Senior Counsel – Commercial

Responsibilities

• Resolve legal issues and provide proactive, strategic, business‑savvy legal advice and counsel
• Manage complex matters
• Manage outside counsel on select matters
• Anticipate internal/external business and regulatory issues and provide applicable legal advice
• Review and revise contracts and other legal documents
• Negotiate with outside parties on contractual issues and legal disputes
• Assist in training clients on legal issues
• Support the data privacy and IP practice by advising on data protection compliance (including federal and state privacy laws), technology licensing, intellectual property rights, and related transactional matters
• Partner with the supply chain practice on procurement strategies, vendor contract structuring, supplier risk management, and regulatory compliance affecting supply chain operations
• Lead or support transaction structuring and M&A activities, including due diligence, deal documentation, and post‑closing integration matters
• Coordinate cross‑functionally with commercial team members to ensure consistent legal positions and streamlined advice to the business

Requirements

• Juris Doctor Degree from an accredited law school
• Licensed to practice law in at least one state in the U.S. and a member in good standing with the state bar
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience, with meaningful exposure to at least two of the following: data privacy/IP, supply chain/procurement, or M&A/transactional law
• Exemplary personal and professional integrity and business ethics
• Commitment to diversity and respect for others
• Experience with independent matter handling responsibility and outside counsel management
• Ability to advise senior leadership
• Ability to balance the legal issues of a matter or project with the goals of the business through the demonstration of strategic counsel, pragmatic business acumen and the ability to recognize the business consequences of legal advice
• Strong, logical legal mind with the ability to apply abstract concepts of law to make timely, well‑reasoned and appropriate decisions to solve problems with minimal supervision
• Ability to work with cross‑functional teams, to take a leadership role in driving solutions, and to work under pressure to meet short deadlines
• Ability to work efficiently under time pressures and deadlines in a fast‑paced environment
• Has significant experience and subject matter expertise drafting and negotiating commercial, technology, and supply chain contracts, as well as M&A transaction‑related agreements.