Jr. Commercial Contracts Counsel

Bully Pulpit International•New York, NY

13h•$120,000 - $135,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Bully Pulpit International (BPI) is seeking a part-time Jr. Commercial Contracts Counsel to serve as junior in-house commercial counsel. This role will support BPI Legal in analyzing, reviewing, negotiating, and marking up a wide range of client- and vendor-facing commercial contracts within a marketing, creative, digital advertising, and communications consultancy. The position is based in the New York City-area, with a strong preference for working three days per week in-person in their midtown Manhattan office. Exceptionally strong remote candidates in the U.S. Mountain and Pacific time zones will also be considered.

Requirements

Minimum 2 years' experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts.
J.D. from an A.B.A.-accredited law school.
Membership in good standing with at least one state Bar.
Ability to analyze, draft, amend, and communicate with non-legal stakeholders about commercial agreements.
Working familiarity with common commercial contract terms and their implications, including intellectual property.
Strong character and ethics, including the ability to maintain confidentiality.
Ability to adapt, prioritize, and stay on top of a dynamic workload in accordance with shifting priorities.
Strong interpersonal and communications skills, particularly with respect to relating complex legal concepts and difficult negotiation developments to non-legal stakeholders while managing expectations.
High degree of proficiency with Microsoft Word.
Capacity to adapt to a contract lifecycle management software like Docusign IAM.

Nice To Haves

In-house experience at a fast-growing communications, creative, digital advertising, or tech firm preferred.

Responsibilities

Shepherding a wide range of commercial contracts from initial stages to execution, including NDAs, service agreements, and vendor agreements.
Counseling the business while drafting and revising language for contracts from inception to execution, using both internal form agreements and counterparty forms.
Analyzing contract terms, understanding business implications and risks, and communicating this analysis clearly to non-legal internal stakeholders.
Applying negotiating postures set by BPI policy via redlines, understanding justifications for policies, and communicating them internally and externally.
Adapting to business needs as directed by decision-makers to protect BPI while ensuring business maintains deal flows.
Managing a dynamic list of fast-moving contracting tasks in a contract lifecycle management software.
Coordinating with BPI's contracts manager to stay in communication with internal stakeholders and minimize disruption to client work or revenues.
Navigating the intersections of business needs, legal risk management, and institutional incentives.
Issuing-spotting legal and business implications of contracts and flagging risks where appropriate.