Technology Lawyer/Product Counsel/Technology Counsel

About This Role

Provide tactical legal support for product development and AI initiatives, focusing on executing day-to-day legal reviews and implementing compliance frameworks for product and engineering teams. This role requires a technically proficient legal professional to conduct detailed legal reviews throughout the development lifecycle to ensure compliance while enabling innovation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct end-to-end product legal reviews from initial concept through development, testing, and commercial launch for all products and AI-powered solutions
• Assess technology architecture and system designs to identify and mitigate legal, regulatory, and IP risks
• Evaluate third-party component integration, assessing licensing, security, and compliance implications
• Review user interfaces and marketing materials to ensure accuracy of product claims and compliance with regulations
• Draft and update procedure documents for product legal review processes
• Conduct specialized legal reviews for AI-powered projects including large language models (LLMs) and Agentic AI systems
• Assess AI development lifecycle risks including data procurement, model training, validation, deployment, and monitoring
• Review LLM licensing terms and usage restrictions, ensuring compliance with model provider terms
• Analyze privacy-related legal risks in AI training datasets, model outputs, and inference processes
• Conduct comprehensive open-source license reviews for all software components and dependencies
• Create license risk mitigation strategies including code isolation, alternative component selection, and commercial licensing negotiations
• Act as a subject matter expert and support contract negotiations for technology licensing and SaaS agreements
• Assess data procurement strategies for AI training, including web scraping and synthetic data generation
• Assess personal data risks in training datasets and model fine-tuning

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) from accredited US law school
• Active US bar admission
• Relevant years of legal experience with technology and product counsel focus

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) from accredited US law school
• Relevant years of legal experience with technology and product counsel focus

Nice to Have

• Deep understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs) including LLM licensing, software architecture, training processes, and deployment considerations
• Knowledge of AI development lifecycle from data collection through model deployment and monitoring
• Expertise in open-source licensing with practical experience reviewing and mitigating copyleft license risks
• Knowledge of personal data risks in AI contexts including training data, model outputs, and inference processes
• Understanding of software development lifecycle and architecture patterns
• Extensive experience in intellectual property matters with focus on software, AI, and technology
• Proven expertise in SaaS contracting including data processing terms, AI-specific provisions, and liability frameworks
• Strong knowledge of US privacy laws and emerging AI regulations
• Experience with regulatory compliance and FTC guidance on AI

Skills

* Required skills