Commercial Attorney (Strategic Legal Operations Experience)

The Position
Our client, a leading consumer technology company, is seeking a senior commercial attorney to support its legal affairs team during a leave coverage engagement. This attorney will take ownership of a high volume of commercial transactions while helping drive legal operations initiatives across a complex, fast-moving business.

The role will focus on drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements, including vendor agreements, SaaS agreements, data processing agreements, and online terms and conditions. The attorney will manage deals from intake through execution, partner closely with business, compliance, and privacy stakeholders, and provide practical, business-focused legal guidance on risk and strategic initiatives. Additional responsibilities include supporting legal operations efforts related to outside counsel management, contract lifecycle management, vendor onboarding, and enterprise systems integration.

The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of in-house commercial contracting experience, though candidates with 7+ years will be considered. Experience supporting technology, digital products, hardware platforms, AI-related initiatives, and regulatory compliance matters is highly preferred. Success in this role will require strong judgment, the ability to operate independently, and a pragmatic approach to balancing legal risk with business objectives.

This project starts July 13, 2026, is expected to run through March 1, 2027, is hybrid in Irvine, California. It requires 10–20 hours per week from July 13 through August 7, followed by 40 hours per week thereafter.

The hourly rate for this assignment is expected to be between $100 and $110. This range is an estimate; an employee’s compensation will be based on the employee’s qualifications, skillset, and relevant experience, specific client needs, project requirements, and other considerations permitted by law.

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About Paragon
Paragon is on a mission to make in-house legal practice a better experience for everyone. We provide legal departments at leading corporations with high quality, flexible legal talent to help them meet their changing workload demands. At the same time, we offer talented attorneys and other legal professionals a way to practice law outside the traditional career path, empowering them to achieve both their professional and personal goals. Our corporate clients include the nation’s top, cutting-edge technology, healthcare, consumer products companies, and more. In the last several years we have taken our strong reputation in the Bay Area and expanded to clients and candidates across the country.

At Paragon, we put people first, take pride in operating with integrity, and aspire for excellence in everything we do. Our unique attorney-led attorney development team will support you through and beyond your initial project.

Our Commitments
Equal Opportunity Employer: Paragon Legal Group LLC is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, military and veteran status, or any other basis protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, and training. Paragon Legal makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

San Francisco Fair Chance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records and do not conduct background screens prior to an offer of employment.

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