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HappyRobotHappyRobotNew York, NY

Legal Counsel

Provides legal counsel on commercial agreements, IP protection, and data privacy for a high-growth AI startup. Drafts/negotiates contracts, advises cross-functionally, and supports strategic initiatives with 6+ years experience required.

Salary not listed
Hybrid6+ YOELegal

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements including SaaS agreements, MSAs, enterprise agreements, licensing agreements, vendor agreements, reseller agreements, partnership agreements, Order Forms, DPAs, NDAs, and services agreements.
  • Advise on commercial, intellectual property, and data privacy matters related to product development, partnerships, customer relationships, and business operations.
  • Review and negotiate data processing agreements (DPAs) and advise on compliance with US data privacy laws including CCPA/CPRA.
  • Support intellectual property strategy, including trademark, copyright, patent, trade secret, and IP ownership.
  • Assist with open-source software compliance, employee/contractor IP assignment, and IP diligence.
  • Build and maintain legal templates, negotiation playbooks, internal policies, and scalable contracting workflows.
  • Provide practical legal advice balancing risk and business objectives.
  • Monitor legal/regulatory developments in commercial law, IP, SaaS, and data privacy.
  • Support fundraising, due diligence, and strategic corporate initiatives.
  • Manage external counsel.

Requirements

  • Admitted to and in good standing with the bar of at least one US state.
  • 6+ years of relevant legal experience, ideally at a law firm and in-house at a startup/tech company.
  • Strong experience with SaaS agreements, MSAs, enterprise agreements, NDAs, DPAs, Order Forms, and commercial contracts.
  • Solid understanding of US data privacy laws including CCPA/CPRA.
  • Experience with IP matters: trademarks, patents, copyright, licensing, ownership.
  • Excellent drafting, negotiation, communication skills with pragmatic approach.
  • Strong commercial judgment, ability to manage priorities in fast-paced environment.
  • Cross-functional collaboration skills.

Nice to Have

  • Experience with fundraising, due diligence, corporate legal matters.
  • Familiarity with employment law and corporate governance.
  • Experience with legal automation, templates, workflows.
  • Background in software, AI/ML, or tech industries.

Skills

Saas AgreementsMsasEnterprise AgreementsDpasNdasOrder FormsCcpa/CpraTrademarksPatentsCopyrightIp LicensingOpen Source Compliance

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