About the company
Our client is a legal technology company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Handle a high volume of commercial agreements from drafting and negotiation through to signing, giving practical, deal-focused guidance to business stakeholders. The role also covers building reusable resources for the legal team and helping onboard the next hire, with a route into leading the commercial function.
What you'll do
- Negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements independently, including service, data, vendor and partnership contracts.
- Draft new agreements and standard templates quickly.
- Advise business stakeholders directly over chat and calls with practical guidance that moves deals forward.
- Turn negotiation positions and review standards into shared playbooks and AI-assisted workflows.
- Help onboard and manage the next commercial counsel hire.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Roughly three years of commercial work at the associate level, with a shorter track record accepted for outstanding candidates who trained at highly regarded firms.
- Lawyers coming from a law firm background who want an in-house career are a natural match, and attorneys already working in-house are considered if they stay hands-on rather than seeking management responsibility.
- Ability to negotiate commercial deals independently and draft agreements quickly.
- Breadth of experience across many contract and business types, not limited to one industry.
- Strong working knowledge of market terms on liability, indemnity, IP, data and termination in technology deals, and the ability to explain them in plain language.
- Regular use of AI tools in legal practice and willingness to turn judgment into playbooks and workflows.
- A business-minded approach focused on helping clients get deals done, with comfort handling pushback from opposing counsel.
- Active US bar membership in good standing, with California preferred and New York also considered.
Bonus points
- Experience at a leading law firm.
- Background in workforce law, data protection, or equity and governance work would broaden the portfolio a candidate can take on.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: $170K to $220K per year
- Equity
- Health and dental coverage
- Retirement plan
Location and work model
- Remote (US)
- Full-time employment
Skills Required
- Approximately three years of commercial legal experience at the associate level
- Ability to independently negotiate commercial agreements and draft contracts quickly
- Broad experience across multiple contract and business types
- Working knowledge of liability, indemnity, intellectual property, data, and termination terms in technology deals
- Regular use of AI tools in legal practice
- Business-minded approach with the ability to handle opposing counsel pushback
- Active US bar membership in good standing
- California bar membership
- New York bar membership
- Experience at a leading law firm
- Background in workforce law, data protection, or equity and governance
What We Do
Raydar is a talent acquisition and business consulting firm that connects world-class and emerging talent with growing organizations. It supports companies through team development, strategic hiring, and customized growth solutions, helping clients recruit roles such as engineers, product managers, executives, legal counsel, and quantitative traders. Raydar focuses on understanding each organization’s needs, culture, and long-term goals to build high-impact teams.
