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Legal.io is working with a tech company in the location mapping and data space to hire a full-time, permanent corporate counsel.

The ideal candidate has 4 - 7 years of experience in product counseling and commercial work.

What You’ll Do:

• Reviewing, drafting, and negotiating a wide variety of commercial agreements, including master services, licensing, professional services, marketing, and vendor agreements; 
• Identifying legal and regulatory issues in product initiatives and customer agreements, including privacy and data security issues, and working with the appropriate resources to create solutions and minimize risk;
• Assisting with tracking and managing existing contract expirations, renewals, non-renewals, extensions, and amendments;
• Engaging strategically in risk assessment/mitigation and developing innovative approaches to legal issues in support of business objectives;
• Providing practical, creative legal advice in a fast-paced, high growth environment;
• Working closely with the teams charged with generating business and proactively establishing relationships with other departments including Marketing, Finance, Product, and Engineering;
• Assisting with corporate, M&A, and other legal matters as requested; and
• Providing strategic legal advice and counsel on a broad range of legal topics.

Who You Are:

• You're excited to work on a small team where each individual has a high degree of autonomy
• Self-motivated candidate with a "can do" attitude
• Entrepreneurial mindset
• Interest in technology and tech companies
• Experienced legal professional with a track record of supporting in-house teams in a commercial and/or product counsel role
• Demonstrates outstanding judgment and makes consistent good decisions for the company and our team members.
• Can effectively negotiate with a positive impact on customer relationships without compromising necessary speed to conclude a transaction.
• Knows firsthand the challenges of a growth stage company and anticipates the problems of scaling.
• Has experience designing, implementing, and executing effective commercial, transaction, and related processes.
• Communicates clearly and empathetically both face-to-face and in writing.

Required Qualifications:

• At least 4 years of experience at either a top law firm and/or in-house
• 2+ years of direct in-house experience
• JD + license to practice in at least one US jurisdiction with eligibility for registered in-house counsel status.
• A wonk-ish interest in commercial work and technology of all sorts
• Excellent grasp of enterprise SaaS transactions
• Excellent negotiation skills including first-hand experience of leading negotiations with parties across multiple jurisdictions

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience at a high-growth technology company
• Experience at a mapping or location data company

Role Details:

• Type: Full-time role
• Location: Los Angeles, CA or Seattle, WA or New York, NY

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