River AI
Legal Counsel
$330K–$380K
Palo Alto, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Location
- Palo Alto, CA
Palo Alto, California, United States - Experience
- 6+ years of combined experience at a top law firm and in-house at a high-growth technology company.
- Education
- J.D. from an accredited law school.
About the job
Advise River AI on legal matters across commercial, product, corporate, employment, and AI regulation, while building scalable legal processes and supporting financing rounds.
What you'll do
- Advise founders and teams, support financing rounds, and draft and negotiate commercial agreements.
- Counsel on AI/ML products, including privacy, data licensing, provenance, open-weight releases, terms of service, and IP strategy.
- Handle employment and regulatory matters, manage outside counsel, and build legal processes and AI tooling.
What they ask for
- J.D. from an accredited law school and active California bar membership or eligibility to register as in-house counsel in California.
- 6+ years of combined experience at a top law firm and in-house at a high-growth technology company.
- Strong drafting and negotiation skills, sound judgment, and ability to advise business teams clearly.
- Able to work full-time on-site in Palo Alto.
Nice to have
- Privacy or regulatory expertise, including CIPP/US and EU certifications or experience negotiating with regulators.
- Engineering or science background; healthcare or financial sector experience; familiarity with Carta; or financing-round experience.
Pay
$330,000–$380,000 USD per year (base salary)
Tools
AI tooling, Carta
AI focus
Counsel on AI/ML offerings and AI regulation; deploy AI tooling to automate repetitive legal tasks and improve legal processes.
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