Member of Legal Staff, Commercial Counsel | Farooq77 Jobs | Farooq77

Remote-first role with the option to work from the San Francisco office.

About the role

micro1 is seeking a high-potential Commercial Counsel to join its legal team and support sophisticated commercial and technology transactions. The role focuses on data licensing, inbound technology agreements, marketing and procurement contracts, vendor and partnership agreements, and other commercial matters. The attorney will also help build scalable legal processes, contract playbooks, self-service resources, and AI-enabled legal workflows as the company grows.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate sophisticated commercial agreements.
• Lead legal work involving data licensing, marketing agreements, and inbound technology transactions.
• Support vendor agreements, partnership agreements, statements of work, NDAs, and other commercial matters.
• Translate contractual and legal risks into clear, business-oriented recommendations for internal stakeholders.
• Develop a detailed understanding of company products, technical systems, business models, and data flows.
• Analyze novel legal and commercial questions where established precedent may be limited.
• Exercise sound judgment when determining whether to resolve matters independently or escalate them.
• Build and improve commercial contract templates and standardized legal documentation.
• Develop negotiation playbooks, fallback positions, and self-service legal resources.
• Identify opportunities to streamline contract review and legal intake processes.
• Implement AI-enabled approaches to contract review, automation, and legal knowledge management.
• Improve legal processes to support increasingly complex commercial relationships.
• Help establish scalable legal operations as the company continues to grow.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree.
• Active membership in at least one U.S. state bar.
• Strong academic credentials and foundational legal training.
• Significant experience drafting and negotiating sophisticated commercial agreements.
• Strong experience with technology-related transactions involving data, software, technology, or intellectual property.
• Excellent commercial-contracting fundamentals.
• Strong legal judgment with the ability to distinguish theoretical risks from material business risks.
• Ability to quickly understand technical products, business models, data flows, and unfamiliar legal areas.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong intellectual curiosity and adaptability in emerging areas of law and technology.
• Ability to operate independently with a high degree of ownership in a fast-moving environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Top-tier law firm experience involving technology transactions, commercial agreements, or intellectual property.
• Experience with data licensing, AI, privacy, or data protection.
• Understanding of legal issues involving AI systems, data rights, permitted data use, and emerging technologies.
• Experience with venture-backed technology or AI companies.
• Hands-on experience using AI or automation to improve legal workflows.

Skills

• Commercial Contracting
• Data Licensing
• Contract Negotiation
• Legal Judgment
• Technology Transactions
• Commercial Agreements
• Technology Agreements
• Intellectual Property
• Data Rights
• Software Licensing
• Vendor Agreements
• Partnership Agreements
• Statements of Work
• NDAs
• Procurement Contracts
• Marketing Agreements
• Contract Drafting
• Contract Review
• Legal Risk Assessment
• AI Legal Operations
• Legal Automation
• Knowledge Management
• Privacy
• Data Protection
• Legal Writing
• Stakeholder Management

Benefits

• Remote-first full-time opportunity
• Option to work from the San Francisco office
• $200,000–$250,000 annual base salary
• Equity compensation eligibility
• Potential performance-based bonuses
• Up to 100% reimbursement for health insurance premiums
• Paid time off
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Opportunity to work on sophisticated data licensing and technology transactions
• Exposure to emerging legal issues involving AI and data rights
• Opportunity to build AI-enabled and automated legal workflows