About this role
Major, Lindsey & Africa’s Interim Legal Talent group has an immediate need for an Interim Commercial Counsel
Overview : Our client is seeking a long term interim commercial counsel with strong technology and vendor contracting experience to partner with an established procurement team on managing a robust volume of contracts
Company: Growing technology company with a two-sided platform serving both consumers and business customers.
Experience: 3+ years of experience
Location: Washington DC (Hybrid)
Responsibilities Include:
- Serving as the primary legal partner to procurement stakeholders, handling all legal review, negotiation, redlining, and execution of a high volume of vendor and commercial agreements
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a broad range of agreements, including SaaS and cloud subscriptions, API and platform agreements, AI and machine learning tools and platforms, marketing and advertising agency agreements, professional services and SOWs, data processing agreements, and NDAs
- Negotiating directly with vendors and their counsel
- Drafting, revising, and maintaining contracting playbooks
- Supporting contract lifecycle management (CLM) tools and process improvements
Qualifications Include :
- J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
- 3+ years of experience practicing law, with experience in technology transactions, procurement or commercial contracting
- Demonstrated experience negotiating SaaS, cloud, API, or other technology vendor agreements, ideally from the customer side
- Strong working knowledge of key commercial terms: limitation of liability, indemnities, IP, data protection and security, AI and data protection, warranties, SLAs, term and termination
Pay Rate: $100
Individual compensation offered for this position within the pay range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
Information regarding benefits can be found on MLA’s Website on the Consultant Resources Page: https://www.mlaglobal.com/en/consultant-resources
All interested and qualified candidates should apply directly with Major, Lindsey & Africa for review and consideration.
Major, Lindsey & Africa does not discriminate against applications on the basis of age, sex, race or any other protected characteristics pursuant to applicable state or federal laws.
Bullhorn ID: 264870