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Commercial Counsel

Peregrine Technologies - Washington, DC, United States - Hybrid - posted 2026-10-22

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Salary: USD 175,000 - 225,000 / annual

Peregrine Technologies, backed by leading Silicon Valley investors, is an AI-enabled platform company serving public safety organizations, state and local governments, federal agencies, and private-sector institutions. The platform transforms siloed data into operational intelligence to support mission-critical decision-making. Peregrine currently supports hundreds of customers across 30+ states and two countries, serving over 125 million people. You will join Peregrine's legal team as Commercial Counsel, reporting to the Associate General Counsel. This is a hybrid role based in San Francisco, New York City, or Washington, D.C., with an expectation of 4 days per week in-office presence. In this role, you will: - Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements including sales contracts, partnerships, customer delivery agreements, technology licensing, software and vendor agreements, reseller arrangements, strategic partnerships, and data sharing agreements - Provide practical legal advice to business teams on intellectual property, data privacy, security, AI, and software licensing matters - Review marketing collateral and marketing-related agreements such as agency, sponsorship, and event contracts - Partner with Legal Operations and Contracts to build and evolve playbooks, templates, and policies to support business scaling - Monitor regulatory and legal changes affecting Peregrine's business and educate stakeholders accordingly - Triage and counsel on ad hoc legal, compliance, and operational matters as they arise You will work cross-functionally with Sales, Finance, Contracts, Customer Delivery, Marketing, and other departments. This role suits a commercial contracts attorney who learns quickly, is adaptable, and interested in broadening skills as an in-house generalist. REQUIREMENTS: - Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree and active admission to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction - 4+ years of experience in commercial/transactional legal work - Experience with technology transactions or general commercial contracting preferred (SaaS agreements, licensing, vendor contracts, or similar) - Curiosity about new areas of legal practice and desire to broaden skill set across the business - Sound commercial judgment and ability to explain legal risk to non-lawyers in plain terms - Clear, low-ego, collaborative communicator and team player

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