Technology & IP Transactions Partner Attorney (Remote)

Vivo HealthStaff Inc.; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

LegalStaffers.com, a division of Vivo HealthStaff, seeks a Partner to lead Technology & IP Transactions, sitting first chair on strategic deals and building a top-tier team. The role blends sophisticated deal execution with cutting-edge legal automation in a fast-growing AI-native firm.

You will guide GCs and founders, shape diligence methodologies, and drive deployment of AI workflows that scale the practice. The position rewards leadership and deep expertise in tech IP matters.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience leading complex technology and IP transactions.
• Hybrid experience across top law firms and in-house tech legal teams.

Responsibilities

• Sit first-chair on strategic tech deals including partnerships, licensing, and data/AI terms.
• Build and mentor a team of 10+ attorneys in a fast-paced startup-like environment.
• Advise GCs, founders, boards and deal teams with actionable guidance on novel legal questions.
• Collaborate with software engineers to translate practice insights into automated tooling and AI workflows.

Skills

Leadership

Deal execution

IP/Tech transactions

IP diligence

Executive advisory

Hybrid experience

Education

J.D. with bar admission

Job description

Partner, Technology & IP Transactions

Client Industry: Tech-Enabled / AI-Native Legal Services

Recruiter: LegalStaffers.com (A division of Vivo HealthStaff)

LegalStaffers.com (a division of Vivo HealthStaff) has been retained by a fast-growing, AI-native law firm to recruit a Partner, Technology & IP Transactions. Sitting first chair on complex tech deals, this practice leader will build and scale a team of 10+ attorneys while pairing elite transactional execution with cutting-edge legal automation.

What You Will Be Doing

• First-Chair Deal Execution: Sit first chair on strategic partnerships, joint developments, licensing, SaaS/platform agreements, and data/AI terms-executing at deal speed rather than memo speed.
• IP Diligence Strategy: Own and refine IP diligence methodologies across M&A, venture financings, carve-outs, and spin-outs (chain of title, open source exposure, inbound/outbound scope, and change-of-control triggers).
• Practice & Team Leadership: Build, recruit, staff, and mentor a team of 10+ attorneys, establishing an elite work-product bar within a high-velocity startup environment.
• Executive Advisory: Serve as primary counsel to GCs, founders, boards, and deal teams, delivering definitive, actionable guidance on novel and unsettled legal questions.
• AI Tooling & Practice Scaling: Partner directly with software engineers to translate practice-level insights into automated tooling and AI workflows that scale the practice group.

Key Requirements

• 15+ Years Experience: Deep track record leading complex, sophisticated technology and IP transactions.
• Hybrid Experience Preferred: Background spanning both high-bar law firms and in-house tech legal teams (understanding where legal typically bottlenecks business deals).
• Full Tech Toolkit: Command of licensing, SaaS/platform contracts, data/AI terms, trade secrets, open source compliance, and IP reps, warranties, and disclosure schedules.
• Transaction Diligence: Extensive experience conducting buy-side and sell-side IP diligence for corporate financings and M&A.
• Team Management: Proven experience directly managing, staffing, and developing teams of attorneys.
• Bar Admission: Active J.D. and bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.

Nice-to-Have

• Hands-on experience developing enterprise open-source legal strategy.
• Familiarity with patent portfolio licensing and strategic IP monetization.