Socket
Commercial Counsel
$140K–$180K
United States · Remote · Full-time · Posted Sep 30, 2026
About the job
Own and negotiate commercial contracts at Socket, partnering with sales to close deals quickly while keeping them within approved risk positions.
What you'll do
- Partner with sales early in deals, negotiate directly with customers, and find deal structures that unblock negotiations.
- Manage a share of commercial contracts to improve turnaround and reduce deals stalled or escalated to legal.
- Use contracting systems, AI tools, and automation to increase contract capacity; escalate genuine exceptions to the CEO with recommendations.
What they ask for
- Licensed attorney with substantial experience handling SaaS or technology company contracts in a high-velocity environment.
- Proven ability to deliver timely outcomes with excellent service and communication.
- Sound commercial risk judgment across liability, indemnities, IP, data protection, and payment terms.
- Ability to work with high agency and minimal direction and communicate legal trade-offs clearly.
Nice to have
- Experience at a security, developer tools, or infrastructure company.
- Hands-on use of AI and automation tools, or experience negotiating with enterprise customers and their counsel.
Pay
$140K – $180K (base salary)
Tools
AI tools, automation
AI focus
Use AI and automation tools to increase legal productivity and handle more contract volume.
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