Senior Corporate Counsel
San Francisco, CA$190k - $500kFull-timePosted 3mo ago
About the role
Experienced attorney to serve as both client-facing legal advisor and core contributor to a hybrid AI-enabled legal platform for startups, combining traditional practice with scalable workflows and product collaboration.
Responsibilities
- Serve as lead counsel for startup clients across corporate, commercial, and transactional matters
- Advise on fundraising, contracts, IP/trademarks, and M&A
- Draft, review, and negotiate key legal documents across the company lifecycle
- Build and refine legal playbooks, templates, and best practices
- Collaborate with product and engineering to translate legal workflows into platform features
- Contribute to the development of scalable, repeatable legal processes
- Support and mentor junior legal team members and paralegals
- Maintain high standards of legal quality while operating in a fast-paced, tech-enabled environment
Qualifications
- JD and active membership in the California Bar
- 5–12 years of experience at a law firm or in-house legal team
- Strong expertise in startup law, including corporate, fundraising, and governance
- Experience in one or more of: commercial contracting, trademarks/IP, data privacy, or M&A
- Demonstrated ability to manage client relationships and operate autonomously
- Strong drafting, negotiation, and issue-spotting skills
- Interest in legal technology and building scalable systems preferred
- Experience in a startup or high-growth environment strongly preferred
Skills
Required:Corporate, fundraising, and governanceDrafting and negotiation
Benefits
- Eligible to receive Equity.
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Vector Legal
Full service ai law firm & software solution, for startups
A modern solution for Startup legal: we are a premier, full service, hybrid AI law firm & legal tech platform. Customers get software + white glove lawyer support for maximum value on each legal matter. Services: fundraise & priced rounds | customer contracts | complex formations | grow your team | agentic data rooms | e-signatures | cap table management | legal health checks | mergers & acquisitions | co-founder separations | dissolutions.
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