Happyrobot
Legal Counsel
New York · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 22, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years of relevant legal experience; ideally combining reputable law firm and in-house experience at a startup or high-growth technology company.
About the job
Provides practical legal support focused on intellectual property, commercial agreements, and data privacy for a growing AI technology business.
What you'll do
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, including SaaS agreements, MSAs, enterprise agreements, DPAs, and licensing agreements.
- Advise cross-functional teams on commercial, intellectual property, and data privacy matters, including US privacy compliance.
- Support IP strategy and build scalable legal templates, policies, playbooks, and contracting workflows.
What they ask for
- Admitted to and in good standing with the bar of at least one US state.
- Strong experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating SaaS and other commercial contracts.
- Solid understanding of US data privacy laws, including CCPA/CPRA and state-specific requirements.
- Experience handling intellectual property matters, including trademarks, patents, copyright, licensing, and IP ownership.
Nice to have
- Experience supporting fundraising transactions, due diligence, or broader corporate legal matters.
- Experience creating legal automation processes and workflows; or background in software, AI/ML, digital content, or technology-driven industries.
Tools
SaaS, AI/ML
AI focus
The company builds AI workers that communicate through voice and email, make decisions, take action, and autonomously run operations across enterprise systems; the role supports related IP and commercial matters.
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