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Senior legal Counsel

New York💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-22 → 2026-09-27

Core

Senior Legal Counsel to own and build the legal function for a scaling SaaS company in commercial real estate law, acting as an embedded business partner to product, commercial, and leadership teams.

Role type

Senior in-house legal counsel (function builder & strategic partner)

Builds

Legal infrastructure, playbooks, and processes for a scaling SaaS company

Domain

Commercial real estate law + SaaS technology

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

in-house legal experience at a scaling SaaS company, commercial contract negotiation, vendor contract management, employment law, data protection, IP protection, legal operations, strategic risk management, team building, resource planning

Preferred skills

prior private practice experience, background in both private practice and in-house, ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Technologies

AI tools for legal operations

Responsibilities

Partner with global sales teams on commercial contracts (NDAs, DPAs), review vendor contracts, field legal questions from business units (HR, Finance, InfoSec), build proactive partnerships with product to surface legal risks early, lead significant legal change projects, train the wider team on legal scope, partner with Operations to optimize the legal function, plan future team resources

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with function-building responsibilities

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