Senior Counsel Commercial Transactions
About The Position
We are seeking a mid-level in-house attorney to lead the drafting and negotiation of highly complex commercial agreements and intellectual property agreements such as Joint Development Agreements (JDAs), collaboration agreements, and IP licensing agreements. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience working for global manufacturers with IP-heavy R&D and product portfolios. He/she should combine strong business judgment, a strategic mindset with deep contracting and IP expertise, be comfortable driving complex negotiations, advising cross-functional stakeholders up and down the organization, and standardizing templates/playbooks to balance accelerating transactional velocity with containing risk. Candidates with additional experience in one or more of the following legal specialties is preferred: Intellectual Property (particularly IP licensing), Litigation (particularly IP litigation), Employment Law, Labor Law, Antitrust, Trade Compliance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Regulatory (particularly regulations of the chemical industry).
Requirements
- J.D. from accredited law school; bar admission in good standing to at least one US state
- 5 to 8 years in commercial contracting and/or IP transactions, including negotiating JDAs, collaboration agreements, and IP licensing terms.
- Exceptional drafting, negotiation, and legal analytical skills.
- Ability to independently manage complex transactions with minimal supervision.
- Ability to clearly and concisely translate legal analysis into actionable advice for a wide variety of stakeholder audiences.
- Ability to craft and communicate innovative solutions that balance legal risk along with the financial, operational, strategic, and innovation needs of the company.
- Comfort working across time zones and with multi-jurisdictional counsel.
Nice To Haves
- Intellectual Property (particularly IP licensing)
- Litigation (particularly IP litigation)
- Employment Law
- Labor Law
- Antitrust
- Trade Compliance
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Regulatory (particularly regulations of the chemical industry)
Responsibilities
- Lead negotiations of customized and sophisticated commercial agreements with customers, suppliers, and other counterparties.
- Draft and negotiate IP agreements, in consultation and with support of internal and external IP resources.
- Educate stakeholders on key contractual, commercial, and operational risks and advise them on balancing such risks against key business goals.
- Interpret and diligence existing agreements and provide legal advice to stakeholders.
- Maintain and update contract templates and playbooks.
- Train other functions and teams on key components of various types of contracts.
- Provide legal guidance, supervision, and support to junior attorneys, paralegals, and legal support staff.
Benefits
- medical insurance
- dental insurance
- vision insurance
- short term disability
- long term disability
- accidental death and dismemberment
- term life insurance
- voluntary term life insurance
- transit flexible spending account (if applicable)
- employee assistance program
- identity theft protection
- 401k
- paid time off (vacation and sick days)
- yearly incentive compensation bonus
- profit sharing bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
