Description:

*****This Position Is Not Eligible for Visa Sponsorship*****

What You'll Do:
  • You'll provide legal counsel to internal business stakeholders on routine and complex commercial matters, with an emphasis on commercial, technology, and transactional agreements.
  • You're adaptable, comfortable with an evolving business environment, and approach opportunities with a positive and solution-oriented mindset.
  • This role reports to the Director, Assistant General Counsel (Commercial).

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
  • To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily.
  • Review, draft, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements and vendor procurement contracts including technology agreements such as SaaS, software licenses, hardware and technology-related professional services.
  • Assist with the confidentiality program, including negotiating NDAs.
  • Support and administer certain policies and procedures for the commercial legal team, including associated controls.
  • Conduct legal research and provide analysis on various commercial legal topics.
  • Collaborate with team members and cross-functional stakeholders such as strategic sourcing, third-party risk management, and security to address legal matters affecting the business.
  • Assist senior attorneys with projects, research, and legal counseling.
  • Perform other duties as required.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
None

Qualifications:
  • The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions.
  • [Required] 3-5 years of relevant commercial legal experience in-house or at a law firm.
  • [Required] Ability to promptly produce high-quality, accurate, and detailed work product.
  • [Required] Ability to quickly identify and assess issues and escalate to senior attorneys as appropriate.
  • [Required] Excellent analytical and problem-solving, interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills, including strong writing skills.
  • [Preferred] In-house experience with SaaS, software license, AI, hardware and professional services procurement and/or customer facing contracts.
  • [Preferred] Experience working with regulatory agencies or regulated financial institutions.
  • [Preferred] Familiarity with securities and commodity laws and regulations.

Technical skills:
  • [Required] Microsoft Office Suite, Legal research and reference tools, collaboration and communication platforms
  • [Preferred] CLM and legal operations tools, AI assisted tools

Education and/or Experience:
  • [Required] JD degree and active bar membership
  • [Required] Bachelor's degree from accredited college or university

Certificates or Licenses:
[Required] Admitted to practice law in Illinois