This role is for an attorney in the commercial legal space with a client-first mindset and experience working closely with sales and procurement teams in a world-class commercial legal function in support of Dropbox's business goals. You'll be part of a team of attorneys and professionals responsible for drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a high volume of complex commercial contracts with Dropbox vendors, customers, and other business partners around the world.

Responsibilities:

• Engage personally in complex sales and procurement deals and work collaboratively with various company teams to implement company initiatives.
• Work with cross-functional business teams to implement innovative strategies to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of delivering commercial legal support to Dropbox's business.
• Be an active and trusted leader, problem solver, and innovator to key stakeholders across the company.
• Develop and refine team playbooks, fallback guides, cross-functional resource documents, and training materials.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 2+ years as a practicing commercial attorney, including substantive experience in drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements, including SaaS, licensing, technology, equipment, and marketing agreements.
• Has experience managing and interacting directly with clients and opposing counsel, has robust experience drafting and negotiating contracts themselves.
• Ability to translate complex legal issues into clear and simple guidance, and to partner effectively across all levels of the company.
• Passion for client service and efficiency.
• High integrity, strong ethics, and an unflappable demeanor.
• Self-starter, eagerness to learn both substantive law, negotiation skills and team policies and procedures.
• J.D. with strong academic credentials and demonstrated record of success as a lawyer.
• Member in good standing of bar and (if applicable) in-house counsel registration.
• Desire or experience to work in a virtual first environment, demonstrated initiative qualities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience as a commercial attorney in a law firm setting, with at least 1+ year of experience as an in-house attorney at a technology company.
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple types of cross-functional commercial matters, including customer-facing agreements, M&A integration and support, and commercial disputes.
• Expertise in data privacy law (e.g., CIPP certification), AI rules and regulations, and intellectual property.
• Experience with developing and refining team playbooks, fallback guides, cross-functional resource documents, and training materials.
• Experience partnering with globally distributed in-house business teams, particularly at SaaS companies to handle a high volume of complex commercial transactions.

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