Commercial Counsel (Fully Remote – Project-Based Engagement)

Latitude is assisting a high-growth technology company based in California in identifying an experienced Commercial Counsel for a fully remote, project-based engagement. This is an excellent opportunity for an attorney with strong commercial contracting experience to support a dynamic, rapidly scaling organization across a broad range of day-to-day business transactions.

The ideal candidate will have at least 5+ years of commercial legal experience, with a strong background in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a variety of ordinary-course business contracts, including advertising agreements, sponsorship deals, marketing agreements, vendor contracts, services agreements, and other commercial arrangements.

Candidates should be commercially minded, practical, responsive, and comfortable working independently in a fast-paced business environment. The ability to efficiently manage contract negotiations, identify and mitigate legal risks, and provide business-oriented legal advice is essential.

Key Responsibilities of Commercial Counsel

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including advertising, sponsorship, marketing, promotional, vendor, consulting, and services agreements.
• Support the company's day-to-day commercial contracting needs across various business functions.
• Negotiate key contractual provisions, including indemnification, limitation of liability, intellectual property rights, confidentiality, termination, and other commercial terms.
• Provide practical, business-focused legal advice on contractual risks and commercial transactions.
• Partner with business development, sales, marketing, finance, procurement, and other internal stakeholders to facilitate commercial transactions.
• Assist with developing and improving contract templates, playbooks, and contracting processes to support business growth.
• Review and advise on marketing, advertising, promotional, and sponsorship arrangements, including related intellectual property and licensing considerations.
• Manage multiple contracting projects simultaneously while meeting business deadlines.
• Identify and escalate material legal and business risks while recommending practical solutions.
• Collaborate with internal legal team members and business stakeholders to ensure efficient and timely execution of agreements.

Qualifications of Commercial Counsel

• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar; California bar admission preferred but not required.
• At least 5+ years of substantive commercial contracting experience, preferably in-house or supporting corporate clients.
• Demonstrated experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a broad range of ordinary-course business agreements.
• Experience with advertising, sponsorship, marketing, promotional, and vendor agreements strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of commercial contract provisions, including indemnification, limitation of liability, intellectual property, confidentiality, and risk allocation.
• Prior experience supporting technology companies, high-growth businesses, or fast-paced corporate environments preferred.
• Excellent contract drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills.
• Strong business judgment and ability to provide practical, solutions-oriented legal advice.
• Ability to independently manage a high volume of contracts and competing priorities with minimal supervision.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Comfortable working remotely and collaborating with cross-functional business teams.

Position Details

• Type of Role: Project-based contract engagement.
• Schedule: Flexible, based on project requirements and workload.
• Location: Fully remote (U.S.-based).
• Duration: Project-based, with potential for additional assignments depending on business needs.

Compensation

Pay: The annualized pay for engagement position on a full-time basis range from $180,000 to $225,000+ when calculated on a full-time basis. Pay for contract roles is based on multiple factors including but not limited to work experience, qualifications, credentials, location, market supply/demand, and the candidate's preference (each candidate's pay rate affects the client bill rate which can affect the candidate's competitiveness for the position).

Benefits: In addition to pay, all Latitude contract professionals receive complimentary professional liability insurance coverage. Latitude contract professionals are usually W2 employees of Latitude and are eligible for full benefits when working in roles for 20 hours per week. Benefits-eligible Latitude contract professionals receive complimentary Group Life, LTD and AD&D. A qualified 401k plan is also available. Benefits-eligible Latitude Attorneys also receive a CLE and Professional Expense stipend.

Confidentiality

Latitude will not disclose your identity or propose you to prospective clients without your prior consent. Candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Only qualified applicants should apply.

About Latitude

Latitude is a full-service national legal services company that specializes in providing high-end, flexible contract engagements and permanent positions to outstanding attorneys, paralegals, compliance officers and legal operations professionals. We work closely with our candidates to understand their career goals and match them with the substantive engagements they want with our clients, who range from Fortune 500 corporations to small companies and Global 50 law firms to boutiques. With offices coast-to-coast, we employ legal professionals across the country. Latitude's client service leaders and recruiters are all former practicing attorneys and understand the demands faced by those we serve.

Latitude Engagements

Great attorneys and other legal professionals who are seeking contract engagements or consulting roles choose to work with Latitude because of our competitive compensation and benefits, sophisticated and engaging work, a chance to work with great clients and peers, and a refreshing blend of freedom with self-designed boundaries. Our own experience as practicing attorneys and our client relationships enable us to effectively tailor our candidate proposals to the specific practice strengths and interpersonal attributes that matter most to our clients and to match our candidates with the opportunities that will be most fulfilling to them.

Latitude engaged professionals have the level of skill, experience, and judgment as would be expected of a permanent member of our client's corporate legal department or law firm and the versatility to step into challenging environments and hit the ground running.

If you have the right skills, personality and experience, Latitude helps you do what you are good at in a more rewarding way. Latitude engaged professionals serve on a full- or part-time engagement basis, and work remotely or on-site at the client office.

While we are able to work only with a select few of the most outstanding candidates, our customized approach results in a high success rate for those candidates we recommend.

For more information about Latitude, please visit us at https://latitudelegal.com.

Latitude is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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