Description:

The Senior Legal Counsel will primarily support end-user sales transactions in the United States, as well as take on projects as necessary within the North America Legal team.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a talented and experienced contracts attorney with experience in end user sales. The successful candidate will be able to expand their skills working with a highly experienced and talented team. The position is an individual contributor role.

In this role you will:

Provide legal expertise in support of the entire An American Multinational Enterprise Information Technology Company portfolio for end-user customers, specifically Hardware (PC and Print), Software, Support and Managed Services.
Act as lead attorney supporting the overall legal strategies and assessment of risk on large, complex Managed Services deals, working closely with account and pursuit teams and other stakeholder groups.
Act as a trusted advisor to the business teams on legal issues and legal impact of business issues.
Draft and negotiate legal contract terms; identify business issues for business team support.
Provide legal support for competitive bids, including responding to end-user legal terms.
Identify and resolve complex legal issues requiring in-depth consideration of multiple factors.
Lead or assist with the resolution of contract disputes with existing customers.
Plan and provide training to internal clients on designated legal topics.
Routinely exercise independent judgment in developing methods, techniques and criteria for achieving objectives.
Contribute to the development of innovative principles and ideas.
Support Legal's commitment to continuous improvement by identifying and leading solutions with Legal and internal clients to improve quality.

The Successful Candidate Will Have:

A Juris Doctor from a nationally recognized law school plus an active bar membership from any of the fifty states or the District of Columbia.
5+ years of relevant legal experience (from a combination of law firm, government, and/or in-house experience) in the area of public sector contracting.
Experience supporting deals with State, Local, and Education (SLED) customers preferred, but not required.
Experience representing a major IT company on contracts matters a plus.
Prior negotiation experience in complex transactions.
Subject matter expertise on key legal topics including liability, indemnities, intellectual property and privacy/data protection.
Knowledge of industry norms and of the legal and business issues unique to IT products and services.
Practical, independent judgment, initiative, and self-confidence.
The willingness and ability to solve challenges; ability to work with minimal direction and supervision; proactive, not reactive; and be able to thrive in change.
The ability to have proactive and effective communications of valuable information to clients and colleagues.
Capability to escalate issues effectively to high-level legal, account and business executives.
Adopted a growth mindset approach.
The ability to travel as needed.