Staff Attorney

AnitaB.org is not just a resource; we are a movement. By creating a platform of options, we foster freedom—the freedom to choose, to grow, and to lead the charge in transforming technology into a more inclusive, equitable space for all.

We envision a future where the people who imagine and build technology mirror the people and societies for whom they build it. Our social enterprise supports women technologists in technical fields, the organizations that employ them, and the academic institutions training the next generation. AnitaB.org is known for our various programs connecting, guiding and inspiring women in tech and Grace Hopper Celebration, the largest global annual gathering of women in technology.

We are seeking a business-minded commercial Staff Attorney to play a key role on a small, but mighty legal team. The ideal candidate enjoys collaborative roles where they can work closely with other departments and team members to advise, draft, and negotiate a variety of outbound commercial agreements for both domestic and international deals. The Staff Attorney will execute commercial projects to enable the organization to better achieve its mission and make the commercial legal review process more efficient. This is a unique opportunity to join a strong, dynamic legal team and support new strategic commercial initiatives.

Here's what you'll do  

• Partner with Executives, Directors, and operational team members of various departments to draft, review, and negotiate contracts for complex commercial transactions, including customer agreements, vendor contracts, non-disclosure agreements, and novel partnership/sponsorship contracts with some of the largest companies in the world.
• Balance the business needs and requirements with customer or vendor timelines to find creative solutions to address impasses and close deals in negotiations.
• Participate in customer calls to answer questions about our commercial standards, our product, our privacy practices, and our operational policies.
• Advise internal business clients on company policies, negotiation strategy, and legal issues and risks.
• Coordinate and collaborate with colleagues from our billing, support, and security teams to efficiently resolve commercial matters.
• Exercise sound judgement when negotiating key business and legal terms that balance business objectives and legal risks.
• Occasionally collaborate with outside counsel on complex or third-party paper deals as needed.
• Complete additional tasks as assigned, which means to be agile and rise to the challenge: in service to our mission, from time to time, we do ask team members to take on, or volunteer to take on, additional or different duties outside of their formal job description.

Here's what we hope you'll bring 

• Professionalism in team and external stakeholder interactions and communications, including honesty, integrity, respect.
• Juris Doctor from an ABA accredited law school.
• Currently licensed to practice law in any US jurisdiction.
• Minimum of 5 years legal experience within an in-house legal department (preferred) or law firm. Experience in the non-profit and global events business a plus.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide variety of commercial contracts.
• Service oriented legal counsel with excellent interpersonal skills and a strong interest and capability in collaborating with both legal and non-legal colleagues.
• Demonstrated experience with developing and cultivating strong partnerships with a wide range of disciplines: business strategy, insights, sales, and supply chain, along with interfacing with customers, solution partners, and industry subject matter experts.
• Demonstrated ability to pick things up quickly and work well in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to excellent client service, even in tough negotiations.
• Self-starter that requires minimal oversight with the ability to prioritize based on the business needs, work independently, and ask for help, a second opinion, or prioritization of activities when needed.
• Ability to strive for the right balance between partnering with business stakeholders, developing, maintaining, and enforcing companywide processes and procedures.
• Proven capability to find ways to provide practical business and legal guidance to all areas of business, relating to areas of the law that you’ve never worked on before.
• Ability to learn the technical details of our product inside and out.
• Ability to travel as position requires.

AnitaB.org is proud to offer a remote, distributed workplace. Please know we cannot accommodate remote work outside of the United States. The salary range for this position is $93,480 - $99,261, plus competitive benefits, including health insurance, vision, dental and a 403(b) discretionary match. Consistent with pay equity best practices, we are proud to present only our best and final non-negotiable offer. 

AnitaB.org is an inclusive community.  We serve women in tech as part of our global mission, to promote workforce growth and leadership development.

AnitaB.org is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment.