Associate General Counsel

🕒 July 2

🗽 New York – Remote

🗽 New York – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

🚫👨‍🎓 No degree required

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Canals

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11 - 50 employees

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🏢 Enterprise

Artificial Intelligence • Enterprise • Distribution

Canals is an AI-driven tool designed to enhance efficiency in distribution and order processing for sales, accounting, and procurement teams. It automates tasks like sales order entry and invoice processing, transforming customer emails into actionable quotes and orders without the need for templates. Canals is built specifically for various distribution verticals including electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and industrial sectors, helping teams save time and increase accuracy in their workflows. As users engage with the platform, the AI continues to improve its performance and adapt to specific business needs, ensuring better service for customers and vendors alike.

📋 Description

• Draft, negotiate, and close enterprise SaaS/AI agreements, including relevant addenda and schedules (think DPAs) • Build and maintain contract templates and a negotiation playbook that empowers the sales team to move deals faster • Triage inbound redlines efficiently and establish contract review SLAs • Own day-to-day privacy compliance and data governance strategy • Manage vendor and partner agreements, including software licenses and professional services contracts • Serve as the embedded legal partner for Sales & Marketing, Product, Engineering and Finance • Identify legal risks early in the product development cycle and advise on mitigation without killing velocity • Build and refine the legal ops infrastructure, including contract management tooling and intake processes • Help to identify when to use outside counsel, and manage those relationships

🎯 Requirements

• JD from an accredited law school, and an active state bar membership in good standing • 4-8 years of experience, including at least 2-3 years at an Am Law 100 law firm in the transactional/commercial practice area • Deep expertise in commercial contract drafting and negotiation—you’ve handled complex deals and know where the real risk lives • Demonstrated ability to work independently, prioritize competing demands, and make judgment calls without hand-holding • Clear, direct communicator—you write and speak in plain language • In-house experience at a high-growth tech company (Series A-C) • Familiarity with SaaS/AI business models, cloud infrastructure agreements, and API/platform contracts • Experience with federal, state and international data privacy frameworks and standard DPA negotiations • Experience building in-house data privacy compliance frameworks • Exposure to equity compensation, venture financing documentation, or M&A (even in a supporting role)

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • Remote work options