Commercial Counsel, Chicago

Harvey•Chicago, IL

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Harvey is seeking a lawyer to join its legal team to expand its commercial function as a founding office attorney in its new Chicago office. The role involves interfacing with go-to-market, business, and cross-functional teams (including Engineering, Product, and Security) to ensure the fast and efficient execution of customer agreements. This is a fast-paced startup environment serving renowned law firms and professional organizations, with a mission to make generative AI actionable and useful for customers. The role offers opportunities to learn about product counseling and IP law. This role is based in Chicago, Illinois, with a hybrid work model requiring 3 days in the office per week.

Requirements

A law degree from an accredited law school
Admitted to practice law and in good standing in at least one jurisdiction and able to practice in Illinois
4+ years of law firm and/or in-house experience
Transactional background, including with SaaS, technology, and/or IP licensing and commercial agreements, and/or M&A transactions
Ability to think creatively, function independently and work proactively in a fast-paced environment
Team-focused and collaborative work style; willingness to build expertise and solve new challenges in an evolving practice
Hyper-responsive and service-oriented attitude
Ninja-like project management skills

Nice To Haves

Experience with AI
Supporting Go-To-Market/ Sales
A love for solving hard problems with a small tight-knit team

Responsibilities

Draft, review, and negotiate commercial AI SaaS contracts and other technology and AI-related agreements
Provide regulatory and product counsel as needed
Provide training and develop resources in support of our sales and other cross-functional teams
Pick up other aspects of the legal work that supports the company, including product counseling and IP law