Senior Legal Counsel, GenAI Implementations

Summary of the Role

• Client Engagement & Requirements Gathering:

  Lead consultative workshops and discussions with client legal teams (primarily US-based) to deeply understand and document their contract negotiation playbooks, standard redlining positions, and risk tolerance.

• Legal Subject Matter Expertise:

  Act as the primary legal domain expert in client-facing meetings, confidently articulating the capabilities of GenAI legal technology and guiding clients through the process of defining their redlining rules and negotiation instructions.

• Technical Translation & Collaboration:

  Translate the clients legal requirements into clear, actionable inputs for the technical team, enabling them to build and configure precise AI models and prompts within the software.

• Quality Assurance & Validation:

  Conduct expert-level reviews of the final output from the platform to ensure it aligns perfectly with the client’s specified legal and commercial requirements.

• Implementation & Testing Support:

  Actively engage with and support clients during their User Acceptance Testing (UAT) phase, helping them validate the tool's performance and gathering feedback for further refinement.

Why You'll Thrive at Execo

• Legal Qualification:

  A qualified lawyer in your jurisdiction with a strong academic background.

• Extensive Commercial Contracts Experience:

  A minimum of 7+ years of robust post-qualification experience (PQE) with deep expertise in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of complex commercial contracts. Experience with US and international counterparties is highly preferred.

• Client-Facing Excellence:

  Proven ability to engage with senior lawyers and stakeholders at client organizations. You must project credibility, build trust, and speak as a peer, adopting a consultative and solutions-oriented approach.

• Technical Acumen & Interest:

  A genuine passion for legal innovation and technology. While you don't need to be a coder, you must have a strong aptitude for understanding how technology like GenAI can be applied to legal processes. Experience with Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) tools is a significant advantage.

• Exceptional Communication:

  Flawless written and verbal English communication skills. You must be adept at translating complex legal nuances into simple, clear instructions for a technical audience and vice-versa.

• Autonomy & Adaptability:

  A highly independent, detail-oriented professional who thrives in a fast-paced, global legal tech environment.

• Critical Requirement:

  Work Schedule & Global Collaboration

A Note on Global Collaboration