Associate Commercial Counsel
Business Wire
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $140,000 - $150,000 per year
Job Level
JuniorMid-Level
About the role
- Independently draft, review and negotiate a broad range of agreements, including MSAs, content licensing, SaaS, consulting agreements, statements of work and NDAs.
- Advise internal teams on legal risks and contractual matter, dispute resolution, and contract issues with and ability to translate "legalese" into business terms.
- Assist with the creation and maintenance of contract templates, playbooks, guides, and policies
- Work with the legal team to create, update and maintain processes and procedures to increase team efficiency and compliance
- Support legal operations by assisting in implementing and managing contract lifecycle management tools and ability to develop system automation.
- Conduct legal research and stay to-date on relevant developments to the applicable laws and the industry to ensure legal advice complies with relevant laws and regulations.
- Support compliance with internal policies and assist with managing vendor due diligence, questionnaires, and regulatory requirements.
- Work closely with other members of the legal team to ensure a smooth contracting process.
Requirements
- 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
- Experience with data privacy regulations such as GDPR, CCPA, etc.
Benefits
- Ability to work remotely
- Excellent health benefits that begin on your first day of employment
- $100 monthly fitness allotment, a tuition reimbursement program, and enhanced mental health resources
- 401(k) plan with generous company match, and annual profit sharing contribution (subject to company performance)
- PTO, Floating Holidays, Wellness Day Off, Birthday Day Off, and more!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
contract draftingcontract negotiationlegal researchcontract lifecycle managementsystem automationdata privacy regulationsMSAscontent licensingSaaS agreementsconsulting agreements
Soft skills
organizational skillscommunication skillsinterpersonal skillscollaboration skillsjudgementanalytical skillsprofessional ethicsintegritygravitasability to prioritize
Certifications
JD degreeUS state bar membership