Senior Counsel, AI & Legal Technology

Relativity

7d•$183,000 - $275,000•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Counsel, AI & Legal Technology serves as a senior legal advisor supporting Relativity on all matters relating to AI, product development, and legal technology. This role reports directly to the General Counsel. This is a pivotal, new role, with room to grow as the company, the industry, and the regulatory environment evolve.

Requirements

Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
Active bar membership in good standing
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
Intelligence, flexibility, creativity, diligence, responsiveness, and strong communications skills.
Strong exposure to computer and software technology concepts.
Solid proficiency with MS Office, Salesforce, and Contract Management Software
Deep, demonstrable knowledge of the AI regulatory landscape, including emerging U.S. and international frameworks (EU AI Act, EU omnibus, state-level AI bills, FTC guidance, etc.).
Ability to research and analyze legal issues
Solid proficiency with AI tools, legal technology tools, MS Office and legal research platforms and tools.
Familiarity with Salesforce, Ironclad and Asana.

Nice To Haves

Six (6) or more years of relevant experience in-house and/or at a law firm supporting technology initiatives, which might include experience with intellectual property, M&A, technology transactions, privacy, and data.
Meaningful exposure to AI, data, and technology legal issues
Experience with software development, open source licensing issues, including OSI-approved license compliance, OEM licensing; computer technology; familiarity with developer and marketplace agreements, including API terms, SaaS agreements, and platform policies.
Background in marketing law, including knowledge of FTC and applicable state laws.
Strong understanding of technology, including legal technology, cloud services, software licensing models, open source, information security, privacy, intellectual property, and regulatory considerations.
Experience supporting AI-enabled products, legal technology, and emerging technology issues.
Strong communicator who can explain complex legal concepts to non-lawyers without oversimplifying.
Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset — you identify risk and propose a path forward, not a stop sign
Basic knowledge of intellectual property and proprietary rights issues including data, trade secrets and trademarks.
Experience advising product and marketing teams in a fast-paced technology or legal technology company.

Responsibilities

Serve as the go-to legal advisor for issues relating to AI, product development, and marketing.
Monitor, interpret, and communicate developments in AI law and regulation (domestic and international) as well as industry trends — translating complexity into actionable guidance.
Develop internal policies, frameworks, agreement terms and best practices that enable the business to move quickly and in compliance with applicable and emerging laws.
Develop and advise on industry relationships, and negotiate terms with independent software vendors, open source providers, strategic partners, and go-to-market collaborations.
Review and advise on AI-specific terms in customer and vendor agreements and customer-facing materials.
Advise on product development, feature launches, and go-to-market strategies, recommending practical and defensible approaches.
Partner cross-functionally with Engineering/Applied Science, Product, Partner, Customer Success, Strategy, Procurement, and other business stakeholders to enable growth, manage legal risk, develop scalable processes, and support strategic initiatives.
Support the Partner team on collaboration agreements, co-marketing arrangements, and alliance structures with legal technology partners and AI vendors.
Assist business stakeholders with legal review of marketing activities, joint initiatives, and external-facing technology collaborations.
Serve as the lead legal representative for enterprise AI, product development, marketing and legal technology.
Be a reliable and trusted advisor to our internal stakeholders by providing creative, strategic legal advice and business counsel on commercial, operational and strategic legal issues, as well as providing timely and accurate responses.
Engage with our customers – make sure they feel listened to and heard, and above all, deliver.
Work directly with Product, Marketing, Customer Success, Partner, and Strategy teams — not just other lawyers.
Suggest and work on improvements in processes, e.g. new standard approaches to beta testing, or variations in product documentation and contract language to enhance efficiency and align to business and product requirements.
Exhibit agility and enjoyment working with AI legal technology tools by thriving on the efficiency they create.
Know how to identify which ones work for what purposes, and why, and be willing and flexible about trying out new ones.