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Commercial Counsel

Harvey
San Francisco, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/19/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/17/2025

Why Harvey

Harvey is a secure AI platform for professionals in law, tax, and finance that augments productivity and automates complex workflows. Harvey uses algorithms with reasoning-adept LLMs that have been customized and developed by our expert team of lawyers, engineers and research scientists. We’ve found product market fit and are scaling our team very quickly. Some reasons to join Harvey are :

  • Exceptional product market fit : We have partnered with the largest law firms and professional service providers in the world, including Paul Weiss, A&O Shearman, Ashurst, O'Melveny & Myers, PwC, KKR, and many others.
  • Strategic investors : Raised over $200 million from strategic investors including Sequoia, Google Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, and the OpenAI Startup Fund.
  • World-class team : Harvey is hiring the best talent from DeepMind, Google Brain, Stripe, FAIR, Tesla Autopilot, Glean, Superhuman, Figma, and more.
  • Partnerships : Our engineers and researchers work directly with OpenAI to build the future of generative AI and redefine professional services.
  • Performance : 4x ARR in 2024.
  • Competitive compensation.

Role Overview

We are looking for a lawyer to join our legal team to expand our commercial function. You will interface with our go-to-market, business and cross-functional teams (including Engineering, Product and Security) to help ensure the fast, efficient execution of our agreements with customers.

What You'll Do

Generative AI has the power to greatly change the world and directly impact how things get done. Harvey is at the forefront of this change, and our mission is to make generative AI actionable and useful for our customers. This is a fast moving environment (we are a start-up!) that is serving some of the world’s most renowned law firms and professional organizations. And this role will put you in the center of all of this.

More specifically, you will :

  • Draft, review, and negotiate commercial AI SaaS contracts and other technology and AI-related agreements.
  • Provide regulatory and product counsel as needed.
  • Provide training and develop resources in support of our sales and other cross-functional teams.
  • We are a small, but growing company, and one of the best things about working in such an environment is that there is lots of opportunity to pick up other aspects of the legal work that supports our company. While the principal job will be as described above, for lawyers interested in learning more about product counseling and IP law, there will be ample opportunities to broaden your wheelhouse here at Harvey!

    This role is based in New York, N.Y. or San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week.

    What You Have

  • A law degree from an accredited law school.
  • Admitted to practice law and in good standing in at least one jurisdiction and able to practice in California or New York.
  • 3 years of law firm and / or in-house experience.
  • Transactional background, including with SaaS, technology, and / or IP licensing and commercial agreements, and / or M&A transactions.
  • Ability to think creatively, function independently and work proactively in a fast-paced environment.
  • Team-focused and collaborative work style; willingness to build expertise and solve new challenges in an evolving practice.
  • Hyper-responsive and service-oriented attitude.
  • Ninja-like project management skills.
  • Bonus qualifications include experience with AI, supporting Go-To-Market / Sales, and a love for solving hard problems with a small tight-knit team.
  • Compensation

    In consideration of market analysis and relevant factors, the salary range for this position is set between $180,000 to $230,000. However, adjustments outside of this range may be considered for candidates whose qualifications significantly differ from those outlined in the job description. Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in our equity plan and benefits program. Benefits include, but not limited to : Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits (401k match up to 4%), and flexible PTO.

    Harvey is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law.

    We are in the early innings of a generational company. Joining early at a hypergrowth startup has proven to lead to exponential growth in responsibility, access, and ability. Apply here today!

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    Salary : $180,000 - $230,000

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