Commercial Counsel Fellowship

The role

This fellow will work alongside the Commercial Counsel team on live deals. You will draft and negotiate commercial agreements and partner with the sales team.

What you will do

• Draft, review, and negotiate Runway's commercial agreements
• Partner with the sales team with fast, practical answers
• Help scale and automate commercial processes and tools
• Learn the technical side of generative AI products
• Research and track technical, legal, and policy developments in generative AI
• Contribute to projects across the broader legal team

Required qualifications

• J.D. plus admission in good standing with at least one state bar (or sitting for the bar before the fellowship starts)
• 0–3 years of legal experience
• Strong academic record
• Excellent legal writing and analytical skills
• Bias for action and a willingness to take ownership
• Growth mindset and an eagerness to learn quickly
• Clear, practical communication with non-lawyers
• Operational mindset
• Excitement about generative AI and motivation to learn the legal landscape

Nice to have

• Exposure to technology transactions, SaaS agreements, IP, or data privacy
• Experience using AI tools in your own legal work
• Familiarity with how AI or software products are built

Benefits

• Hands-on training in commercial contracting and in-house practice
• Mentorship from experienced in-house lawyers
• Exposure to cross-functional teams and the Runway Executive Team
• Potential to convert to a full-time role at the end of the fellowship

About the company

Runway is building AI to simulate the world through merging art and science. They aim to build world models that experience the world and learn from mistakes.