Technology Lawyer
Elevate is looking to engage Technology Lawyers to support a range of clients operating across multiple sectors.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist with the drafting, review, and negotiation of technology-focused agreements, including software licences, SaaS contracts, and technology development arrangements.
- Advise on legal issues relating to intellectual property, data protection, and regulatory compliance, particularly in the context of digital products, apps, and broader product development initiatives.
- Work closely with cross-functional stakeholders – including product, engineering, and commercial teams – to help manage legal risk and ensure compliant product rollouts and commercial arrangements.
- Keep up to date with developments in AI regulation and ethics, providing practical, forward-looking advice on the legal considerations of implementing AI-driven solutions.
Candidate Profile:
- Qualified lawyer with a minimum of 2 years’ post-qualification experience in technology transactions, gained in private practice or in-house.
- Solid grounding in intellectual property, data protection frameworks (such as GDPR), and wider technology regulation, including emerging areas like the EU AI Act and Digital Services Act.
- Prior exposure to technology businesses or in-house environments is preferred, particularly within software or SaaS organisations, alongside a good understanding of commercial models and the product lifecycle.
About Elevate
Elevate is a global provider of consulting, technology, and services for law departments and law firms. Headquartered in Los Angeles, our team of 1,600+ legal professionals, lawyers, consultants, project managers, and engineers operates across the United States, Europe, the UK, Asia, Hong Kong, and Australia.
Legal Talent is our flexible resourcing division, redefining careers in the legal industry. We connect exceptional legal professionals with the evolving needs of our customers through a curated, world-class global talent community and advanced, technology-enabled search capabilities. We are proud to have been ranked Band 1 in Chambers’ Global Flexible Legal Resourcing category.
Our Vision: A world where legal and business teams achieve extraordinary outcomes together.
At Legal Talent, equity and inclusion are fundamental to our success. As The Law Company, transforming the legal business landscape, we believe a diverse and inclusive culture is essential for attracting, retaining, and celebrating the industry’s top talent. We empower our people to bring their authentic selves to work because diversity of experience and perspective drives innovation and simply makes good business sense.
As strong advocates for diversity, equity, and inclusion, Legal Talent is committed to hiring talented professionals from all backgrounds.
We invite you to join the Legal Talent team and help us reshape the legal industry, making a real impact on the legal universe.