Head of Legal

• Run intake, drafting, review, negotiation support, signature, and filing for NDAs, vendor agreements, consulting agreements, partnership/pilot agreements, MSAs/SOWs, and basic data/security addenda.
• Maintain templates and “fallback positions” that match our risk tolerance.
• Keep deals moving by driving timelines, nudging reviewers, and making decisions about what to escape.
• Coordinate reviews of government and prime/sub agreements (and flowdowns) with outside counsel as needed.
• Track key contract obligations and deliverables (reporting requirements, security requirements, data handling, publication restrictions).
• Help internal teams understand “what we signed up for” in plain English.
• Maintain invention assignment and contractor IP paperwork; keep clean records.
• Coordinate with outside counsel on patent filings or trademark basics if/when needed.
• Partner with engineering on lightweight open-source software hygiene (tracking, approvals, basic notices).
• Own offer letter / contractor agreement workflows, confidentiality + invention assignment, and separation paperwork coordination with counsel.
• Keep an organized approach to sensitive issues (routing to counsel, documenting, protecting confidentiality).
• Own a set of recurring operational workflows that keep the company running (examples: vendor onboarding, insurance renewals coordination, corporate filing coordination, document retention, signature authority matrix, tooling admin related to the above).

Requirements

• 5+ years supporting legal work in-house or at a firm (contracts, corporate records, deal coordination).
• Excellent organization, writing, and the ability to run a process end-to-end.
• Comfort reading agreements, spotting issues, and escalating appropriately.
• Juris Doctor (and ideally experience practicing, in-house and/or firm).
• Hands‑on experience negotiating and managing commercial contracts.
• Strong operational instinct: you build systems, not just redlines.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in contract management, negotiation, and legal compliance, with a strong focus on maintaining organized workflows and clear communication. Proficient in supporting legal processes and ensuring adherence to contractual obligations and company policies.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Contract Management
• Negotiation Support
• Juris Doctor
• Operational Workflow Coordination
• Legal Document Review

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Contract Drafting
• Risk Assessment
• Data Handling
• Commercial Contracts Management
• Legal Compliance
• Invention Assignment Management
• Patent Filing Coordination
• Vendor Agreement Management
• MSA/SOW Management
• Government Agreement Review

Soft Skills

• Excellent Organization
• Strong Writing Skills
• Process Management
• Issue Spotting
• Decision Making

Certifications & Qualifications

• Juris Doctor

Industry Keywords

• NDA
• Vendor Agreements
• Consulting Agreements
• Partnership Agreements
• Corporate Records
• Document Retention
• Signature Authority Matrix
• Open-Source Software Hygiene
• Confidentiality Agreements
• Contractor IP Paperwork