Contract Attorney I

Toshiba Business • Lake Forest, CA

2d • $70,000 - $95,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Join Toshiba America Business Solutions as a Contract Attorney in Lake Forest, CA. This role involves reviewing RFx, contracts, and security questionnaires, conducting legal/regulatory research, and supporting contract review by identifying legal, regulatory, and compliance obligations. You will also draft and maintain standard clauses, templates, and playbooks, and partner with various internal teams to translate legal guidance into operational contract language. The position also requires monitoring marketplace requirements and contributing to the continuous improvement of contract frameworks.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor Degree from an ABA accredited law school required.
• Must be a member of at least one state bar association (California preferred)
• Demonstrated Ability to Apply legal training to research, issue spotting and legal-approved contract support in a business setting.
• Demonstrated Ability in Legal and regulatory research; ability to analyze and summarize statutes, regulations, frameworks and customer requirements for business audiences.
• Demonstrated Ability in Contract review support for SaaS, cloud and third-party technology requirements, including but not limited to analysis of AI, data privacy, data residency, auditability, and liability allocation.
• Demonstrated Ability in Supporting legal, bid/RFP and contract/compliance actions for commercial and public sector procurement; ability to identify mandatory terms, flow-downs, and compliance obligations.
• Demonstrated Ability in Drafting and maintaining Legal-approved clauses, playbooks, fallback positions, templates, risk notes and contract negotiation aids
• Strong writing, issue spotting, organization, research judgment, attention to detail and cross-functional communication.
• Working knowledge of common privacy/data protection concepts, AI accountability, audit controls and risk management.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 tools; ability to maintain trackers, research matrices and organized contract documentation.

Responsibilities

• Review RFx, contracts and security questionnaires or related documents
• Conduct legal/regulatory research and prepare concise business-facing summaries on evolving SaaS/cloud, AI, data privacy, public procurement and data-use requirements affecting bids, contracts and customer obligations
• Support contract and RFx review by identifying legal, regulatory, and compliance obligations, such as data privacy, AI, audit, liability and flow-down terms; flag issues for Legal and business stakeholders using consistent intake and escalation practices
• Draft, organize and maintain Legal-approved standard clauses, fallback language, templates, playbooks, matrices and issue trackers to promote scalable, consistent contracting across enterprise and public sector markets
• Partner with Legal, Sales, Finance, IT/Security, Operations and BPCC team members to translate approved legal guidance into operationally usable contract language and program-level details that support deal execution and audit readiness
• Monitor marketplace/customer requirements and support continuous improvement of contract frameworks, bid responses, controls and documentation for traceability, repeatability and defensibility
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) plan with match and company provided life insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs, pre-tax spending accounts, pet insurance, and employee discounts
• Generous paid holidays, vacation & sick/personal business/volunteer days
• Opportunities for career growth within a global technology organization

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree