Commercial Counsel

Merlyn Mind is a "Remote First" VC-backed AI EdTech startup that brings the latest advances in AI to Education to help improve the lives of teachers and ultimately the learning outcomes of their students. Our leadership team includes talents from IBM, Amazon, Facebook, Roku, Broadcom, HP, Allen Institute for AI, and more. We have come together to build on a unified product experience for an extremely urgent mission building a digital assistant for teachers, to untether teachers from the desk and help them with managing classroom technologies.

What youll do:

• Draft, analyze, and negotiate a wide range of complex commercial agreements with enterprise customers, school districts, partners, and suppliers, including collaboration, cloud services, reseller, consulting, vendor, data processing, and non-disclosure agreements
• Proactively engage with our go-to-market team, business development, and product teams to ensure that contract negotiations align seamlessly with our business strategies
• Design and launch processes to streamline our contracting workflows as our company scales and lead our effort to implement a contract lifecycle management tool
• Provide training and continuous learning opportunities for colleagues in business teams on evolving legal standards, best practices, and risk management strategies
• Build strong relationships with business leaders and other colleagues across the company
• Support our General Counsel to help scale the legal function, including developing our strategy and assisting with recruiting as our team grows
• Since were a small legal team, youll have the opportunity to assist with other practice areas based on your experience, interests, and professional goals

Requirements:

• J.D. degree and admission to a state bar that authorizes you to work from your preferred location
• At least 6 years of legal practice and 3 years focusing on commercial law (some in-house experience isa plus)
• A strong track record in complex contract negotiation and strategic legal advising
• Deep experience drafting and negotiating a variety of complex commercial contracts
• Strong knowledge of IP, privacy, and other legal issues relevant to commercial agreements, including GDPR and U.S. state privacy laws (familiarity with COPPA and FERPA is a plus)
• Experience with or desire and aptitude to learn AI technology and related legal issues
• Excellent verbal and written communication, time management, and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to provide risk-calibrated, business-oriented legal advice in a fast-paced environment
• A positive, growth-oriented mindset and desire to gain exposure to other practice areas

Merlyn Mind is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, and training. We make hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Flexible schedule

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Unlimited Paid time off

Parental leave

Vision insurance