Attorney I

SEI•Upper Providence Township, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

In the role of Junior Transactional Attorney (“Attorney”), you will be responsible for working with numerous SEI business teams and other members of the Legal, Compliance, Risk and Corporate Development Department to structure, draft, negotiate and manage the execution of commercial contracts on behalf of the SEI group of companies. You will manage various types of commercial arrangements (e.g. confidentiality agreements, software licenses, master services agreements, professional services agreements, SaaS agreements, business process outsourcing agreements, and software development agreements) with customers to ensure consistency with SEI’s risk and governance structures, contractual commitments and regulatory compliance obligations. You will work closely with internal product and operations teams, vendor owners, new business development teams, client relationship teams, and executives in various business and competency units to support their efforts while also ensuring such parties’ adherence to applicable standards and procedures. In addition, you will deal directly with third parties while representing SEI’s interests. Experience within the financial services or financial technology industry will be a differentiator for potential candidates.

Requirements

Experience in transactional/corporate matters
Ability to effectively prioritize work and business needs
Comfort with a dynamic, often-changing environment
Detail oriented, flexible and a collaborative team player
A high degree of multi-tasking capability
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Authorization to practice law in one or more jurisdictions within the United States.
Willingness to travel, if necessary.

Nice To Haves

Experience within the financial services or financial technology industry

Responsibilities

Drafting, negotiating and advising stakeholders with respect to commercial contracts using SEI templates and standards;
Educating internal clients with respect to the positions and issues that arise during contractual negotiations;
Working with internal clients to solve legal, risk and business issues that arise in commercial transactions;
Understanding and applying regulatory changes to new and existing contracts;
Managing and prioritizing multiple concurrent projects;
Participating in various activities related to corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and third party risk management;
Populating and maintaining contract files and repositories.