Associate Counsel
Hybrid (Oakland, CA)$148k - $187kfull-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
Full-time, exempt role supporting Everlaw's contracting engine with AI-assisted workflows. Reviews, negotiates, and manages a range of commercial agreements, partnering with Sales and Finance from the Oakland, CA office with a hybrid schedule.
Responsibilities
- Review, redline, and negotiate customer-facing SaaS subscription agreements, order forms, NDAs, and statements of work using Everlaw's standard positions and playbooks.
- Review and negotiate inbound vendor and software licenses, professional services agreements, and procurement contracts.
- Apply, maintain, and update Everlaw's contract playbooks, fallback positions, and standard form agreements as our business and legal landscape evolve.
- Serve as a responsive legal partner to Sales and Finance, offering pragmatic advice on contract terms affecting revenue recognition, billing structures, and deal velocity.
- Thoughtfully integrate approved AI productivity tools into daily workflows to optimize contract review, issue spotting, drafting, and negotiation preparation.
- Answer day-to-day contract questions from internal stakeholders and keep pace with legal developments in SaaS, AI, data privacy, and cloud technologies.
Qualifications
- 1–3 years of commercial contracting experience in-house at a technology company or at a law firm with a SaaS client focus, along with a J.D. and active state bar membership.
- Hands-on experience negotiating critical terms like Limitations of Liability, Indemnification, IP Rights, and Data Security, plus experience with NDAs, DPAs, or BAAs.
- Clear, concise redlines and ability to calibrate communication for legal, business, and technical audiences.
- Process-oriented, curious about AI legal tools, and able to manage multiple concurrent deal streams under tight timelines.
- Authorized to work in the United States. Everlaw is not sponsoring U.S. employment visas for this role.
Skills
Required:Contract negotiationRedlining and drafting
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Flexible Spending Accounts for health and dependent care expenses
- Modern Health membership for mental health and wellness
- Paid parental leave
- Company-sponsored life and disability insurance
- Competitive equity grants
- 401(k) plan with company matching up to 4%
- 17 paid vacation days, 11 federal holidays, paid sick leave
- Four Everlawlidays (additional paid company-wide days off) per year
- Annual allocation for learning & development and professional membership dues
- Hybrid work with regular WFH days
- Monthly home internet reimbursement and desk setup stipend
- Catered lunch and snacks plus company-wide events in offices
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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