Corporate Counsel

Expedia•Seattle, WA

18d•$181,000 - $253,500•Hybrid

About The Position

Expedia Group is seeking a Corporate Counsel to provide legal support to its Supply team and other business partners. The role involves reviewing, drafting, and negotiating agreements with travel supply partners around the world, advising on contract interpretation, internal standards and practices, risk management, insolvencies, pre-litigation disputes, changes in law, and regulatory risk. The counsel will select outside counsel and manage legal spend to budget; draft and update form contracts and contracting playbooks; and provide training on them. The role also supports strategic business and legal initiatives and collaborates with privacy, security, tax, and treasury teams. The Corporate Counsel owns key internal client relationships and delegates work to and supervises paralegals. The position may be performed remotely or from home two days per week, but the employee must live within commuting distance of an Expedia office. Relocation benefits or assistance are not available. The total cash range for this position in Seattle is $181,000 to $253,500 per year. Starting pay may vary based on location, budget, and the individual's knowledge, skills, and experience, and ranges may be modified.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Law, or a related field, followed by five years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the offered job or a Corporate Counsel-related occupation.
Admission to practice law in a US or foreign jurisdiction.
Four years of experience in legal drafting, including contract drafting, dispute response, and legal memoranda.
Four years of experience in contract negotiation and review.
Four years of experience in client interviewing.
Four years of experience formulating and delivering legal advice.
Four years of knowledge and understanding of the travel or hospitality industry, such as hotels, vacation rentals, or cruises.
Four years of experience with Microsoft Office technologies, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.
Four years of experience with legal operations technologies, including eBilling, contract management, and eSignature.
Four years of experience with collaboration tools such as ServiceNow, JIRA, or ThinkSmart Automated Platform (TAP) tools.
Must live within commuting distance of an Expedia office.

Responsibilities

Review, draft, and negotiate agreements with travel supply partners throughout the world.
Provide general legal counsel and advice to the Expedia Group Supply team and other business partners on contract interpretation, internal standards and practices, risk management, insolvencies, pre-litigation disputes, changes in law, and regulatory risk.
Select outside counsel and manage counsel spend to budget.
Draft and update form contracts and contracting playbooks, and provide training on them.
Support strategic business and legal initiatives.
Collaborate with internal partners, including privacy, security, tax, and treasury teams.
Own key relationships with internal clients.
Delegate work to and supervise paralegals.