Corporate Counsel

Invesco Ltd. • Houston, TX

26d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Corporate Counsel supports a broad range of general corporate legal matters, including intellectual property, corporate real estate, procurement and commercial contracts, litigation and dispute management, and selected privacy and data matters. Working closely with the Assistant General Counsel and internal stakeholders, the attorney moves among subject areas and takes increasing ownership of matters over time. The role provides clear, practical advice, coordinates with specialist counsel and business partners, and helps develop processes that improve consistency and efficiency. It is suited to an adaptable attorney who exercises sound judgment and manages competing priorities in a global, matrixed organization.

The Corporate Legal team provides practical, business-oriented legal support across Invesco. It partners with colleagues in Legal, Procurement, Corporate Properties, Technology, Security, Privacy, Risk, Compliance, and the business, working across regions and with outside counsel when specialist or local-law advice is needed. The team focuses on clear, commercially focused, responsive, and efficient legal support.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school.
• Active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• Approximately 5–8 years of relevant legal experience in a law firm, in-house legal department, or a combination of both.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements.
• Ability to analyze legal issues, exercise sound judgment, and provide clear, practical, business-oriented advice.
• Strong written, verbal, organizational, and interpersonal skills, with careful attention to detail.
• Ability to learn new subject areas, manage competing priorities, work independently within appropriate boundaries, and collaborate in a global, matrixed organization.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in one or more of the following areas: intellectual property, corporate real estate, procurement or technology contracts, litigation management, privacy, or data protection.
• Familiarity with AI-related legal and contracting issues.
• In-house or regulated-industry experience.
• Experience coordinating cross-disciplinary or cross-border matters.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal research, analysis, drafting, and practical advice on corporate matters and strategic projects assigned by the Assistant General Counsel; manage priorities, communicate status and risk, and escalate when appropriate.
• Support intellectual property matters, including trademarks, copyright, brand protection, software and content licensing, confidentiality, and intellectual property provisions in commercial agreements.
• Provide legal support for corporate office leases, amendments, renewals, construction and facilities agreements, related transactions, and property disputes.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on procurement and commercial agreements, including professional services, vendor, marketing, licensing, confidentiality, technology, software, and SaaS agreements.
• Review agreements involving AI-enabled products or services, apply approved contracting positions, and identify and escalate material issues involving data use, model training, confidentiality, intellectual property, output rights, human oversight, indemnities, and risk allocation.
• Assist with non-fund litigation, commercial disputes, subpoenas, demand letters, investigations, discovery, mediation, settlement, reporting, information preservation, and coordination with internal stakeholders and outside counsel.
• Provide first-line support on routine privacy and data protection issues in contracts and corporate matters, including data-use, security, confidentiality, and cross-border transfer provisions, with appropriate escalation to specialist teams.
• Develop and maintain templates, playbooks, training materials, guidance, and matter-management processes.
• Build effective relationships across functions, regions, and external advisers.

Benefits

• Flexible paid time off
• Hybrid work schedule
• 401(k) matching of 100% up to the first 6%, with a discretionary supplemental contribution
• Health and wellbeing benefits
• Parental leave benefits
• Employee stock purchase plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree