Legal Counsel, Commercial
Guild
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Denver • Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $144,000 - $175,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Draft, review and negotiate complex legal agreements (NDA, MSA, Order Forms, SLA’s, etc.) with a focus on seller side transactions, including academic partners; there will be opportunities to also work with employer partners and vendors;
- Support other corporate counsel and other members of the Legal Department with contracting efforts, process improvements, and research projects;
- Help define, manage, and improve contracting processes, including management of tools, legal terms playbooks and policies, approval matrices, standard form agreements and documents, and risk-management policies;
- Coordinate contract terms reviews with Information Security, Privacy, Finance and other internal Guild teams;
- Collect, collate, analyze, and provide insights to the Legal Department and leaders across our Company based on data from our academic partner contracts;
- Foster strong working relationships with internal business clients, as well as external partners, customers, vendors, and other third parties and their counsel; and
- Assist in the development and provision of legal training programs on the contracting and legal processes and standards, company policies, regulatory landscape, and other legal topics as it relates to the academic partner contracting process.
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience in complex, strategic commercial negotiations and contracting, with the majority being review of agreements as the seller;
- J.D. degree from an accredited law school and a license to practice law in Colorado or another state (subject to approval by Legal Dept.);
- Working knowledge of commercial contracting considerations and regulatory landscape relating to education benefits, technology, SaaS/software, data privacy, AI, and intellectual property;
- A demonstrated ability to simultaneously manage and meet deadlines (often tight timelines) for numerous negotiations and projects consistent with the Company’s business objectives and requirements;
- A collaborative, client-focused approach and ability to develop strong relationships with internal and external clients;
- Demonstrated experience in analyzing and synthesizing complex matters concisely and clearly convey advice into easy-to-understand written communications for a wide range of colleagues across the Company.
Benefits
- Access to low-cost, high-quality health care options through Collective Heath and Kaiser (due to coverage limitations, Kaiser is currently only available in CA & CO)
- Access to a 401k to help save for the future
- Vacation policy to rest and recharge
- 8 days of fully-paid sick leave, to take the time to heal and or recover
- Family-friendly benefits, including 12 weeks of parental leave for non-birthing parents and 18-20 weeks for birthing parents; 4-week ramp-up period for when employees return from a leave of 6 weeks or more; as well as employer-paid short-term and long-term disability, employer-sponsored life insurance, fertility and caregiving benefits.
- Well-rounded wellness benefits including free and low cost mental health resources and financial wellbeing support services
- Education benefits and tuition assistance to help your future development and growth
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
contract negotiationlegal agreementsdata analysiscontract managementrisk managementlegal researchcompliancecontract draftingprocess improvementlegal training
Soft skills
collaborationclient-focusedrelationship buildingcommunicationtime managementanalytical thinkingproblem-solvingattention to detailadaptabilityteamwork
Certifications
J.D. degreelicense to practice law