Associate Counsel
You will partner directly with the General Counsel across the full range of legal matters affecting the business. You will draft, review, negotiate, and revise investment banking engagement letters and related investment agreements. You will draft and revise employment agreements, offer letters, and related templates. You will review and negotiate commercial agreements including NDAs, SaaS and software licensing agreements, service agreements, consulting agreements, and other vendor contracts. You will build and maintain contract playbooks with standard positions, approved fallbacks, and alternative clause libraries, and integrate them into the firm's legal AI workflows. You will improve the firm's standard agreement templates and corporate policies and procedures, and you will assist with managing paralegals and legal interns.
Responsibilities
- Partner with the General Counsel across the full range of legal matters affecting the business and operations
- Draft, review, negotiate, and revise investment banking engagement letters and related investment agreements
- Draft, review, and revise employment agreements, offer letters, and related templates
- Review and negotiate commercial agreements including NDAs, SaaS and software licensing agreements, service agreements, consulting agreements, and other vendor contracts
- Build and maintain contract playbooks and integrate them into the firm's legal AI workflows
- Improve the firm's standard agreement templates and corporate policies and procedures
- Assist with managing paralegals and legal interns
Requirements
- 2+ years of relevant legal experience, preferably at a major national law firm
- Exceptional drafting, analytical, and editing skills
- Demonstrated fluency with legal AI tools and a track record of integrating AI into document workflows
- Admitted to the bar in good standing
- Strong work ethic and flexibility to thrive in a fast-paced, deal-driven environment
- U.S. work authorization required; no visa sponsorship
- Background in commercial and contract law (preferred)
- Exposure to financial services, FinTech, or investment banking (preferred)
- Familiarity with M&A and capital markets (preferred)
- Prior in-house experience at a financial institution or technology company (preferred)
Benefits
- $50,000 bonus