Senior Corporate Counsel

Kroll • Dallas, TX

22d • Hybrid

About The Position

Kroll is looking for a Senior Corporate Counsel to provide commercial legal support to its Financial Advisory business in the Americas. As a successful counsel in this role, your major responsibilities include preparing and negotiating client, vendor, product and other related agreements; providing counsel to business leaders; and liaising with other team members regarding intellectual property, employment, compliance, information security and privacy matters.

Requirements

• Admitted to practice law in the United States with a minimum of 5+ years’ post qualification experience.
• Solid law firm training and in-house experience with a regional or global company
• Professional, commercial and creative approach to problem solving and strong collaborative and team ethic is essential.
• Ability and desire to work both collaboratively and autonomously.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, both written and oral, with the ability to write with precision and clarity.
• Hardworking, with demonstrated ability to work well under pressure while continuing to work in an orderly and organized manner.
• Ability to navigate complex issues and manage risks in an appropriate balance with commercial objectives.

Nice To Haves

• exposure to financial services, securities law, and technology licensing an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial legal support and solutions-oriented legal advice to Kroll’s Financial Advisory business in the Americas.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a range of commercial contracts, such as confidentiality agreements, client engagement agreements, master services agreements, vendor agreements, hold harmless letters and RFP documentation.
• Review, update, and create precedent agreements and legal processes, as needed and appropriate.
• Perform legal research in relation to new or newly applicable legislation and on more specific points of law in the region, as needed.
• Direct and interface with outside counsel, as needed.
• Build strong relationships with the other lawyers on the team, business unit leadership, and regional and global colleagues.
• Provide training to business colleagues on relevant legal issues.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Generous paid time off (PTO), paid company holidays, generous parental and family leave.
• Life insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage, and accident protection.
• Competitive salary structures, performance-based incentives, and merit-based compensation reviews.
• 401(k) plans with company matching.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed