Associate Commercial Counsel
$150,000–$210,000 year
Remote
Job Summary
Draft, review, and negotiate a high-volume caseload of technology and commercial agreements, including SaaS, vendor, licensing, and partnership contracts. Use the firm's AI legal technology daily to speed up drafting, issue-spotting, and workflow improvements without sacrificing quality. Identify material risks in negotiations, advise clients directly on commercial strategy, and translate complex legal concepts into plain-language guidance for business stakeholders. Take on increasing ownership of matters from intake through execution under structured mentorship from senior counsel. This remote-first role supports growing companies with a clear path to senior commercial counsel work and offers a base salary of $150,000 - $210,000.
Required Qualifications
- JD. from an accredited law school with active bar membership in good standing
- 3+ years of experience in commercial contracts, technology transactions, or another drafting-heavy practice area
- Law firm experience preferred, but we're open on background—including in-house, legal tech, or associates from other drafting-heavy practices (e.g., real estate, finance) who are interested in retooling into commercial and technology contracts
- Genuine interest in the technology industry, or better yet, exposure to it already—and using AI and technology as part of your own practice, is a must
- Comfortable moving quickly without sacrificing quality; you know how to separate real risk from noise
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable advising business stakeholders directly
- Self-directed with strong collaborative instincts—you know when to loop in senior counsel
- You are fast and good
- You use AI tools in your practice today, not theoretically
- You produce clean, sophisticated work product
- You communicate directly: clear recommendations, appropriate caveats, no filler
- You're committed to growth—you want structured feedback and are excited to build deep expertise over time, not just complete tasks
- You're curious about technology and genuinely interested in using AI to change how legal services are delivered, not just tolerating it because the firm asks you to
- You separate real risk from noise, and you're not afraid to make a call and move a deal forward
- If you're coming from a different drafting-heavy practice, you're excited to retool rather than intimidated by it
- You want to do great work without grinding yourself down—we're looking for someone who's good enough, not someone trying to prove they can suffer for it
- You've helped build or improve legal workflows, contracting processes, or procedural frameworks—or you're excited to start
Desired Qualifications
- Law firm experience preferred, but we're open on background—including in-house, legal tech, or associates from other drafting-heavy practices (e.g., real estate, finance) who are interested in retooling into commercial and technology contracts. We'll train the right candidate
- You've improved a legal intake, playbook, or contracting process
- You have a vertical or subject matter you'd love help grow
Hiring someone like this?
Get your role in front of qualified candidates on Sorce.