Senior Commercial Counsel
About the role
Senior commercial contracts attorney to serve as client-facing legal advisor and core contributor to Vector Legal's platform. Hybrid role blending traditional legal practice with product-minded workflows in a fast-paced, tech-enabled environment.
Responsibilities
- Serve as lead counsel for private equity firms, large public companies, and startups across commercial and transactional matters
- Use VectorOS AI tech stack to create efficiencies in work product and workflow
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts (NDAs, B2B and joinder agreements, leases, master and consulting services agreements, statements of work, DPAs and BAAs, reliance and non-reliance letters, engagement letters, event/speaker/sponsorship agreements)
- Draft, review and negotiate technology agreements (SaaS, PaaS, AI licensing), terms of service and privacy policies
- Build, use, and improve legal playbooks, templates, and best practices
- Collaborate with product and engineering to translate legal workflows into platform features
- Contribute to scalable, repeatable legal processes
- Support and mentor junior attorneys and contract managers
- Maintain professional standards in a fast-paced environment
- Qualifications:
Qualifications
- JD and active membership in the California or Colorado Bar (or eligibility to register as in-house counsel)
- 4–15 years of experience at a law firm or in-house legal team focused on commercial transactions
- Strong commercially-minded team member with expertise across confidential, services, and technology agreements
- Hands-on experience with NDAs, master and services agreements, SOWs, SaaS/PaaS and AI licensing, DPAs and BAAs, leases, engagement letters, event agreements
- Experience advising private equity firms, large public companies, and high-growth startups
- Ability to manage sophisticated client relationships and operate autonomously
- Strong drafting, negotiation, and issue-spotting skills
- Interest in legal technology and building scalable systems
- Eligible to receive equity.
Skills

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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