Junior Counsel

Location: New York City Department: Legal Employment Type: FullTime Location Type: On-site

About Norm Ai

Norm Ai, the agentic law company, has a client base with a combined $30 trillion in assets under management.

Norm Ai pioneered Legal Engineering, the process that empowers lawyers to build and supervise domain-specific AI agents with Norm’s proprietary suite of no-code software tools. Norm Ai technology is deployed inside many of the largest and most consequential institutions in the world.

Norm Ai is also the technology behind Norm Law, LLP, a separate but affiliated AI-native law firm built for the era of agentic AI. Norm Law’s attorneys advise leading institutions across private funds, private equity, venture capital, real estate, registered funds, and financial regulation, using the same legal intelligence platform that powers Norm Ai’s products.

AI Fluency

Norm Ai prefers 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 Like30 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 supp