[Hiring] Associate Commercial Counsel @General Legal

Role Description

We're looking for an Associate Commercial Counsel who consistently operates at a very high level — someone who actively uses modern tools to produce excellent work efficiently. If that’s the kind of work you’re interested in amplifying, we’d love to talk.

About the Role:

We’re looking for a skilled, business-minded Commercial Counsel Associate to join our commercial contracts team. You’ll draft, review, and negotiate a high-volume caseload of technology and commercial agreements, working end to end with the support of our AI-native workflows and senior attorneys. This is a technology-industry-focused practice, and we want someone who’s genuinely excited to be in it.

• Think of it as a transactions-heavy role with immediate impact: you’re not just executing precedent—you’re learning to spot the risks that matter, move deals forward efficiently, and build real judgment under the guidance of experienced counsel.
• This is a high-growth role with a clear path to more ownership and responsibility as your track record builds.

What You'll Do:

• Contract Drafting & Negotiation:
  • Draft, review, and negotiate a high-volume of technology and commercial agreements, including SaaS, vendor, licensing, and partnership agreements.
  • Identify the risks that actually matter in a negotiation, and know which points are worth pushing on—and which aren’t.
  • Take on increasing ownership of matters end to end, from intake through execution, as you build track record.
• AI-Enabled Practice:
  • Use the firm’s AI legal technology daily to speed up drafting, review, and issue-spotting without sacrificing quality.
  • Bring a genuine interest in how AI and technology can change legal practice—this isn’t a tool you tolerate, it’s one you want to get better at using.
  • Contribute ideas for improving how the team uses AI and other tools in its day-to-day workflows.
• Client & Stakeholder Communication:
  • Advise clients directly on commercial risk and contract strategy, communicating clearly and with appropriate urgency.
  • Translate legal and commercial complexity into plain-language guidance for business stakeholders.
  • Build trusted relationships with clients across the technology industry.
• Growth and Development:
  • Receive structured mentorship and training from senior counsel—especially valuable if you’re retooling from a different drafting-heavy practice area.
  • Take on increasing complexity and autonomy over time, with a clear path toward more senior commercial counsel work.
  • Identify process improvements, product gaps, and emerging opportunities, and surface them to firm leadership.

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school with active bar membership in good standing.
• 3+ years of experience in commercial contracts, technology transactions, or another drafting-heavy practice area.
• Law firm experience preferred, but we’re open on background—including in-house, legal tech, or associates from other drafting-heavy practices (e.g., real estate, finance) who are interested in retooling into commercial and technology contracts.
• Genuine interest in the technology industry, or better yet, exposure to it already—and using AI and technology as part of your own practice, is a must.
• Comfortable moving quickly without sacrificing quality; you know how to separate real risk from noise.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable advising business stakeholders directly.
• Self-directed with strong collaborative instincts—you know when to loop in senior counsel.

How You Work

• You are fast and good.
• You use AI tools in your practice today, not theoretically.
• You produce clean, sophisticated work product.
• You communicate directly: clear recommendations, appropriate caveats, no filler.
• You’re committed to growth—you want structured feedback and are excited to build deep expertise over time, not just complete tasks.
• You’re curious about technology and genuinely interested in using AI to change how legal services are delivered, not just tolerating it because the firm asks you to.
• You separate real risk from noise, and you’re not afraid to make a call and move a deal forward.
• If you’re coming from a different drafting-heavy practice, you’re excited to retool rather than intimidated by it.
• You want to do great work without grinding yourself down—we’re looking for someone who’s good enough, not someone trying to prove they can suffer for it.
• You’ve helped build or improve legal workflows, contracting processes, or procedural frameworks—or you’re excited to start.

Bonus Points

• You've improved a legal intake, playbook, or contracting process.
• You have a vertical or subject matter you'd love help grow.

Structure

This is a remote-first role with annual in-person on-sites for team collaboration, planning, and the occasional celebration. We take the on-sites seriously, and otherwise trust you to do your best work from wherever you do your best work.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Salary: $150,000 - $210,000 per year, commensurate with experience.
• Health & dental insurance fully covered, with partial subsidies for dependents.
• 401(k) with 5% employer match.
• Training and development stipend, plus structured mentorship and a defined path for growth into more senior commercial counsel work.
• Open to additional benefits that meaningfully support productivity and wellbeing.

Why This Role

We've built a legal team that operates like a high-functioning business unit: principled about quality, unsentimental about inefficiency, and genuinely excited about where the tools are going.

If you've been waiting for a role that matches your ability to produce at a high level without sacrificing the rest of your life, we want you to apply.

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.