Associate Counsel

About the role

You'll support and accelerate Everlaw's contracting engine, helping manage deal volume while building out modern, AI-assisted legal workflows. Working closely with Commercial Counsel, you will review, redline, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements while acting as a responsive, business-minded partner to our Sales and Finance teams.

This is a full-time, exempt position based in our Oakland, CA office with a hybrid work schedule: in office M/W/Th with the option to work from home on Tu/Fr.

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.

Requirements

• 1–3 years of commercial contracting experience in-house at a technology company or at a law firm with a SaaS client focus.
• 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.
• Ability to produce clear, concise redlines and calibrate communication for legal, business, and technical audiences.
• Process-oriented mindset, curiosity about AI legal tools, and ability 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).

Qualifications

• Experience with Ironclad or a comparable CLM platform.
• Experience at a B2B SaaS or legal technology company.
• Experience supporting a sales team in a high-growth environment.

Benefits

• Health & well-being: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage; Flexible Spending Accounts for health and dependent care expenses; Membership to Modern Health to support mental health and wellness; Paid parental leave; Company-sponsored life and disability insurance.
• Financial rewards: Competitive equity grants; 401(k) plan with company matching of up to 4% of eligible annual compensation.
• Growth & everyday perks: 17 paid vacation days, 11 federal holidays, and paid sick leave; Four "Everlawlidays" per year; Annual allocation for learning & development and relevant professional membership dues; Hybrid work with regular work-from-home days and flexibility for life's logistics; Monthly home internet reimbursement, plus a stipend for your desk setup; Catered lunch each workday, plus snacks and company-wide events in our offices.

Pay

The expected salary range for this role is between $148,000 and $187,000. The final offered salary will be dependent upon many factors including the candidate’s experience and skills. The role's compensation is subject to change in the future.

Schedule

Hybrid: in office M/W/Th with the option to work from home on Tu/Fr.