Legal Counsel, Commercial (Denver Hybrid)

Guild•Denver, CO

19d•$144,000 - $175,000•Hybrid

About The Position

At Guild, we believe talent is everywhere and that opportunity should be too. We continue to have our home and headquarters in Denver, but we have embraced a distributed model of working to reach the best talent in the United States. While some roles may require proximity to our Denver office, roles based outside of our Denver office can sit in any of the following 32 states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI and Washington D.C. Please only apply if you are able to live and work full-time in one of the states listed above. State locations and specifics are subject to change as our hiring requirements shift. If you are an Internal Candidate, please apply via our Internal Job Board . ---- To thrive as a company and meet our impact goals, we must cultivate a culture of high-performance. We know managers are often the single-largest driver of employee satisfaction and growth, and our talent is our biggest asset. Because of that, we’ve identified consistent expectations for all of Guild’s people managers — helping you know what to expect from your experience here. ---- Please note this role is based in Denver, Colorado Guild is hiring a Legal Counsel, Commercial, reporting to Guild’s Head of Legal This role is an individual who thrives in an environment driven by mission, agility, and high growth, who can partner with and support our prospect and client facing teams in navigating complex legal and regulatory issues. The Legal Counsel will partner closely with all business teams at Guild. They are driven by collaboration, problem-solving, and practicality in partnership with all levels and functions and bring deep expertise and experience in complex commercial contracting from either a firm or in-house environment.

Requirements

4+ years of experience in complex, strategic commercial negotiations and contracting, with the majority being review of agreements as the seller
J.D. degree from an accredited law school and a license to practice law in Colorado or another state (subject to approval by Legal Dept.)
Working knowledge of commercial contracting considerations and regulatory landscape relating to education benefits, technology, SaaS/software, data privacy, AI, and intellectual property
A demonstrated ability to simultaneously manage and meet deadlines (often tight timelines) for numerous negotiations and projects consistent with the Company’s business objectives and requirements
A collaborative, client-focused approach and ability to develop strong relationships with internal and external clients
Demonstrated experience in analyzing and synthesizing complex matters concisely and clearly convey advice into easy-to-understand written communications for a wide range of colleagues across the Company.

Nice To Haves

Experience partnering with Fortune 500 companies and large educational institutions and learning providers or other regulated entities
Experience using internal Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) tools

Responsibilities

Draft, review and negotiate complex legal agreements (NDA, MSA, Order Forms, SLA’s, etc.) with a focus on seller side transactions, including academic partners; there will be opportunities to also work with employer partners and vendors
Support other corporate counsel and other members of the Legal Department with contracting efforts, process improvements, and research projects
Help define, manage, and improve contracting processes, including management of tools, legal terms playbooks and policies, approval matrices, standard form agreements and documents, and risk-management policies
Coordinate contract terms reviews with Information Security, Privacy, Finance and other internal Guild teams
Collect, collate, analyze, and provide insights to the Legal Department and leaders across our Company based on data from our academic partner contracts
Foster strong working relationships with internal business clients, as well as external partners, customers, vendors, and other third parties and their counsel
Assist in the development and provision of legal training programs on the contracting and legal processes and standards, company policies, regulatory landscape, and other legal topics as it relates to the academic partner contracting process.

Benefits

Access to low-cost, high-quality health care options through Collective Heath and Kaiser (due to coverage limitations, Kaiser is currently only available in CA & CO)
Access to a 401k to help save for the future
Vacation policy to rest and recharge
8 days of fully-paid sick leave, to take the time to heal and or recover
Family-friendly benefits, including 12 weeks of parental leave for non-birthing parents and 18-20 weeks for birthing parents; 4-week ramp-up period for when employees return from a leave of 6 weeks or more; as well as employer-paid short-term and long-term disability, employer-sponsored life insurance, fertility and caregiving benefits.
Well-rounded wellness benefits including free and low cost mental health resources and financial wellbeing support services
Education benefits and tuition assistance to help your future development and growth

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