Associate Counsel

Everlaw•Oakland, CA

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Counsel will support and accelerate Everlaw's contracting engine, helping manage deal volume while building out modern, AI-assisted legal workflows. Working closely with Commercial Counsel, the Associate Counsel 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.

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.
Experience with NDAs, DPAs, or BAAs.
Produce clear, concise redlines and can calibrate communication for legal, business, and technical audiences.
Process-oriented, curious about AI legal tools, and thrive when managing multiple concurrent deal streams under tight timelines.
Authorized to work in the United States.
Not sponsoring U.S. employment visas for this role.

Nice To Haves

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.

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.

Benefits

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
Competitive equity grants
401(k) plan with company matching of up to 4% of eligible annual compensation
17 paid vacation days, 11 federal holidays, and paid sick leave
Four "Everlawlidays" (additional paid company-wide days off) 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