Corporate Counsel

In short, as the Corporate Counsel you will work on a dedicated team of legal professionals providing a wide array of legal and contract management services. You will provide transactional support, including reviewing, redlining, drafting, negotiating, formatting and managing obligations for a wide variety of agreement types. Additionally, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality support, tracking and reporting on relevant metrics, and helping to drive results as well as continuous improvements in quality and efficiency. 

In long, our Corporate Counsel is responsible for:

• Litigation matters, responding to customer demands and generally supporting the business.

• Labor and employment guidance, and dispute resolution.

• Consulting with and advising with business leaders in all areas.

• Reviewing, advising, negotiating and drafting contractual agreements.

• Providing support on marketing and public relations matters.

• Assisting on corporate governance and Board of Director matters.

• Providing support on internal and external audit matters.

• Keeping informed of industry-specific regulations and ensuring that appropriate risk management strategies are in place.

• Advising the company on and managing outside counsel for ongoing business and legal issues.

So What Kind of Folks Are We Looking for?

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. The ability to talk and write with confidence, charisma and competence for a wide variety of audiences including management.

• A mind for the details.  Okay we know “detail-oriented” is on about every job description – but we really mean it! 

• Agile in a fast-past environment. We move, and we move quickly.  Thriving in an environment that never stops, is a must.

• Plays well with others.  You will be working in a high-functioning team environment.  We work together in order to win together.

• Organization and time management skills in spades.  You’ll be handling multiple projects and deadlines that will require you to prioritize then re-prioritize… then… re-prioritize again.

• Constant Learner.  You are always willing and looking to expand your knowledge and grow intellectually.

• Quality decision maker.  Good decisions are made based on knowledge.  We’ll need you to gather all the facts and take them all into consideration when making decisions.

• Rebel with a cause.  You are always looking beyond the obvious for continuous improvement.

• Master of multi-tasking.  We are looking for someone that can handle multiple cases at once and feels comfortable juggling the work load.

• Comfortable being uncomfortable. You will need the ability to get out of your comfort zone to expand your skillset.

The Specifics.

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school

• 4+ years of commercial legal experience in an in-house legal department or with a law firm.

• General experience in litigation, labor and employment, and commercial contracts.

• Client service focused with an excellent track record in previous client support/customer service engagements.

• Legal practice focused on commercial transaction support.

Nice to have.

• Experience in highly regulated industries and consumer regulated laws.

• Experience with consumer finance litigation and regulatory enforcement.

• Experience in IT contracts.