Commercial Technology Lawyer
Job Description
<p>We are currently seeking <strong>Commercial Technology Lawyers</strong> to work with a variety of Axiom's clients across a diverse selection of industries.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial technology agreements, including SaaS agreements, software licensing agreements, cloud services agreements, technology development agreements, vendor agreements, data processing agreements, and digital services contracts.</li> <li>Advise on technology transactions and commercial contracting matters across software, platforms, digital products, AI-enabled tools, cloud solutions, apps, and emerging technologies.</li> <li>Provide legal guidance on intellectual property, data protection, privacy, cybersecurity, AI, platform regulation, online services, and wider technology-related regulatory matters.</li> <li>Partner with product, engineering, procurement, sales, procurement, and business teams to support technology transactions, product launches, digital initiatives, and go-to-market strategies.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Minimum Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Experience in commercial technology, technology transactions, product counselling, data privacy, intellectual property, or technology regulatory matters, gained in a law firm or in-house legal team.</li> <li>Experience drafting, reviewing, or negotiating technology-related agreements, including SaaS, software licensing, cloud, vendor, digital services, technology development, or data-related contracts.</li> <li>Strong understanding of technology business models, including software, SaaS, digital platforms, apps, cloud services, AI tools, or other emerging technology products.</li> <li>Ability to provide practical, business-focused legal advice to commercial, product, engineering, sales, procurement, and other cross-functional stakeholders.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Compensation, Benefits & Location: </strong></p> <p>This role offers a highly competitive compensation and benefits package in the alternative legal services marketplace, that includes health benefits, pension and more. Axiomites also get access to professional development resources and learning and development programs. Axiom provides the opportunity to work remotely, onsite or hybrid, depending on client requirements.</p> <p><em>Axiom is the global leader in high-calibre, on-demand legal talent. Covering North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC, we enable legal departments to drive efficiency and growth and meet the demands of today’s business landscape with best in breed alterative legal services. </em></p> <p><em> </em><em>Axiom is a leader in diversity, inclusion, and social engagement. </em><a href="https://www.axiomlaw.com/about-us/diversity"><em>Diversity </em></a><em>is core to our values and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. </em><em>We are proud to be named a best place to work for LGBTQ+ Equality, earning top marks in the 2021 Corporate Equality Index for the second consecutive year. Axiom’s legal department is Mansfield certified and is committed to considering at least 50% diverse candidates for leadership roles and outside counsel representation. </em></p> <p><em> </em><a href="https://www.axiomlaw.com/careers/lawyers">Learn more about working at Axiom</a>.</p> <p><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"><strong>Equal Opportunity Employer:</strong> Axiom ensures equal employment opportunity in recruitment and employment, without discrimination or harassment on