Commercial Contracts Associate

Who you are

• Qualified solicitor admitted in England and Wales, with a current Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) practising certificate
• 2-3+ years of experience reviewing NDAs or similar agreements
• Strong drafting and communication skills; meticulous attention to detail
• Interest in applying technology to enhance traditional deal workflows

What the job involves

• As a Commercial Contracts Associate (NDA), you will work on a high impact team that provides important services to Norm Law’s clients, while using AI agents to streamline the drafting, review, and execution process in providing non-disclosure agreement review for clients. You’ll collaborate closely with partners, clients, and technology teams to deliver efficient, precise, and data-driven legal services for in-house legal teams of leading asset managers
• Our practice embraces the use of AI to reduce burden and increase your ability to focus on strategic legal judgment and client engagement
• Document Drafting, Review, and Negotiation: Leverage AI agents to generate, compare, negotiate, and redline NDAs tailored to client guidelines
• Incorporating Legal Context: Advise clients on their NDA playbooks and market standards, including ensuring AI agents understand each client's specific context and comparing client’s actual practices with playbook positions in order to guide updates
• NDA Execution: Integrate AI agents into workflow management, execution, negotiation, and coordination with counterparties for any NDAs
• Client Advisory: Partner with clients to demonstrate how AI-assisted workflows improve accuracy, transparency, and velocity
• Collaboration with Tech: Work closely with the technology teams to continue to make the NDA review process even more efficient using AI
• Managing high volumes of requests: Maintain a tracker, manage multiple high priority requests simultaneously and communicate timing expectations to clients and consistently and proactively follow up and move negotiations forward
• What Success Looks Like
• 30 Days: Learn firm AI platforms; begin supporting the commercial contracts team using AI-enabled review and drafting
• 60 Days: Independently manage discrete components of NDA review with AI support
• 90 Days: Lead AI-augmented workstreams in live NDA reviews, improving efficiency and accuracy in document management and execution processes

The application process

• 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

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity
• 401(k) plan with a highly competitive employer matching contribution
• Top-tier health, dental, hospital, accident and vision insurance
• Free lunch provided when working from the office
• Paid parental leave
• State bar fee reimbursement
• Relocation reimbursement to move to NYC