Senior Counsel, AI & Legal Technology

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Act as the primary legal representative and senior legal consultant for enterprise AI, product innovation, marketing, and legal technology.

• Keep track of, interpret, and convey updates in AI legislation, regulations, and industry developments.

• Create internal policies, frameworks, agreement terms, and best practices that support compliance and facilitate business expansion.

• Build and provide guidance on industry partnerships and negotiate terms with software vendors, open source providers, strategic allies, and go-to-market collaborators.

• Evaluate and provide counsel on AI-specific clauses in customer and vendor contracts and customer-facing documentation.

• Offer advice on product development, feature rollouts, and go-to-market plans.

• Collaborate across departments with Engineering/Applied Science, Product, Partner, Customer Success, Strategy, Procurement, and other key stakeholders.

• Support partnership agreements, co-marketing initiatives, and collaborative frameworks with legal technology partners and AI vendors.

• Assist in the legal assessment of marketing activities, joint projects, and external technology partnerships.

• Deliver innovative, strategic legal counsel and business advice on commercial, operational, and strategic legal matters.

• Engage with clients to address their legal and business inquiries.

• Enhance processes, including beta testing methodologies, product documentation, and contract phrasing.

• Assess and utilize AI and legal technology solutions to boost efficiency.

• Report directly to the General Counsel.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of six (6) years of relevant experience either in-house or at a law firm focusing on technology initiatives.

• Significant familiarity with AI, data, and technology-related legal matters.

• Experience in software development, open source licensing concerns, OSI-compliant license adherence, OEM licensing, computer technology, developer and marketplace agreements, API terms, SaaS contracts, and platform regulations.

• Knowledge of marketing law, including understanding of FTC regulations and relevant state laws.

• Strong grasp of technology, legal technology, cloud services, software licensing models, open source, information security, privacy, intellectual property, and regulatory issues.

• Experience in supporting AI-driven products, legal technology, and emerging tech challenges.

• Excellent organizational abilities and meticulous attention to detail.

• Strong communication skills, capable of clarifying complex legal ideas to individuals without a legal background.

• A proactive, solution-focused approach.

• Required: Extensive, demonstrable understanding of the AI regulatory environment, including upcoming U.S. and global frameworks (EU AI Act, EU omnibus, state-level AI legislation, FTC guidelines, etc.).

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law institution.

• Active membership in the bar in good standing.

• Licensed to practice in the United States.

• Competence in researching and analyzing legal issues.

• Strong familiarity with AI tools, legal technology applications, Microsoft O365/MS Office, legal research platforms, Salesforce, Ironclad, Asana, and contract management software.

• Good exposure to concepts related to computer and software technology.

🏝️ Benefits

• Hybrid/Remote work flexibility.

• Opportunity for professional growth in a vital, new position.

• Access to AI legal technology tools and innovative technologies.