Lead Contract Attorney

Who We Are Neighborly Software was built to help communities make a difference in the lives of low-income families and vulnerable populations. Our mission is simple, “Helping Communities, Help People.”

Headquartered in Atlanta, GA we offer a cloud-based technology platform for the administration and disbursement of governments funds for programs such as Housing, Economic, Community Development, Disaster Recovery/MIT, Home Energy Rebate Programs, and Housing Choice Voucher programs.

Position Overview A Lead Contract Attorney with experience in government contracting (ideally spanning multiple levels of local and state government), SaaS, and technology transactions to support the drafting, negotiation, and management of commercial agreements. This role reports to the General Counsel, supporting and assisting on complex and escalated matters, and partners closely with Sales, Product, Security, and Compliance to facilitate deal execution while maintaining a balanced, practical approach to legal risk.

The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in public sector and SaaS agreements, is comfortable owning negotiations independently, and can collaborate effectively across business units.

Key Responsibilities Contract Drafting & Negotiation

• Primarily own end-to-end drafting, review, and negotiation of sales agreements, including SaaS subscription agreements, MSAs, and amendments; state and local government contracts, including RFP-driven agreements; escalating to General Counsel only when necessary.
• Assist on more complicated sales/tech agreements including subcontractor, reseller, and partner agreements, as well as DPAs, security addenda, and SLAs.
• Negotiate key risk provisions, including limitation of liability, indemnification, and insurance; data privacy, security, and breach-related terms; and confidentiality, IP, and data ownership.
• Manage multiple concurrent contracts, maintaining consistency with company standards and risk positions, and escalate complex or high-risk matters to the General Counsel for final review.

Government Contracting Support

• Review and respond to public sector solicitations (RFPs, RFQs, etc.).
• Identify and escalate non-standard or high-risk government terms.
• Support compliance with applicable procurement rules, grant requirements, and data/security obligations.
• Analyze subcontracting and flow-down provisions in partner agreements.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Sales and Finance to support deal structuring and execution (including renewals) provide practical legal guidance, resolve contract issues during negotiation, and communicate legal concepts clearly to non-legal stakeholders.
• Provide first-pass legal support on complex sales-related matters touching Product, Security, or Compliance, with final review by the General Counsel.