Legal Counsel

Fidelity • Westlake, TX

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

As Senior Legal Counsel, you will provide legal support to Fidelity companies and in-house contract groups on a range of buy-side and sell-side transactional matters. The Expertise and Skills You Bring J.D. required. Strong academic background. A minimum of 5 years of proven experience. Sophisticated in-house or major law firm experience preferred. Relevant business experience in procurement or sell-side transactions in financial services preferred. Significant transactional experience required, with experience negotiating technology development and licensing, broker dealer, advisor, or health care transactions and data protection and privacy provisions preferred. Outstanding judgment and range. You will need to excel at quickly analyzing complex legal and business issues in an array of substantive areas and providing thoughtful advice to business leaders and legal colleagues regarding same. Highly organized, self-motivated and self-directed. You need to be able to work efficiently, under pressure, with limited supervision, and manage projects with competing deadlines. Excellent analytical, writing, and oral communication skills, adaptive to and effective for different audiences. Outstanding advocacy and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to advise and influence senior executives and professionals from diverse businesses. Natural collaborative approach in devising pragmatic and creative solutions across a variety of issues in a dynamic environment. The Value You Deliver Providing practical and reasoned business counsel, advice, and leadership on a variety of transactional matters. Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating transactional documents. Identifying risk areas relating to transactions, as well as creative solutions to address risks while supporting business goals. Applying, evaluating, and refining internal Fidelity transactional standards and practices. Participating in and leading cross-functional working teams. Forming strong, effective working relationships with your business and legal colleagues. Note: Fidelity is not providing immigration sponsorship for this position The Team This position is part of the Fidelity Legal Department’s complex Transactions Group, a team of attorneys providing centralized transactional and related legal support for the broad array of Fidelity’s businesses, including contract support groups located throughout Fidelity.

Requirements

• J.D. required.
• Strong academic background.
• A minimum of 5 years of proven experience.
• Outstanding judgment and range.
• Highly organized, self-motivated and self-directed.
• Excellent analytical, writing, and oral communication skills, adaptive to and effective for different audiences.
• Outstanding advocacy and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to advise and influence senior executives and professionals from diverse businesses.
• Natural collaborative approach in devising pragmatic and creative solutions across a variety of issues in a dynamic environment.

Nice To Haves

• Sophisticated in-house or major law firm experience preferred.
• Relevant business experience in procurement or sell-side transactions in financial services preferred.
• Significant transactional experience required, with experience negotiating technology development and licensing, broker dealer, advisor, or health care transactions and data protection and privacy provisions preferred.

Responsibilities

• Providing practical and reasoned business counsel, advice, and leadership on a variety of transactional matters.
• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating transactional documents.
• Identifying risk areas relating to transactions, as well as creative solutions to address risks while supporting business goals.
• Applying, evaluating, and refining internal Fidelity transactional standards and practices.
• Participating in and leading cross-functional working teams.
• Forming strong, effective working relationships with your business and legal colleagues.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees