Associate Attorney, AI-Native Law Firm
Forum Ventures
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • New York • 🇺🇸 United States
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About the role
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements (NDAs, MSAs, SaaS agreements, vendor contracts, DPAs, IP assignments).
- Support clients through early-stage fundraising events, including SAFEs, convertible notes, equity grants, and board consents.
- Advise on employment and HR legal issues, including offer letters, contractor agreements, termination guidance, and IP / confidentiality protections.
- Provide clear, practical, business-oriented legal guidance tailored to founders.
- Maintain and refine template contract libraries, clause banks, and negotiation playbooks.
- Help build scalable frameworks for intake, review, and escalation.
- Identify repeatable patterns and convert them into structured workflows.
- Use AI-assisted contract review tools to increase efficiency and consistency.
- Provide feedback to improve risk scoring, drafting suggestions, and review flows.
- Participate in defining where attorney judgment vs. automation should apply.
- Support client onboarding, engagement letters, conflict checks, and file management.
- Ensure compliance with ethical, confidentiality, and UPL guidelines across the platform.
- Work with cross-functional teams to embed legal guardrails into core workflows.
Requirements
- Licensed U.S. Attorney in good standing.
- 3–6+ years of experience in corporate, commercial, startup, or employment law (BigLaw, boutique, or in-house welcome).
- Experience working directly with early-stage startups (Seed–Series B).
- Strong command of:
- Contract drafting & negotiation
- Early-stage fundraising (SAFEs, notes, equity grants)
- Employment documentation & founder/employee onboarding practices
- Clear communicator who can explain legal concepts in plain, founder-friendly language.
- Comfortable working in an environment that values efficiency, clarity, and repeatability.
- Interested in legal innovation, workflow automation, and/or AI-assisted legal tooling.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and benefits
- Performance and utilization-based bonus structure
- Equity participation in the platform
- Opportunity to contribute to firm-wide profit pool as responsibilities grow
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
contract draftingcontract negotiationearly-stage fundraisingSAFEsconvertible notesequity grantsemployment documentationIP protectionlegal complianceworkflow automation
Soft skills
clear communicationbusiness-oriented guidanceproblem-solvingcollaborationattention to detailadaptabilityefficiencyclarityrepeatabilitylegal innovation
Certifications
Licensed U.S. Attorney