Senior Legal Associate — AI-Driven Contracts (Remote)

Scissero; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid and remote options

Paid Sick Leave: 7 days per year

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Paid study leave: 7 days per year

Annual Bonus

25 days annual leave + public holidays

Job summary

Scissero is seeking a Senior Legal Associate to work with commercial teams globally, reviewing and negotiating vendor agreements, MSAs, SOWs, and data processing addenda. You will mentor juniors and leverage our AI-enabled platform to deliver precise, scalable legal work.

The role partners with product and engineering to refine tools, ensuring high-quality outputs and a collaborative, fast-paced environment across multiple jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• Admitted US attorney
• 3+ years PQE drafting, reviewing, and negotiating core commercial documents
• Interest in developing client management skills and owning client relationships
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to high-quality output
• Excellent written and verbal communication, plus ability to work in a global remote team

Responsibilities

• Review and negotiate vendor contracts, data processing addenda, confidentiality agreements and engagement letters
• Apply client-specific playbooks and structured frameworks to align with client positions
• Identify deviations from playbooks and implement appropriate fallback language
• Review work of junior team members and assist with their development and training
• Manage own workflow and document queue to meet turnaround times and SLAs
• Collaborate across the global legal team to ensure consistent, high-quality delivery
• Work with internal stakeholders to maintain operational efficiency and service excellence
• Contribute to improving the operating model for the legal team

Skills

Attention to detail

English proficiency

Communication skills

Independent work

Remote collaboration

Education

US attorney admitted

Job description

Scissero is seeking a Senior Legal Associate to work with commercial teams globally, reviewing and negotiating vendor agreements, MSAs, SOWs, and data processing addenda. You will mentor juniors and leverage our AI-enabled platform to deliver precise, scalable legal work.

The role partners with product and engineering to refine tools, ensuring high-quality outputs and a collaborative, fast-paced environment across multiple jurisdictions.