Clera Commercial and Product Counsel at Clera responsible for reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts and advising clients on product and privacy law matters. Partners with product and engineering teams to improve legal service delivery.
Responsibilities
This is a high-ownership attorney role at an AI-native legal tech company that combines licensed lawyers with AI agents to deliver fast, fixed-fee contract services to growing tech companies. You'll work directly with clients as an extension of their in-house legal team while partnering with product and engineering to shape how legal services are delivered at scale. The role sits at the intersection of law and technology — equal parts practicing attorney and legal operations innovator.
Review and negotiate commercial contracts, advising clients on product and privacy law matters.
Interpret contract terms and surface key obligations, risks, and anomalies for clients.
Partner with legal, product, and engineering teams to improve platform speed and accuracy.
Identify inefficiencies and patterns in the review process, then design and implement fixes.
Standardize and codify recurring contract types, review playbooks, and quality standards.
Protect turnaround and SLA commitments while maintaining a high quality bar.
Partner with operations to evolve how legal services are delivered as the company scales.
Qualification
Strong expertise in corporateThrives in fast-paced
Required
J.D. with active California bar membership in good standing.
5–8 years of law practice with significant experience supporting technology companies.
Prior in-house counsel or sole legal counsel experience — required.
Strong expertise in corporate, commercial, product, and privacy law.
Experience building and standardizing legal playbooks and review processes.
Comfort working with AI-assisted legal workflows, or genuine enthusiasm for legal technology.
Exposure to early-stage or venture-backed companies is a plus.
Solid grounding in professional responsibility and legal ethics.
Thrives in fast-paced, high-ownership environments with ambiguity and urgency.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; impeccable attention to detail.
Preferred
Comfort working with AI-assisted legal workflows, or genuine enthusiasm for legal technology
Exposure to early-stage or venture-backed companies
