# Associate Counsel

**Company:** [Everlaw](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/everlaw)
**Location:** Oakland, CA
**Role:** Legal
**Salary:** $148k – $187k/yr
**Experience:** 1+ years
**Skills:** Commercial Contracting, Saas Agreements, Contract Negotiation, Contract Redlining, Contract Playbooks, Ndas, Dpas, Baas, Data Privacy, Ironclad, Clm Platforms, Intellectual Property, Data Security, Revenue Recognition, Artificial Intelligence
**Posted:** 2026-08-28

> Associate Counsel will negotiate SaaS, vendor, licensing, and procurement agreements while advising Sales and Finance and improving AI-assisted legal workflows. The role requires 1–3 years of commercial contracting experience, a J.D., active bar membership, and familiarity with SaaS legal issues.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Review, redline, and negotiate customer-facing SaaS subscription agreements, order forms, NDAs, and statements of work using standard positions and playbooks.
- Review and negotiate inbound vendor and software licenses, professional services agreements, and procurement contracts.
- Maintain and update contract playbooks, fallback positions, and standard form agreements.
- Partner with Sales and Finance on contract terms affecting revenue recognition, billing structures, and deal velocity.
- Integrate approved AI productivity tools into contract review, issue spotting, drafting, and negotiation preparation.
- Answer contract questions from internal stakeholders and monitor legal developments in SaaS, AI, data privacy, and cloud technologies.

## Requirements
- 1–3 years of commercial contracting experience in-house at a technology company or at a law firm with a SaaS client focus.
- J.D. and active state bar membership.
- Experience negotiating limitations of liability, indemnification, intellectual property rights, and data security terms.
- Experience with NDAs, DPAs, or BAAs.
- Ability to produce clear, concise redlines and communicate with legal, business, and technical audiences.
- Process-oriented approach and ability to manage multiple concurrent deal streams under tight timelines.
- Authorization to work in the United States.

## Nice-to-haves
- Experience with Ironclad or a comparable CLM platform.
- Experience at a B2B SaaS or legal technology company.
- Experience supporting a sales team in a high-growth environment.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Expected salary range: $148,000–$187,000 annually.
- Competitive equity grants.
- 401(k) plan with company matching of up to 4% of eligible annual compensation.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Flexible Spending Accounts for health and dependent care.
- Mental health and wellness support.
- Paid parental leave.
- Company-sponsored life and disability insurance.
- Paid vacation, federal holidays, sick leave, and additional company-wide days off.
- Learning and development allocation and relevant professional membership dues.
- Monthly home internet reimbursement and desk-setup stipend.
- Catered lunch, snacks, and company events.

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