Senior Public Sector Counsel

Harvey•San Francisco, CA

1d•$210,300 - $300,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Harvey is transforming how legal and professional services operate by combining frontier agentic AI, an enterprise-grade platform, and deep domain expertise. This is a rare chance to help build a generational company at a true inflection point. The company has strong product-market fit and world-class investor support, and is scaling fast and defining a new category in real time. The work is ambitious, the bar is high, and the opportunity for growth is unmatched. The team moves fast, takes ownership, and is deeply committed to the mission, operating with intensity, staying close to customers, and pushing each other for excellence. Harvey values Decisiveness, Simplicity, and Job's Not Finished. The future of professional services is being written today at Harvey. This role is for an experienced public sector lawyer to join the legal team and help build and lead Harvey’s government and public sector legal function. The individual will drive efforts to build relationships with, and sell to, government agencies. They will interface with go-to-market, business, and cross-functional teams (including Engineering, Product, and Security) to ensure the fast, efficient execution of agreements with government customers and prime contractors.

Requirements

A law degree from an accredited law school.
Admitted to practice law and in good standing in at least one jurisdiction (California, New York, or DC preferred).
7+ years of law firm and/or in-house experience.
Transactional background, including with strong experience with complex SaaS, technology, and/or IP licensing and commercial agreements, with a particular focus on government contracts and public sector transactions.
Experience negotiating complex agreements with federal, state, and/or local government customers and prime contractors.
Working knowledge of government procurement regimes, including the FAR, DFARS, and related government contracting regulations and processes.
Experience advising businesses on selling into the government and public sector, including go-to-market and procurement strategy.
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

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

Responsibilities

Partner with cross-functional teams on potential opportunities and advise on public sector procurement processes, proposals, and strategies for selling Harvey’s platform to government agencies.
Draft, review, and negotiate complex government contracts, AI SaaS agreements, and other technology-related agreements with federal, state, and local government customers and prime contractors, ensuring compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and agency-specific requirements.
Provide contract lifecycle counsel across the public sector business, including contract administration, performance issues, and government contracting compliance obligations.
Provide training and develop resources for legal and cross-functional teams.
Broaden wheelhouse by picking up other aspects of the legal work that supports the company.