Description:

AI Fluency:
Norm Ai expects all team members to be fluent in AI. Successful candidates actively use AI in their day-to-day work to support thinking, creation, and problem-solving. They use it to improve the quality and speed of their work and to continuously refine how work gets done end-to-end.

Candidates should be prepared to demonstrate and discuss their AI usage throughout the interview process, including concrete examples of tools, workflows, and outcomes. We look for practical, hands-on experience, not theoretical familiarity.

Overview of Role:
As Junior Counsel, you'll work directly with and report to Norm's Head of Legal and Managing Partner of Norm Law, LLP, and closely collaborate with the Head of Norm Law Operations. This is a true generalist role supporting the full legal function at Norm Ai and the legal and operational needs of Norm Law, spanning corporate, commercial, employment, IP, and data security, as well as the business and go-to-market operations of an AI-native law firm.

This role is designed for an ambitious lawyer who wants broad practice-area coverage and who thrives in a fast-paced, high-ownership environment. You'll sit at the intersection of law and AI and see firsthand how the future of legal practice is being built, take on meaningful responsibility early, and grow into a trusted right hand to the Head of Legal.

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.

Core Objectives & Responsibilities

Corporate, Equity & Governance

Support the company's corporate and governance needs, including board and stockholder consents, resolutions, and other entity matters
Help administer equity and maintain the cap table, and keep corporate records and filings in order across the company and its subsidiaries
Develop a working understanding of the governance and relationship between Norm Ai and Norm Law and work with Norm Law operations to help administer it effectively

Commercial & Norm Law Go-To-Market

Draft and review commercial agreements (NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, vendor contracts) and build repeatable templates and playbooks
Review engagement letters and client proposals and support client intake for Norm Law
Help operationalize and systematize a go-to-market motion as an ongoing part of the role

Employment, IP & Data Security

Support day-to-day employment and HR matters and help maintain employment templates, policies, and handbooks as the team scales, with an eye to multi-state and multi-jurisdiction compliance
Manage IP ownership, assignment, and protection, and help safeguard the company's confidential information and trade secrets
Support data privacy and security compliance, including customer and vendor data terms, privacy policies, and evolving regulatory requirements

Strategic Collaboration & Enablement

Coordinate with outside counsel, prepare materials, and learn when matters should be escalated
Build the legal function's infrastructure — matter tracking, templates, and approval workflows
Partner cross-functionally with leadership, Operations,People/Talent, and the Norm Law team to support the business

Skills & Experience: Core

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
Exceptional judgment, discretion, and ownership; you will need to be trusted with sensitive corporate, personnel, and client matters
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
Highly organized and systems-oriented, with a low-ego, action-oriented mindset and no task too big or too small

Skills & Experience: Pluses

Exposure to startup equity, employment matters, IP, data privacy, or venture financings
Familiarity with law firm operations or professional-services go-to-market
Genuine enthusiasm for AI and what it means for the future of legal services

What Success Looks Like:

30 Days

Complete onboarding and develop a deep understanding of Norm Ai and Norm Law, their structures, and the governance between them
Begin handling routine corporate, commercial, and employment matters with guidance

60 Days

Independently own recurring workstreams, routine legal administrative matters, standard commercial agreements, and provide support to various internal Norm Ai teams
Serve as a reliable reviewer of GTM engagement letters and proposals
Begin building templates and process improvements across the legal function

90 Days

Operate as a trusted generalist, owning matters end-to-end with appropriate escalation
Be a go-to resource for GTM legal support and internal legal questions
Drive systematization of the legal function's infrastructure and workflows