contribute to contract playbooks, templates, and process improvements to support scalable contracting operations.
• Support or interface with international teams or international counterparties, as needed.

Skills

Contract drafting

Contract negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

High-volume workload management

Communication skills

Education

JD or equivalent

Tools

CLM system

Job description

Axiom in New York seeks a Junior Commercial Contracts Lawyer to support high-volume client projects, focusing on a range of agreements and cross-functional collaboration. You will draft, review, and negotiate NDAs, MSAs, distribution, supply, and services agreements while providing practical guidance on terms and risk.

The role emphasizes working with procurement, operations, finance, and compliance, plus contributing to CLM initiatives. Remote or hybrid work arrangements are supported.