Commercial Counsel

The role

The Commercial Counsel will support commercial contracts and advise on corporate, compliance, privacy, IP, and legal operations. This role works with Sales, Finance, Contracts, Customer Delivery, and Marketing departments.

What you will do

• Draft, review, and negotiate sales, partnership, customer delivery, technology licensing, software, vendor, reseller, strategic partnership, and data sharing agreements.
• Provide practical advice to business teams on IP, data privacy, security, AI, and software licensing.
• Review marketing collateral and marketing-related agreements.
• Work with Legal Operations and Contracts to build and evolve playbooks, templates, and policies.
• Monitor and educate business stakeholders on changes in laws and regulations.
• Triage and counsel stakeholders on ad hoc legal, compliance, and operational matters.

Required qualifications

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree
• Active admission to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
• 4+ years of experience in commercial/transactional legal work
• Curiosity about new areas of legal practice and a desire to broaden your skill set
• Sound commercial judgment
• Ability to explain legal risk to non-lawyers in plain terms
• Clear, low-ego, collaborative communicator and team player

Nice to have

• Experience with technology transactions or general commercial contracting (SaaS agreements, licensing, vendor contracts, or similar)

About the company

Peregrine helps public safety organizations, state and local governments, federal agencies, and private-sector institutions address challenges with an AI-enabled platform. The company is a team of public service entrepreneurs.