Senior Corporate Counsel

Kroll • Dallas, TX

1d • 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.

Day-to-Day 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.

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