Senior Corporate Counsel
RELX
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Florida, Texas • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $133,400 - $247,800 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Draft, review, and negotiate complex B2B commercial agreements (SaaS, licensing, reseller, master services, and data privacy/security).
- Create and update contract templates; provide guidance on escalations and high-priority negotiations.
- Support the sales team throughout the customer lifecycle, from initial engagement through contract execution.
- Advise on regulatory, data privacy, marketing, and competition issues impacting current and prospective products.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to align commercial terms with legal standards and business goals.
- Provide legal support for mergers, acquisitions, and post-acquisition integration.
- Support international expansion initiatives and related compliance needs.
- Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies, including training and contract governance processes.
- Manage escalations, resolve customer legal inquiries, and drive efficient solutions.
- Coach and mentor lawyers and legal staff to support professional growth.
- Contribute to departmental efficiency by developing and implementing administrative and reporting measures.
Requirements
- J.D. or equivalent law degree; licensed to practice law in the United States.
- 10+ years of corporate law department experience, preferably in-house.
- Strong negotiation, drafting, and communication skills (written, verbal, and presentation).
- Proven ability to assimilate legal, business, and technical issues to make sound decisions.
- Strong integrity, business ethics, and decision-making skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
- Willingness to travel as needed (low to moderate travel anticipated).
- Preferred: Experience with mergers and acquisitions.
- Preferred: Experience with information services regulatory compliance.
- Preferred: Experience with international expansion.
Benefits
- Health Benefits: Comprehensive, multi-carrier program for medical, dental and vision benefits
- Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with match and an Employee Share Purchase Plan
- Wellbeing: Wellness platform with incentives, Headspace app subscription, Employee Assistance and Time-off Programs
- Short-and-Long Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death Insurance, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
- Family Benefits, including bonding and family care leaves, adoption and surrogacy benefits
- Health Savings, Health Care, Dependent Care and Commuter Spending Accounts
- In addition to annual Paid Time Off, we offer up to two days of paid leave each to participate in Employee Resource Groups and to volunteer with your charity of choice
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
B2B commercial agreementscontract draftingcontract negotiationdata privacyrisk mitigation strategiesmergers and acquisitionscontract governanceregulatory compliancelicensingSaaS
Soft skills
negotiation skillscommunication skillsdecision-making skillsintegritybusiness ethicsability to manage multiple prioritiescoachingmentoringproblem-solvingpresentation skills
Certifications
J.D.licensed to practice law in the United States