Hiring: Commercial Counsel Company: Brain Co. Location: San Francisco Bay Area Job Posted Time: 2026-09-09 18:03:51 Target Skills & Keywords : C, Kind, Make, SAFe, SaaS About the job Experience: •5-8 years of legal experience, with a combination of large law firm and in-house experience at a tech company. •8 years of legal experience, with a combination of large law firm and in-house experience at a tech company. Required Skills: •Brain Co. is hiring an exceptional, business-minded deal lawyer to be our first in-house attorney and build our Legal foundations. You will work alongside key partners throughout the company — including Sales, Business Development, Finance, and the executive team — to close first-of-kind strategic partnerships and high-value deals. You’ll work on a wide variety of deal types, many of which open new routes to market for Brain Co. across government, regulated industries, and major enterprises. You’ll also be the lawyer on major deals and projects that make an immediate impact on our fast-growing, dynamic business. Above all, you’ll help our business partners and executives solve problems and take down roadblocks. •We’re looking for an experienced lawyer with a strong work ethic, excellent analytical and communication skills, and incredibly solid fundamentals as a lawyer. The ideal candidate is creative and thinks outside-the-box, is a self-starter who takes ownership over initiatives, and is hands-on taking into consideration the lowest level of detail. •This role reports to the COO. Approximately 95% of the work is substantive commercial legal; the remaining ~5% is product advisory support for Brain Co.’s legal AI tools. There’s meaningful room to grow the scope and the function over time. •What You’ll Do •Employment: Advise on offer letters, contractor agreements, equity grants, employee policies, and terminations; coordinate with outside employment specialists as needed. •Fundraising: Support review and negotiation of term sheets, SAFEs, and equity financing documents alongside company and investors’ counsel. •Real Estate: Handle commercial lease review and negotiation; manage outside counsel where appropriate. •Regulatory Awareness: Stay ahead of legal and regulatory developments affecting our business, including AI, govtech, data privacy, security, and permitting. •Product Advisory: Serve as legal SME for the teams building Brain Co.’s AI-assisted legal and regulatory tools. Qualifications: •J.D. and active bar membership (California admission or eligibility to waive in strongly preferred). •5-8 years of legal experience, with a combination of large law firm and in-house experience at a tech company. •Strong background negotiating complex commercial contracts, preferably in SaaS, AI, or enterprise software, including a track record of leading the negotiation of major deals with C-level execs. •Strong communication skills, verbal and written; Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!