Description:

Your Tasks:
  • Reporting to In-House Counsel, Americas
  • Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial contracts, including customer and vendor agreements, NDAs, strategic partnership agreements, software agreements and professional services/development agreements,
  • Providing daily legal advice and counsel across a variety of practice areas including corporate governance, corporate structuring, labor & employment, regulatory compliance, product liability/risk management.
  • Participate in the development and refinement of company policies and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
  • Keeping abreast of current trends, practices, and changes in corporate law and regulations that may affect the company and its operations.
  • Creating, revising and managing template agreements, developing playbooks and legal processes that can scale regionally to provide efficient and timely responses to internal clients.
  • Being an active and trusted business partner and ensure the provision of timely business focused advice to business clients by identifying potential legal issues and mitigating risk.
  • Participating in handling disputes that may arise in existing commercial relationships.
  • Providing guidance and support to our cross-functional colleagues on a wide range of legal issues.
  • Perform legal research.
  • Prepare & deliver training content.
  • Supporting management of outside counsel, including billing and litigation support.
  • General administrative work related to support of the legal department
  • Collaboration with other attorneys and professionals to provide comprehensive legal support.
  • All other duties as assigned by In-House Counsel, Americas

Your Profile:
  • Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school, by the American Bar Association.
  • Admission to at least one US State Bar
  • 3 to 5 years of experience, in-house legal or law firm.
  • Proven experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts.
  • Strong knowledge of corporate structuring and corporate governance
  • Experience in some or all of these areas: regulatory compliance, product liability, commercial transactions
  • Understanding of or experience with risk management/insurance programs a plus.
  • Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with clients and colleagues at all levels.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to handle complex legal issues.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team, managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • High degree of professional ethics and integrity.