Legal Counsel

The role

The Legal Counsel will support the business with a focus on intellectual property and commercial agreements. This person will work cross-functionally with product, engineering, sales, partnerships, and operations teams.

What you will do

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements including SaaS, MSAs, enterprise, licensing, vendor, reseller, partnership, Order Forms, DPAs, NDAs, and services agreements.
• Advise internal stakeholders on commercial, intellectual property, and data privacy matters.
• Review and negotiate DPAs and advise on compliance with US data privacy laws and regulations.
• Support intellectual property strategy including trademark, copyright, patent, trade secret, and IP ownership.
• Assist with open-source software compliance, employee and contractor IP assignment, and IP diligence.
• Build, improve, and maintain legal templates, negotiation playbooks, internal policies, and contracting workflows.
• Provide practical, business-oriented legal advice.
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments related to commercial law, IP, SaaS, and data privacy.
• Support fundraising, due diligence, and other strategic corporate initiatives.
• Manage external counsel.

Required qualifications

• Admitted to and in good standing with the bar of at least one US state.
• 6+ years of relevant legal experience.
• Strong experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating SaaS agreements, MSAs, enterprise agreements, NDAs, DPAs, Order Forms and other commercial contracts.
• Solid understanding of US data privacy laws and regulations, including CCPA/CPRA and other state-specific privacy requirements.
• Experience handling intellectual property matters, including trademarks, patents, copyright, licensing, and IP ownership issues.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Strong commercial judgment and ability to balance legal risk with business priorities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and high contract volume efficiently in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and execution with attention to detail and urgency.
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally and build trusted relationships with business stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting fundraising transactions, due diligence exercises, and broader corporate legal matters.
• Familiarity with employment law and general corporate governance matters.
• Experience creating and implementing legal automation processes, templates, and operational workflows.
• Background in software, AI/ML, digital content, or other technology-driven industries.

Benefits

• Healthcare
• Dental
• Vision coverage
• Equity

About the company

HappyRobot is the infrastructure for enterprises to build and orchestrate AI workforces. Born in Y Combinator (S23) and backed by a16z, Base10, Prysm Capital and Eurazeo, they power critical operations for global enterprises worldwide.