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Rapid7’s Legal team is seeking a Legal Counsel with a primary focus on supporting our go-to-customer organization as a commercial legal counsel. In this role, you will deliver proactive, practical, and business-focused legal advice across the entire customer lifecycle while partnering closely with internal stakeholders and external customers, partners, and suppliers.
Job Responsibility
Draft, review, and negotiate standard commercial contracts with customers and vendors
Support Sales, Renewals, Channel, and Partner teams during the deal process
Help move deals forward by providing clear, practical legal guidance
Work with more senior lawyers on complex or higher-risk agreements
Partner with internal teams such as Privacy, Security, Finance, and Procurement
Communicate directly with customers and partners on contract terms
Learn to balance legal risk with business needs in a fast-paced environment
Contribute to improving templates, playbooks, and legal processes over time
Requirements
A law degree and license to practice law in your jurisdiction with 2+ years of experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements, preferably within the technology or SaaS sector
Experience supporting go-to-market teams on software licensing, SaaS agreements, NDAs, services agreements, SOWs, and order forms
Strong knowledge of or interest in EU and UK data privacy and security regulations, including GDPR
Demonstrated history of partnering cross-functionally with Sales, Finance, Privacy, and Information Security teams and the ability to support stakeholders across EMEA and collaborate effectively with U.S. based colleagues
Strong ability to translate complex legal requirements into clear, practical guidance for non-legal audiences
Interest in leveraging AI-enabled tools to improve legal processes and efficiency
Fluency in English
Positive attitude, strong work ethic, and collaborative mindset
Strong decision-making skills, including the ability to balance legal risk with commercial objectives when negotiating and advising on sales contracts
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate legal rationale and recommendations clearly to sales, customers, and internal stakeholders
Core Value Embodiment: Embody our core values to foster a culture of excellence that drives meaningful impact and collective success.
Nice to have
Additional European languages (e.g., German) are a plus