Commercial Counsel

Summary

Join AlphaSense's growing legal team as a Commercial Counsel, based in London or remotely in the UK. You will be responsible for drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts, focusing on revenue-generating agreements with customers. This role involves advising on data privacy, developing compliance functions, and collaborating with various teams. You will contribute to creating and enhancing legal playbooks and provide strategic business advice. The position requires a fully qualified UK lawyer with 4+ years of experience in commercial software and technology agreements. This is a crucial role impacting AlphaSense's high-growth trajectory.

Requirements

• Fully qualified lawyer and admitted to practice law in the U.K
• Minimum of 4+ years’ experience with drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial software and technology subscription agreements and either in-house or with a nationally recognized law firm (or a combination of the two)
• Proven second nature ability to review and negotiate commercial contracts including Master Services Agreements, Services Agreements, SOWs, Service Level Agreements, Orders Forms, NDAs; etc
• Superior business acumen with an unrivaled commitment and deep-seated need to provide responsive client service to our teams and get things done; approaches responsibilities with a business-friendly and pragmatic mindset while maintaining a commensurate balance of legal risk
• Energetic, authentic, and friendly with a great sense of humor; capable of displaying strong negotiation skills and the ability to support difficult positions in a firm and patient manner
• Effective communicator with the ability to interact with both internal and external professionals of all types and backgrounds

Responsibilities

• Draft and review data privacy agreements, addenda, and amendments
• Advise on global privacy and data protection requirements, including the GDPR, U.S. state privacy laws such as the CCPA, and other global privacy laws and regulations
• Draft and review the company’s commercial contracts and provide general transactional support across the organization with a heavy emphasis on sales
• Remain informed of the shifting legal landscape relating to applicable laws, regulations and industry guidance that impact commercial agreements
• Help create and enhance playbooks, particularly concerning privacy and data protection, to establish company parameters to scale the legal function as the company grows
• Work effectively in a dynamic environment across different functional groups and time zones
• Provide legal and strategic business advice to ensure agreements are consistent with playbooks, internal policies, and processes
• Support the AlphaSense legal team on corporate and general legal matters as needed

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with contract management systems, information security, intellectual property, and/or financial services is a plus