Commercial Lawyer

About the Commercial Lawyer Role

Moritz, an AI-native global law firm focused on building the next generation of commercial legal infrastructure, is seeking a Commercial Lawyer to join its team in Saudi Arabia. This contract position requires 5-10 years of experience and involves serving as co-counsel for commercial and procurement legal work, leveraging proprietary AI tooling alongside a curated network of senior legal professionals.

About Moritz

Moritz combines proprietary AI tooling with a curated network of senior commercial lawyers to deliver vetted contract work at a speed and price point that traditional firms cannot match. The firm serves clients globally across Europe, the US, and Australia, with active expansion into new markets, including public procurement work. Moritz has raised a $9M seed round from Y Combinator, 20VC, and over 20 unicorn founders.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as co-counsel for Moritz's commercial and procurement legal work in Saudi Arabia, covering master services agreements, supply and distribution agreements, framework agreements, partnership and reseller contracts, and public procurement matters.
• Lead the drafting, review, and negotiation of commercial contracts for clients ranging from startups to midsize and enterprise companies, on both the buy side and the sell side.
• Advise clients on public procurement, including tender preparation and review, bid compliance, framework agreements, contract award procedures, and challenge/remedies processes.
• Draft and negotiate Service Level Agreements (SLAs), pricing and payment schedules, liability and indemnity frameworks, warranties, and termination provisions.
• Commit to meeting established SLAs, such as a 24-hour turnaround time, for accepted work.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 5 years of experience practicing commercial or procurement law, gained in private practice or an in-house legal department.
• Deep familiarity with commercial contracting principles, including services, supply, distribution, licensing, liability, indemnities, and termination clauses.
• Demonstrated grounding in public procurement, with experience in public tender processes and procurement regulation (*, EU procurement directives or local equivalents), ideally from both the bidder and contracting-authority perspectives.
• An active license and good standing with the bar or law society of Saudi Arabia.
• Professional indemnity insurance maintained or a willingness to obtain it in line with local requirements.

Essential Skills

• Strong negotiation instincts: Ability to identify key deal points and distinguish them from extraneous details.
• Commercial fluency: Capacity to interpret pricing models, understand the underlying business context of contracts, and ask pertinent questions.

Work Type and Location

This is a contract position based in Saudi Arabia. The role requires a commitment to efficient service delivery within specified turnaround times.