Location: New York,NY, USA
A growing publishing company is currently seeking a remote experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join their team. Responsibilities: The Senior Legal Counsel (Remote) will: Structuring, drafting, negotiating, reviewing and providing legal support on a wide range of sophisticated commercial and technology agreements, including licensing and software arrangements (including software-as-a-service (SaaS) agreements), master services agreements, professional services agreements, strategic partner agreements and vendor contracts Drafting, negotiating, and reviewing electronic collateral control agreements Monitoring evolving laws in relation to electronic contracting, secured transactions and data privacy and performing research on such matters as necessary Reviewing marketing materials, including websites Creating and continuing the improvement of standard form agreements, playbooks, policies and legal processes Partnering with management and sales, marketing, product and finance teams and advising on day-to day-legal issues, risks and best practices, intellectual property matters and compliance activities Managing disputes, litigation and outside counsel relationships Developing an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the business, their people, organization, markets, products, technologies, customers, competitors and regulatory environment in order to identify trends, spot potential issues and provide high-level legal and commercial advice to the businesses Performing other assignments and projects as required Qualifications: Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school Active membership in good standing with the applicable state bar association At least 3 to 6 years of legal experience Significant experience drafting and negotiating sophisticated commercial contracts, including software license and support agreements, SaaS agreements and consulting/professional services agreements Significant experience with data privacy and information security issues Excellent communication, organizational and management skills Strong analytical and negotiation skills with attention to detail Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines juggle multiple projects with contending priorities, and adapt to change in a dynamic environment Desired Skills: Combination of Law firm and In-House experience Direct experience providing Legal Services to Technology companies