Senior Legal Lead, Commercial (Legal Tech)

Location: Stockholm HQ, Sweden; on-site

Company

Legora is an AI-native legal technology company providing a workspace that helps legal professionals analyse documents and manage end-to-end legal workflows.

What you will do

• Lead and develop the EMEA commercial legal team by setting priorities, coaching counsel, and shaping a pragmatic, business-minded legal culture.
• Partner with Growth leaders on strategic customer engagements and provide senior commercial legal guidance.
• Draft, review, and negotiate complex customer contracts, including escalations from the wider legal team.
• Define approaches to commercial risk allocation, pricing structures, liability, and contractual protections.
• Build scalable contracting practices through templates, playbooks, and negotiation guidelines.
• Manage data protection and compliance considerations in commercial contracting and support the legal function’s growth.

Requirements

• Law degree from Sweden or an EU jurisdiction, with qualification to practise in that country.
• 10+ years of experience in a top-tier law firm and/or in-house, including experience leading, mentoring, or managing lawyers.
• Deep experience negotiating B2B SaaS agreements and supporting commercial teams.
• Strong legal judgment, independent decision-making, and excellent negotiation skills.
• Experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements; corporate matters experience is valuable.
• Interest in AI and legal technology, with the ability to work independently across time zones in a fast-paced environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Ownership and outcomes are prioritised over titles and intentions.
• High standards, direct feedback, and an ego-free working environment.
• Collaborative growth with colleagues and customers.
• Work across jurisdictions, disciplines, and time zones with a high degree of autonomy.
• Inclusive, equal-opportunity workplace committed to diversity and high performance.