# Legal Counsel
**Company:** [HappyRobot](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/happyrobot)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Experience:** 6+ years
**Skills:** Saas Agreements, Msas, Enterprise Agreements, Dpas, Ndas, Order Forms, Ccpa/Cpra, Trademarks, Patents, Copyright, Ip Licensing, Open Source Compliance
**Posted:** 2026-05-12
> 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.
## Job Description
## 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.
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