Senior Public Sector Counsel

We are looking for an experienced public sector lawyer to join our legal team to help build and lead Harvey’s government and public sector legal function. You will help drive our efforts to build relationships with, and sell to, government agencies. You will interface with our go-to-market, business and cross-functional teams (including Engineering, Product and Security) to help ensure the fast, efficient execution of our agreements with government customers and prime contractors.

Responsibilities

Partner with cross-functional teams on potential opportunities and advise on public sector procurement processes, proposals, and strategies for selling Harvey’s platform to government agencies; Draft, review, and negotiate complex government contracts, AI SaaS agreements, and other technology-related agreements with federal, state, and local government customers and prime contractors, ensuring compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and agency-specific requirements; Provide contract lifecycle counsel across the public sector business, including contract administration, performance issues, and government contracting compliance obligations; Provide training and develop resources for legal and cross-functional teams

Requirements

Law degree from an accredited law school; Admitted to practice law and in good standing in at least one jurisdiction (California, New York, or DC preferred); 7+ years of law firm and/or in-house experience; Transactional background with strong experience in complex SaaS, technology, and/or IP licensing and commercial agreements, with a particular focus on government contracts and public sector transactions; Experience negotiating complex agreements with federal, state, and/or local government customers and prime contractors; Working knowledge of government procurement regimes, including the FAR, DFARS, and related government contracting regulations and processes; Experience advising businesses on selling into the government and public sector, including go-to-market and procurement strategy; Ability to think creatively, function independently and work proactively in a fast-paced environment; Team-focused and collaborative work style; willingness to build expertise and solve new challenges in an evolving practice; Hyper-responsive and service-oriented attitude; Ninja-like project management skills

Nice to have

Prior government service; Experience with AI; Supporting Go-To-Market/Sales; Love for solving hard problems with a small tight-knit team