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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, and is expanding into enterprise and international markets.
The Commercial Counsel will join Peregrine's legal team, reporting to the Associate General Counsel. This is a hybrid role (4 days per week in office) available in San Francisco, New York City, or Washington, D.C. The position offers exposure to the full spectrum of in-house legal practice at a fast-scaling technology company.
Key responsibilities include:
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements across sales, partnerships, and customer delivery, including technology licensing, software, vendor, reseller, strategic partnership, and data sharing agreements
- Providing practical advice to business teams on IP, data privacy, security, AI, and software licensing matters
- Reviewing marketing collateral and marketing-related agreements (agency, sponsorship, event contracts)
- Collaborating with Legal Operations and Contracts to build and evolve playbooks, templates, and policies
- Monitoring regulatory changes and educating stakeholders on legal developments affecting the business
- Triaging and counseling on ad hoc legal, compliance, and operational matters
The role suits a commercial contracts attorney who learns quickly, is adaptable, and interested in broadening skills as an in-house generalist. You will work day-to-day with Sales, Finance, Contracts, Customer Delivery, Marketing, and other departments.
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 communication style and team player mentality
