Contract Attorney

Contract Attorney — Vanguard Tech Solutions

San Francisco, CA | January 2024 – Present

• Drafted and negotiated 120+ SaaS enterprise agreements, vendor service contracts, and NDAs, decreasing contract finalization cycle times by 28% over 12 months.
• Collaborated with procurement and sales teams of 15 members to align contract terms with SOC 2 compliance, eliminating regulatory discrepancy flags by 40%.
• Managed the legal review for a $4.2M database migration agreement, identifying 8 critical indemnification risks and saving $85,000 in potential liability exposure.
• Implemented a standardized NDA template within the Ironclad CLM system, reducing average review turnaround time from 5 business days to under 36 hours.

Contract Attorney — BlueRidge Legal Consulting

San Jose, CA | August 2021 – December 2023

• Reviewed and revised over 300 commercial leases and master services agreements for 18 mid-market corporate clients, maintaining a 98% on-time delivery rate.
• Evaluated legal risks in 45 intellectual property licensing contracts, renegotiating terms to secure a 12% cost reduction in third-party software licenses.
• Coordinated with outside counsel to perform due diligence on 3 commercial acquisitions valued at $8M+, identifying 14 compliance gaps prior to deal execution.
• Organized digital contract archives for 500+ active agreements using LinkSquares, decreasing legal search query times by 45% for internal stakeholders.

Contract drafting, Commercial contract negotiation, SaaS licensing agreements, Master Service Agreements (MSA), Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA), Regulatory compliance, Risk mitigation, Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), Ironclad, LinkSquares, Legal research, Due diligence, Document review

Enterprise CLM System Migration

Role: Lead Contract Counsel

Tools: Ironclad, DocuSign, Slack, Google Workspace

Directed the transition of 1,200 historical agreements to Ironclad CLM over 6 months, reducing retrieval time by 55% and automated renewal alert errors to 0%.

Vendor Compliance Audit

Role: Legal Consultant

Tools: LinkSquares, Excel, SharePoint, Teams

Evaluated 250 vendor agreements for GDPR and CCPA compliance within 3 months, renegotiating 34 high-risk contracts and resolving all potential compliance liabilities.

• Active Member, State Bar of California (2021)
• Certified E-Discovery Specialist (CEDS) (2023)

• Languages: English (Native), French (Conversational)
• Volunteer Work: Pro bono legal advisor for community small business clinic (2022–present)
• Availability: Immediate availability for remote or hybrid contract roles