Commercial Attorney

About the Role

We are seeking a Commercial Attorney to support global retail operations and a broad range of worldwide strategic projects for our client. In this role, you will independently own projects, provide practical, risk-aware legal advice, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to help the business achieve its objectives. This position offers the opportunity to work on complex commercial transactions across technology, software, hardware, intellectual property, licensing, and marketing matters.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial agreements, including technology, software, hardware, intellectual property, and licensing transactions.
• Advise on indemnities, limitations of liability, and other complex risk-allocation provisions.
• Translate technical and business requirements into practical contractual protections.
• Partner with engineering, privacy, litigation, marketing, retail, and other business teams.
• Provide pragmatic, risk-aware legal advice that helps the business achieve its objectives.
• Support marketing and advertising matters, including sales claims, consumer-protection requirements, and unfair or deceptive practices.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of relevant legal experience, ideally including 3–4 years at a law firm.
• Strong commercial contract drafting and negotiation skills; experience beyond routine procurement agreements is essential.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage projects, exercise sound judgment, anticipate issues, and propose practical solutions.
• Collaborative, proactive, and comfortable exercising judgment in areas without clear-cut answers.
• JD degree or equivalent and licensed to practice law in an applicable jurisdiction.

Preferred Skills

• In-house and law firm experience preferred; candidates without in-house experience should have strong law firm experience.
• Experience in the technology or retail industry.
• Experience supporting marketing and advertising matters.

Compensation

The estimated total compensation for full-time Axiom attorney roles is $104,500-325,000 per year and for non-attorney roles is $71,250-309,750 per year. Compensation decisions are based on various factors, including, but not limited to, experience, skills, certifications, location, and business needs.

About Axiom

For over 25 years, Axiom has pioneered the alternative legal services industry, now serving more than 1,500 legal departments globally with our unique blend of world-class legal talent and advanced AI tools, delivering innovative solutions ranging from that combine top-tier talent with cutting-edge technology. We tackle complex legal matters across 12 practice areas for clients ranging from Fortune 100 to SMBs, empowering our legal professionals to engage in meaningful work that advances their careers. Our Talent NPS score of +71% and our Client NPS score of +64% highlight our commitment to excellence (Reported scores were Axiom's average for 2025 – the legal industry average NPS score is +35%). Join our forward-thinking community where you'll keep your career dynamic and multi-faceted, be part of a company that values agility, collaboration, and excellence, and love both the law and your life.