Description:
A Media Company, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is the global market leader in press release distribution and regulatory disclosure. We are on a mission to redefine how organizations connect with their audiences - and that's just the beginning!Organizations, large and small, depend on us to accurately publicize market-moving news and multimedia, and generate social engagements that develop interactions with their target audiences.
Associate Commercial Counsel will focus primarily on drafting reviewing, and negotiating contracts as both a buyer and a seller. You will work closely with departments across the company, with an emphasis on the sales team.
What you will do:
- Draft, review and negotiate vendor, customer, sales and partner agreements and templates
- Provide legal counsel regarding contractual rights and contract issues
- Develop and maintain digital contract repositories
- Work closely with other members of the legal team to ensure a smooth contracting process
- Provide practical legal support across the company for other matters as needed
- Work with the legal team to create, update and maintain policies, processes and procedures to increase team efficiency and compliance
- Conduct legal research and stay up-to-date on relevant developments to the law and the industry ensure an ongoing ability to provide accurate legal advice
What you will need:
- JD degree from an accredited law school and current member in good standing with a US state bar
- Two to four years of reviewing, drafting and negotiating a wide variety of contracts at a law firm and/or an in-house legal team
- Knowledge of current contract law, and related legal principles and procedures.
- Strong understanding of business sensitivities and confidentiality
- Outstanding organizational skills, including ability to prioritize, delegate and multi-task
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Effective interpersonal and collaboration skills
- High degree of professional ethics, integrity and gravitas
- Proven judgement and analytical skills
- Ability to anticipate legal issues or risks
- Working knowledge of Office, JIRA and contract management systems.
