Fast-moving technology and AI companies routinely outgrow ad hoc legal support — a startup lawyer on retainer, or a generalist firm learning the technology stack on the client's clock — before they can justify a full internal legal department. What's missing in between is counsel that already understands the technical and governance context well enough to negotiate an AI vendor contract without a learning curve on every matter.
Positioned as a premium specialization layered onto an existing governance or infrastructure relationship — meaning legal counsel isn't disconnected from the technical reality it has to reason about. Built on an active law license, technology-specific legal experience, substantial M&A experience and a track record as a global entrepreneur, including the Chief Legal Officer mandate held concurrently for a live infrastructure client. Built on 20+ years spanning Canada and India, and across corporate law, M&A and technology contracting — cross-border legal judgment, not a single jurisdiction's playbook applied globally.
Talk About This Seat →Usual Responsibilities
- Provide ongoing legal advisory availability at a defined monthly cadence
- Review and negotiate AI vendor and technology contracts
- Advise on technology dispute resolution strategy
- Structure outsourcing agreements, including cross-border considerations
- Maintain a running log of legal matters and their status
- Coordinate with specialist or litigation counsel where a matter exceeds embedded scope
RACI Profile
How this role typically sits in a RACI matrix — what it owns, what it's checked against, and who else is in the loop.
- Contract review and negotiation for in-scope matters
- Dispute resolution strategy and supporting documentation
- Matter tracking and status reporting
- Legal quality and enforceability of reviewed contracts
- Response-time SLA commitments
- Appropriate escalation of matters outside embedded scope
- Executive leadership on contract terms with material business risk
- Existing outside counsel on matter coordination and handoff
- Finance on commercial terms of reviewed agreements
- CEO or COO on matter volume and emerging legal risk trends
- Board on material disputes or contractual exposure
- Relevant department heads on contracts affecting their function
Where This Shows Up
The productized version of this exact role, available as an ongoing retainer at three pricing tiers.
Coordinating between legal, engineering and commercial functions is core to this role.