Commercial Legal Counsel

• Hybrid role with 3 days in brand new NYC office of rapidly growing SaaS company
• Looking for candidates with high-volume SaaS contracting experience

About Our Client

SaaS platform.

Job Description

The Legal Counsel will report to the Head of Legal for the US and will join a growing legal team.

As a Legal Counsel, you will serve as a legal point of contact and provide legal support to our teams in the US. Your responsibilities will include:

• Partner with and provide legal advice to internal clients, including sales, procurement and customer success
• Review, draft, negotiate, and interpret a wide variety of commercial agreements including SaaS agreements, NDAs, vendor contracts, data processing addendums, business associate addendums, platform integration, and partnership agreements
• Work closely with the Head of Legal and other attorneys on the legal team to meet deadlines and collaborate on projects
• Manage a high volume of deals and support colleagues in the US and internationally
• Keep up to date on legal developments that affect the tech industry and support future initiatives accordingly

The Successful Applicant

• JD from a US ABA-accredited law school
• Admission to NY State Bar
• 4-8 years of experience dealing with SaaS, SLAs, DPAs, change orders, licensing agreements in-house, ideally at a B2B SaaS company with privacy experience
• Must have experience partnering directly with clients on a daily basis
• Ability to provide clear and pragmatic legal advice to business people
• Ability to handle a high volume of contracts, managing tight deadlines
• Team player with excellent communication skills
• Must be able to work autonomously

What's on Offer

• Brand new office space
• Hybrid 3 days in office
• Competitive base salary: $185,000-$200,000
• Bonus
• Great benefits
• Catered breakfasts
• FSA
• Ability to grow with a legal team
• Mentorship opportunities
• Please note that remote working and visa sponsorship are not available for this role

Contact

Jennifer Pettigrew

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