Vice President, Legal & Compliance

Accordion•Los Angeles, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Vice President to join our internal Legal & Compliance team. This position will ideally be based in our NYC or LA offices and is a hybrid role with the flexibility to work remotely up to 2 days per week. This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Requirements

10+ years of experience with an in-house legal department, with vast exposure to both aspects of this role: commercial and employment law
Experience drafting and redlining legal documents, such as employment contracts, and non-disclosure agreements, services agreements, and other business-to-business agreements
Ability to prioritize and focus on critical tasks across multiple competing projects and demands (you can be a project manager and doer)
Ability to be an assertive and effective communicator capable of persuading and inspiring action
Ability to demonstrate excellent analytical skills, independent reasoning, and a strong business acumen on a day-to-day basis
Excellent verbal and written communication with the ability to effectively interact with a wide variety of stakeholders
Excellent attention to detail and superior organizational skills
Excellent proficiency in standard business technology and tools

Nice To Haves

Excited to be part of a growing team, with a focus on driving future growth
Passionate about delivering exceptional client service
Knowledgeable about the relationship between Private Equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, particularly within the office of the CFO
Willing to get your hands dirty in the details of a project while simultaneously seeing the whole picture
A self-starter with a strong work ethic
Full of entrepreneurial spirit and comfortable in a fluid, flat organization
Able to effectively communicate complex issues and solutions, and raise issues to senior team members when necessary
A team player, able to work with team members across all levels
Someone who enjoys mentoring others and doing meaningful work
A leader of others; you lead by example

Responsibilities

Perform initial reviews of non-disclosure agreements and client agreements – including engagement letters, master consulting services agreements, and other documents – leveraging contract playbooks and legal AI tools to flag issues for attorney review
Collect, organize, and report information needed for client requests for proposal, vendor due diligence, and alliance partner onboarding
Support the office of the Chief Legal & Integration Officer, and the relevant business units, on M&A transactions and strategic corporate development initiatives
Draft various employment-related agreements, including offer letters, contractor agreements, and separation agreements
Utilize AI to streamline workflows within the employment law function
Stay current on the latest AI trends and other technological tools that may assist the legal department specifically as it relates to employment law
Work closely with the People Team on employment law matters
Assist with the drafting of employment-related company policies
Assist in investigations
Maintain awareness of laws, regulations, and trends in employment law
Assist in analyzing, drafting, and enforcement of restrictive covenants
Assist with day-to-day employment relations issues and legal advice and counsel
Support the legal intake and request management process by reviewing incoming requests, clarifying request details, updating and configuring intake tools and processes, coordinating the assignment of legal and compliance projects, and providing project management support across the team
Partner closely with Associate General Counsels and other attorneys on the coordination and execution of legal projects, ensuring deadlines are met and workstreams stay on track
Assist with maintaining and updating Accordion’s document template library; use Microsoft Office to update and create contracts and other document templates
Maintain and continuously improve Accordion's playbooks and fallback positions, and related AI tools, ensuring all playbooks are current and accessible to legal and compliance team members
Manage litigation docket, document filing, repository organization, DocuSign requests, and other day-to-day legal operations tasks
Work with the office of the Chief Legal & Integration Officer on other initiatives around legal operations, legal technology, playbooks, and workflows and processes
Support the development, implementation, and maintenance of legal and compliance training materials and standard operating procedures
Build, configure, and maintain legal technology platforms, including Streamline, Ivo, Wordsmith, Claude, and Glean, to support contract review, legal intake, knowledge management, and other Legal & Compliance workflows
Use and configure AI-enabled legal tools to automate the generation of contracts, templates, and other legal documents, while improving consistency, efficiency, and ease of use for the Legal & Compliance team
Assist Associate General Counsel with the development and automation of contract playbooks, workflows, and repeatable processes using AI tools, including process mapping and workflow re-design
Help identify and implement innovative tools to improve legal & compliance department workflows