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Founding Commercial Attorney

Moritz· Legal
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Hybrid (San Francisco, CA)$180k - $250kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Global AI-native law firm seeking a Founding Commercial Attorney to lead commercial work, shape product strategy, and build scalable US legal workflows in a fast-paced, early-stage startup.

Responsibilities

  • Act as a lead for commercial work and shaping product strategy and go-to-market approach
  • Own commercial legal work end to end — drafting, reviewing, and negotiating MSAs, commercial contracts, NDAs, and other core agreements when needed
  • Build, test, and refine our US product from a legal perspective, evolving core templates and playbooks
  • Partner with the founding team to design scalable legal workflows that drive product adoption and growth
  • Provide strategic guidance on US commercial and corporate matters as we scale

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of experience with commercial/contracts law at a leading law firm or in-house at a major tech company or growth startup
  • Deep experience drafting and negotiating contracts and MSAs
  • JD and active license to practice law in NYC or SF (non negotiable requirement)
  • Based in, or willing to move to, San Francisco
  • Entrepreneurial mindset and excitement about building something new
  • Genuine interest in innovation, AI, and legal tech
  • Comfort operating in a fast-paced, early-stage startup environment
  • Reside in SF/Bay-area and ready to work 5 days a week in office

Skills

Required:Commercial contractsLegal drafting
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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About Moritz

Global AI-native law firm handling legal work with same-day turnaround

Moritz is a global AI-native law firm that will handle your legal work the same day, at a fraction of the market price. Our AI does 80% of the work, so you pay our elite lawyers for the final 20%. Our lawyers have closed $2bn in deals with an average turnaround of 4-hours. No other law firm offers this kind of speed for complex deals.

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