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Junior Counsel

Norm AI

Join Norm Ai, an AI-native law firm, as a Junior Counsel. In this generalist role, you'll support the full legal function at Norm Ai and the legal and operational needs of Norm Law. You'll work closely with the Head of Legal and Managing Partner of Norm Law, LLP, and collaborate with the Head of Norm Law Operations. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious lawyer who wants broad practice-area coverage and thrives in a fast-paced, high-ownership environment.

Exposure to startup equity, employment matters, IP, data privacy, or venture financings

About Norm AI

Genuine enthusiasm for AI and what it means for the future of legal services

Responsibilities

  • Support the full legal function at Norm Ai and the legal and operational needs of Norm Law, spanning corporate, commercial, employment, IP, and data security.
  • Handle routine corporate, commercial, and employment matters with guidance, and independently own recurring workstreams, routine legal administrative matters, standard commercial agreements.
  • Drive systematization of the legal function's infrastructure and workflows, and build the legal function's infrastructure — matter tracking, templates, and approval workflows.

Requirements

  • Success in this role requires excellent judgment, exceptional organization, discretion with sensitive matters, and the range and curiosity to move fluidly across legal disciplines and between legal and business problems
  • Pragmatic and business-minded; you find the path to “yes” with appropriate guardrails and are comfortable supporting a commercial / GTM function, not just providing legal review
  • JD and barred in at least one state (NY preferred), with 2–3 years of experience at a top-tier law firm and / or in-house at a high-growth company
  • A generalist by inclination, meaning you want broad coverage across corporate, commercial, employment, IP, and data privacy / security rather than a single area of practice
  • Strong corporate / transactional foundation, with the range and curiosity to pick up adjacent areas quickly
  • Highly organized and systems-oriented, with a low-ego, action-oriented mindset and no task too big or too small
  • Exceptional judgment, discretion, and ownership; you will need to be trusted with sensitive corporate, personnel, and client matters

Preferred

  • Familiarity with law firm operations or professional-services go-to-market

Pay

USD 200,000 - 250,000