Associate Commercial Counsel

Summary

Join our smart, fun, and humble team to experience the most rewarding career of your life! OpenGov is looking for an attorney to join our Legal Team!

Requirements

• J.D. degree with strong academic credentials and member in good standing of at least one state bar
• At least two years of experience drafting, negotiating, and providing guidance on a wide variety of technology transaction agreements
• Great judgment, attention to detail, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Enthusiastic, hard-working, empathetic person, who enjoys collaborating with many teams (departmental as well as cross-functional)
• Strong work ethic and the highest level of integrity and business ethics
• Positive demeanor and a good sense of humor
• Ability to self-start and work independently
• Must be eligible to work in the US without sponsorship from an employer now or in the future
• Must be in the office at least three days per week

Responsibilities

• Negotiate customer contracts
• Develop a progressive understanding of government procurement
• Review and negotiate vendor, partner, and other contracts leveraging strong negotiation skills to secure favorable terms and conditions for OpenGov while maintaining positive relationships with all parties involved
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills both internally and externally
• Provide legal advice and guidance to internal stakeholders on legal matters
• Conduct thorough reviews and analysis of contracts to identify potential risks, ambiguities, and discrepancies that may impact the organization's interests and document the same
• Continuously improve internal templates and legal processes to create efficiencies across the function

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of cloud and software industries, including SaaS model, and a strong desire to work on tough legal issues in these areas preferred
• Experience in drafting and negotiating vendor, non-disclosure, partnership, license, and other transaction agreements preferred
• Familiarity with basic revenue recognition rules preferred
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel, Slack, G Suite, Gmail, DocuSign, and Salesforce preferred

Benefits

• 90% paid Medical/Dental/Vision premium for employees
• Fully paid Life and Short/Long term disability insurance
• Unlimited PTO
• Parental Leave policy
• Annual wellness stipend
• Anniversary awards