Commercial Legal Counsel
Mistral AI
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Singapore • Singapore
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About the role
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts across the business, including creating new form agreements.
- Manage the development and improvement of legal and approval processes, workflow process improvements, company policies, internal training and guides, and templates to scale with the company as it grows.
- Provide solution-oriented legal, regulatory, and strategic advice and direction to teams across our company from the initial stages of project development to launch and beyond.
- Efficiently manage and work with outside counsel to support projects you manage.
- Stay up-to-date and ensure compliance with Singapore, APAC and international laws and regulations that apply to AI technologies, including privacy and data protection, competition, consumer protection, payments, and intellectual property.
- Build positive relationships across the company and with its external partners.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or above (LLB, LLM, JD preferred) from an accredited law school; admitted to practice law in Singapore.
- 8+ years of law firm and/or in-house experience. In-house technology experience and experience in a fast-paced and high-growth environment are strong pluses.
- 5+ years experience in-house at Tech/AI companies, covering Asia, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
- Hands-on public sector contract negotiation required.
- Experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, including creating and refining form agreements.
- Generalist skill set with the willingness to tackle problems outside your core expertise.
- Ability to balance an attention to detail with the requirements of a fast-paced company.
- Demonstrated business and pragmatic judgment, and the ability to analyze the costs/benefits of proposed resolutions to complex legal and technical problems.
- Proven ability to build solid, trusting, and credible relationships, including working closely with science, engineering, business, and marketing teams.
- Excellent writing, communication, and people skills.
- An understanding of AI technologies and their applications, including how they intersect with relevant areas of law, such as privacy and data protection, competition, and intellectual property, and related ethical considerations such as fairness, transparency, accountability, and bias mitigation.
- An international mindset and experience is a plus.
- Given the rapidly evolving nature of AI technologies and the legal landscape surrounding them, you should be adaptable and willing to continuously learn and update your skills and knowledge.
Benefits
- 💰 Competitive salary and equity.
- 🚑 Healthcare: Medical/Dental/Vision covered for you and your family
- 👴🏻 Pension : 401K (6% matching)
- 🏝️ PTO : 18 days
- 🚗 Transportation: Reimburse office parking charges, or $120/month for public transport
- 🏀 Sport: $120/month reimbursement for gym membership
- 🥕 Meal stipend: $400 monthly allowance for meals
- 🌎 Visa sponsorship
- 🤝 Coaching: we offer BetterUp coaching on a voluntary basis
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
contract negotiationcommercial agreementslegal compliancedata protectionintellectual propertyregulatory adviceproject developmentlegal draftingworkflow process improvementpublic sector contracts
Soft Skills
solution-orientedrelationship buildingattention to detailbusiness judgmentcommunication skillsadaptabilityteam collaborationpragmatic judgmenttrust buildingproblem-solving
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeLLBLLMJDadmitted to practice law in Singapore