Contract Attorney / Legal Analyst (San Francisco AI Startup)
About The Position
Retell AI is seeking a Contract Attorney to help scale the legal foundation of a rapidly growing AI company. This role involves partnering with Sales, Compliance, and Leadership teams to review, negotiate, and enhance business agreements. The attorney will manage the contract process from redlining to signature, ensuring swift progress while safeguarding the company and meeting compliance obligations. This is a hands-on position for an individual who enjoys direct customer interaction, solving complex legal issues, and establishing processes. Responsibilities include negotiating commercial agreements, advising on privacy and compliance, creating contract templates, and streamlining legal workflows. The ideal candidate can operate independently, communicate effectively, and thrive in a dynamic startup environment with evolving priorities.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in commercial contracts, SaaS agreements, or tech transactions (in-house or law firm)
- Strong working knowledge of data privacy frameworks including GDPR, SCCs, and CCPA/CPRA
- Hands-on experience redlining BAAs, DPAs, NDAs, MSAs, and SOWs at volume
- Familiarity with compliance concepts (SOC 2, ISO 27001) as they relate to contract terms
- Proven ability to draft new agreement templates from scratch
- Excellent written communication in English with attention to precision and clarity
- Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced startup environment
Nice To Haves
- Experience at a SaaS or AI company
- Familiarity with HIPAA and healthcare data requirements
- Experience supporting channel/reseller partnership agreements
- Understanding of voice/telephony or real-time AI products
- Experience using AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT) to accelerate legal workflows
Responsibilities
- Redline and negotiate customer agreements including BAAs, DPAs, NDAs, MSAs, and SOWs
- Review and respond to customer-requested contract modifications with speed and precision
- Draft and maintain reusable templates for Reseller agreements, Partner agreements, and other commercial contracts
- Advise on data privacy terms and obligations under GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)
- Collaborate with our Compliance Officer to ensure contract language aligns with our SOC 2, ISO 27001, and other compliance commitments
- Support deal velocity by turning around redlines quickly and joining calls with customer legal teams when needed
Benefits
- Long-term, ongoing role (not a short-term project)
- $35-$40/hr (1099)
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
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