Emerald AI
Senior Corporate Counsel
Washington D.C. +2 · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Nov 3, 2026
- Location
- Washington D.C.
Boston
Bay Area - Experience
- 6–10 years of legal experience; strong preference for experience spanning both a leading law firm and an in-house legal team.
- Education
- JD
About the job
Provides cross-functional legal support, negotiates commercial and strategic agreements, and builds legal processes for a company developing software that helps AI data centers respond flexibly to power constraints.
What you'll do
- Draft, review, and negotiate customer, vendor, partnership, data center, and energy-related agreements.
- Advise on product, data usage, privacy, IP, and legal risks in collaboration with business and technical teams.
- Develop contracting templates and playbooks, and support corporate governance and internal legal processes.
What they ask for
- JD and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
- Deep experience drafting, negotiating, and structuring commercial agreements, including complex and strategic transactions.
- Hands-on experience with data center transactions or the broader data center ecosystem.
- Experience working cross-functionally with business, technical, and executive teams.
Nice to have
- Experience with utility, interconnection, energy services, or other energy-related agreements.
- Experience with energy technology, AI/ML, cloud, infrastructure-related companies, or regulated industries.
AI focus
Supports legal matters for a company whose software enables AI data centers to adjust power usage dynamically; advises on related commercial transactions and product, data, privacy, and IP matters.
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