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Commercial Counsel

LangChainSan Francisco, CALegal
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Job type
Full-time
Posted
14 Aug 2026
Status
Open · checked 8d ago

About this role

LangChain seeks a business-minded Commercial Counsel to handle a variety of commercial legal matters for its go-to-market and business operations in San Francisco, CA. This full-time role suits an experienced legal professional with a strong background in technology contracting who enjoys collaborating closely with internal business teams.

Role Overview

As a Commercial Counsel at LangChain, you will draft, review, and negotiate customer, partner, and vendor agreements to help the company scale efficiently while managing legal and operational risk. Working cross-functionally across departments like Sales, Partnerships, Finance, Security, Product, and Operations, you will provide practical legal guidance and help build scalable contracting infrastructure, including the implementation of Ironclad.

Key Responsibilities

Draft, redline, review, and negotiate commercial agreements such as MSAs, customer contracts, vendor agreements, partner deals, NDAs, DPAs, and order forms.
Support enterprise sales deals, SaaS agreements, and cloud contracts with sophisticated customers.
Handle partnership and alliance agreements, including technology partnerships, channel relationships, reseller terms, and integrations.
Build and improve vendor review processes, intake workflows, risk assessments, and fallback positions.
Provide advice on contract issues involving data privacy, security, intellectual property, AI and LLM usage, compliance, and liability.
Operationalize Ironclad by setting up contract intake, approval routing, templates, and clause libraries.
Identify recurring patterns in negotiations to recommend improvements to standard company positions and risk frameworks.

Requirements

5 to 8 years of professional experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial technology agreements.
Familiarity with a broad range of commercial documents, including customer contracts, vendor agreements, partner terms, and security addenda.
Strong understanding of SaaS, cloud, or technology contracting, including data privacy, IP, security, and AI or LLM usage.
Experience supporting partner ecosystems, channel programs, or strategic commercial arrangements.
Ability to independently handle negotiations, manage steady workloads, and escalate complex issues appropriately.
Experience building or improving legal processes, templates, playbooks, or contracting workflows.
Excellent communication and organizational skills with a collaborative, low-ego approach.
Admitted to practice law in the applicable jurisdiction, with California admission preferred or the ability to register as in-house counsel in California.

Nice to Have

In-house legal experience at a high-growth technology, SaaS, infrastructure, AI, or developer tools company.
Previous experience working with Ironclad or other contract lifecycle management platforms.

Skills and Tools

LLM and AI contracting principles
Commercial agreement drafting and negotiation
SaaS and cloud contracting
Data privacy, security, and IP compliance
Legal operations and Ironclad contract lifecycle management

Salary and Benefits

The compensation range for this position is $150,000 to $215,000, supplemented by equity. Additional benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, flexible vacation time, a 401(k) plan, and meals on in-office days for US employees.

About the Company

LangChain builds infrastructure that powers AI-native applications, offering open-source frameworks and commercial products that enable developers and enterprises to build and scale applications with large language models. Backed by major investors following a Series B funding round, the company’s platform is utilized by thousands of active customers and major global organizations.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should visit the official LangChain careers page to submit an application for this role.

Skills and tech stack

LLMLangChain

Questions candidates ask

What is the location of this job?

This position is located in San Francisco, CA.

What experience level is required for the Commercial Counsel role?

The position requires 5 to 8 years of experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial technology agreements.

What is the salary range for this position?

The salary range is between $150,000 and $215,000, plus equity and benefits.

What legal platform experience is considered a plus?

Experience with Ironclad or another contract lifecycle management platform is considered a plus.

What benefits are provided to employees in the US?

US benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, flexible vacation, a 401(k) plan, and meals on in-office days.

Ready to apply?

The application is on the official LangChain careers page.

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