Job Title
Corporate Counsel, Commercial Contracts
We are seeking an experienced Counsel for Commercial Contracts to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in commercial law and be able to provide sound legal advice and risk mitigation measures to ensure successful business outcomes.
The successful candidate will have the following responsibilities:
- Integrate with the business unit leadership team to provide legal advice and risk management strategies.
- Draft and negotiate commercial agreements and ancillary agreements.
- Support the commercial contracts team by providing authoritative legal guidance and building positive relationships.
- Work collaboratively to identify and implement process improvements and support updates to internal playbooks and templates.
- Manage and meet internal SLAs, and help prioritize tasks in a fast-moving environment.
- Owning specific legal projects and developing subject matter expertise regarding legal issues faced by the customer contracts team and internal business partners.
- Reviewing solicitations, strategizing approaches for responding, drafting sections addressing particularly legal topics.
- Selecting and managing outside counsel when needed.
- Assisting commercial contracts personnel with complex or risk-sensitive terms and conditions, such as limiting liability, indemnification, and grounds for termination.
- Participating in and contributing to Legal Department discussions on corporate-wide topics, policies, and procedures.
- Participating in and contributing to Legal Department updates on changing laws and regulations and other continuing education.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:
- A Juris Doctorate from an accredited Law School.
- Licensed to practice law in the United States and active membership in at least one state bar.
- A minimum of 7 years experience as outside commercial contracts counsel.
- Experience advising executive clients on business and transactional matters (contracts, agreements, business strategy).
- Demonstrated leadership ability, preferably as a counsel for a business segment of a technology-driven company.
- Ability to perform the role of hands-on legal generalist.
- Demonstrated ability to interact effectively and collaboratively in a fast-paced and complex organizational structure.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to analyze complex issues and provide recommendations in an executive-worthy manner.
- Ability to develop robust client relationships while maintaining an independence appropriate to a compliance function.
- Strong communication skills (written and oral).
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