# Commercial Counsel

**Company:** [Monarch](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/monarch)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Legal
**Salary:** $250k – $300k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Contract Negotiation, Generative AI, Contract Lifecycle Management, Ironclad, Zip, Privacy Law, Glba, Regulatory Compliance
**Posted:** 2026-08-12

> Provides strategic commercial and corporate legal support, negotiating complex agreements and translating legal issues into practical business guidance. Requires 8+ years of relevant experience, bar admission or in-house eligibility, and strong communication and research skills.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Learn the company’s business model, key relationships, product, and history.
- Understand how products are built, marketed, and scaled, and how legal supports those activities.
- Become familiar with relevant regulatory and compliance frameworks.
- Serve as a strategic legal partner who enables complex commercial deals and supports responsible growth.
- Translate complex legal concepts into clear, practical language for different audiences.

## Requirements
- **8+ years** of relevant commercial and corporate law experience, preferably including in-house experience and negotiations with large companies.
- Admission to a state bar, or eligibility to register as in-house counsel.
- Curiosity about or experience using generative AI tools.
- Ability to simplify complex topics and communicate clearly.
- Strong research and resourcefulness skills, including using regulatory guidance, professional networks, legal publications, and law firms.

## Nice to Haves
- Experience with contract lifecycle management tools such as Ironclad or Zip.
- Experience negotiating with Fortune 500 companies and startups.
- Experience with privacy matters, including GLBA and state privacy laws.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Competitive cash and equity compensation.
- Work-from-anywhere arrangement.
- Home-office setup stipend.
- Location-based benefit plans, including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) contributions in the US.
- Unlimited PTO.
- Monthly three-day weekend with the first Friday off.

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