Remote US Commercial Counsel

Moritz; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Moritz, a global AI-native law firm, is hiring a founding team member as Commercial Counsel in San Francisco. You will shape product strategy and lead commercial work with startup speed and rigor.

Based in SF, you will own end-to-end contract work, draft MSAs and NDAs, and collaborate with the founding team to design scalable legal workflows that drive US growth.

Qualifications

• 4–8 years of experience at a leading technology law firm or high-growth company.
• Expert in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts and MSAs.
• JD with active license to practice law in NYC or SF (non negotiable).
• Based in San Francisco with an entrepreneurial mindset and interest in AI and legal tech.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial work and shape product strategy/go-to-market.
• Own end-to-end commercial work: draft/review/negotiate MSAs, contracts, NDAs.
• Build and refine US product templates and playbooks from a legal perspective.
• Design scalable legal workflows with the founding team to drive growth.
• Provide strategic guidance on US commercial and corporate matters as we scale.

Skills

Commercial contracts

MSAs

Legal tech

Education

JD

Job description

Moritz is a global AI-native law firm that will handles legal work with same day turnaround. Our lawyers have closed $ 3bn in deals with an average turnaround of 4-hours. No other law firm offers this kind of speed for complex deals.

We've raised $9m from by YC, 20VC and the founders of Dropbox, Gusto, Instacart, Reddit, Superhuman, Producthunt, HuggingFace and 15 other unicorn founders.

THE ROLE

We're looking for a commercial counsel to join as a founding team member - not just as legal counsel, but as a core partner in shaping our product and growth in the US.

What you'll do

• Act as a lead for commercial work and shaping product strategy and go-to-market approach
• Own commercial legal work end to end: drafting, reviewing, and negotiating MSAs, commercial contracts, NDAs, and other core agreements when needed
• Build, test, and refine our US product from a legal perspective, evolving core templates and playbooks
• Partner with the founding team to design scalable legal workflows that drive product adoption and growth
• Provide strategic guidance on US commercial and corporate matters as we scale

What we're looking for

• 4-8 years of experience at a leading law firm for technology companies (i.e. BigLaw) or in-house at a major tech company or high-growth startup
• Expert in commercial law, with deep experience drafting and negotiating contracts and MSAs
• JD and active license to practice law in NYC or SF (non negotiable requirement)
• Based in San Francisco
• Entrepreneurial mindset and excitement about building something new
• Genuine interest in innovation, AI, and legal tech
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced, early-stage startup environment