Junior Commercial Counsel

About the role

This is a hands-on, commercially focused role on our legal team where you will partner day-to-day with our Legal Counsels to draft, negotiate, and close a high volume of contracts while supporting our deal desk. You will own the end-to-end management of a large portfolio of agreements, tracking and triaging contracts and requests across multiple workflows at any given time. In this position, you are expected to prioritize both velocity and meticulous attention to detail, shifting between the two as circumstances require and balancing these competing priorities with a strong instinct for efficiency. Because this role centers on contracts and deal support, we are seeking someone with sharp drafting instincts, sound commercial judgment, and the ability to rapidly assimilate new agreement types and evolving business needs. You will serve as a critical point of contact for Sales and Partnerships, gathering context to ensure agreements are drafted accurately, efficiently, and with an eye toward scalable processes. If you are excited by the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to a high-growth company with a cutting-edge product and a clear mission, this role offers the autonomy and impact to build deep commercial contracting expertise from the ground up.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements, including SaaS customer agreements, order forms, partner and reseller agreements, vendor and procurement contracts, NDAs, and data processing agreements.
• Helping to establish contracting and organizational processes that will allow us to move with greater efficiency as we continue to scale our operations and client base.
• Serving as a point of contact for our Sales and Partnerships teams, gathering context so agreements can be drafted accurately and efficiently while reducing back-and-forth.
• Supporting deal desk operations, including managing contract intake, review, and approval workflows and helping deals move efficiently to signature without bottlenecks.
• Helping to improve contract templates, playbooks, fallback positions, and negotiation guidelines to help the team scale and maintain consistency.
• Speaking with customers and counterparties to resolve questions, clarify terms, and keep negotiations moving smoothly to protect the company's interests.
• Taking on other ad hoc projects as needed to support the legal team and broader organization in a fast-paced environment.
• Partnering with Sales and Finance to ensure contract terms align with commercial objectives while remaining legally sound and compliant.
• Maintaining strict confidentiality and handling sensitive information with discretion across all internal and external interactions.
• Demonstrating ownership of deadlines and deliverables, balancing independent decision-making with close collaboration with senior legal counsel.

Requirements

• Qualifications
• Juris Doctor (JD) degree (or foreign equivalent), with a strong record of academic achievement.
• Admitted to practice law in New York State with good standing, or willing and able to waive into New York.
• ~1-3 years of legal experience (at a law firm and/or in-house) involving commercial and transactional work.
• Skills
• Ability to effectively and clearly communicate with customers and other outside parties in a professional and persuasive manner.
• Strong legal drafting skills with an emphasis on precision, clarity, and consistency.
• Strong legal research skills, demonstrated ability to reliably and thoroughly source data and information, interpret such information, and augment it with necessary context to provide actionable recommendations or guidance to decision makers.
• Highly organized with rigorous attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Sufficient mathematical aptitude and financial literacy to effectively partner with Sales and Finance on pricing, terms, and commercial considerations.
• Mindset
• Comfortable both owning deadlines with minimal supervision and taking instruction while working in close partnership with others.
• Enthusiastic, can-do approach; excited to work hard at a fast-growing startup and embrace ambiguity with resilience.
• Has a startup mindset, strong sense of ownership, and a proper balance of quality and sense of urgency.
• Willingness to work in person at NYC headquarters 4-5 days a week to foster collaboration and alignment with company goals.

Nice to have

• Prior experience in the housing or healthcare sectors, or with companies leveraging AI in mission-critical workflows.
• Experience working with enterprise SaaS agreements and subscription-based revenue models.
• Familiarity with best practices in contract automation, repository management, and version control for legal documents.
• Basic familiarity with product management processes and working alongside cross-functional teams to iterate on solutions.

Practical notes

This role is full-time based in New York City. You will be expected to work in person at our headquarters 4-5 days per week. The position reports to the Legal leadership team and is part of a rapidly scaling legal function. There are no specific visa sponsorship details or published compensation figures included with this posting. The role is suited for an early-career attorney prepared for an intense, high-impact environment with significant responsibility and growth potential.