Job Description:
• Provide pragmatic, solutions-oriented counsel on complex commercial transactions.
• Draft and negotiate key agreements.
• Help drive sound risk management across the organization.
• Integrate and partner with the business unit leadership team, providing sound legal advice and risk mitigation measures to ensure successful business outcomes.
• Draft and negotiate commercial agreements and ancillary agreements.
• Support, build positive relationships with, and provide authoritative legal guidance to the legal commercial team as well as other internal business teams.
• Work collaboratively to identify and implement process improvements and support updates to internal playbooks and templates.
• Manage and meet internal SLAs, and help juggle priorities in a fast-moving environment.
• Own specific legal projects and develop subject matter expertise regarding legal issues faced by the customer contracts team and internal business partners.
• Review solicitations, strategize approaches for responding, drafting sections addressing particularly legal topics.
• Select and manage outside counsel when needed.
• Assist commercial contracts personnel with complex or risk-sensitive terms and conditions.
Requirements:
• Juris Doctorate from an accredited Law School.
• Licensed to practice law in the United States and active membership in at least one state bar
• Minimum of 7 years experience as outside commercial contracts counsel
• Experience advising executive clients on business and transactional matters (contracts, agreements, business strategy)
• Demonstrated leadership ability, preferably as a counsel for a business segment of a technology-driven company.
• Ability to perform the role of hands-on legal generalist.
• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively and collaboratively in a fast-paced and complex organizational structure
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to analyze complex issues and provide recommendations in an executive-worthy manner
• Ability to develop strong client relationships while maintaining an independence appropriate to a compliance function
• Strong communication skills (written and oral).
Benefits:
• Nextpower is an equal opportunity employer.
• We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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