Legal Counsel

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Legal Counsel · Solve Intelligence

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Job title: Legal Counsel
Job location: New York
Job listing URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/solve-intelligence/jobs/5i3wLqV-legal-counsel
Job description: At **Solve Intelligence** , we are building the AI-powered engine for the global Intellectual Property industry. We have real paying users, exponential growth, and a high-caliber team of AI PhDs and engineers. 🏗️ The Role: Legal Counsel As a key member of our growing legal team, you will be at the center of our US expansion. You’ll partner directly with our GC, CEO, and CTO to ensure compliance, mitigate risk, and accelerate our commercial engine. **What you’ll own:** - **Commercial Powerhouse:** Draft, review, and negotiate high-stakes B2B SaaS contracts with some of the world’s largest law firms (e.g., DLA Piper) and tech enterprises. - **AI & Product Guardrails:** Provide business-oriented legal guidance to our AI researchers and engineers to help shape the product roadmap safely and innovatively. - **Global Compliance:** Navigate privacy (GDPR/CCPA), security reviews, and regulatory landscapes across multiple jurisdictions. - **Scalable Infrastructure:** Help build the policies and processes that allow a high-growth startup to scale from 600 teams to thousands. - **Problem Solving:** Develop creative solutions for novel legal issues arising from generative AI. 💡 About Solve Intelligence We are the fastest-growing startup transforming how IP professionals work. - **Traction:** 20-30% MoM revenue growth; currently serving 600+ IP teams across the US, Europe, and Asia. - **Impact:** Our AI-powered platform helps with invention harvesting and patent generation, delivering 50-90% efficiency gains. - **Backing:** Recently featured in [Sifted](https://sifted.eu/articles/solve-intelligence-visionaries-20vc) following our **$40M Series B** announcement, bringing our total funding to **$55M** from elite investors including **Y Combinator, 20VC, Visionaries and others**. 👋 Your Team You will collaborate with a founding team of AI researchers and legal experts: - [Justin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-doop-199482b0/) **(General Counsel):** Chemical Engineer and Georgetown Law JD, ex-Quarles. - [Sanj](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanj-ahilan-844b33137/) **(CRO):** PhD in AI (Gatsby Unit, UCL), ex-Huawei R&D, former lead at Magic Carpet AI (acquired). - [Chris](https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-parsonson/) **(CEO):** PhD in AI (UCL), published researcher, ex-Dyson and Alan Turing Institute. - [Angus](https://www.linkedin.com/in/angus-parsonson/) **(CTO):** MEng Computer Science, ex-Qualcomm and Coremont (Brevan Howard). 🚀 Who You Are We are looking for an ambitious, hard-working individual who thrives in a "move fast" culture. - **Strategic Partner:** You don't just say "no"; you find the path to "yes" that protects the company. - **Independent & Confident:** You are comfortable making decisions across time zones and working autonomously. - **AI-Curious:** You are fascinated by the intersection of technology, law, and intellectual property. - **Excellence-Driven:** You take extreme ownership of your outcomes and over-deliver on your goals. 🛠️ What You Bring **Must-Haves:** - **JD & Bar Admission:** J.D. from an accredited school and qualified to practice in New York. - **Experience:** 5+ years at a top-tier law firm and/or high-growth in-house environment. - **SaaS Expertise:** Proven track record negotiating complex B2B SaaS agreements. - **Communication:** Exceptional writing skills and the ability to simplify complex legal concepts for non-lawyers. **Nice-to-Haves:** - Experience with AI regulation and product counseling. - Background in IT security, data privacy, or corporate law. - **USPTO Admission:** Admitted to practice before the USPTO. 🎁 What We Offer - **Competitive Salary + Significant Equity:** We want you to have a real stake in the company’s success. - **Career Growth:** Help build the US legal function for a generational AI company. - **Perks:** Private medical insurance and free meals. - **Intellectual Challenge:** Work on the most interesting legal questions in technology today. **Ready to revolutionize the legal landscape? Apply now. 🚀**