Corporate Counsel, Transactions
I am currently working with a Fitness & Wellness company based in North Florida who are looking to recruit a Corporate Counsel (Transactions). This is a newly created position due to volumes of work and you will sit as part of a team of 5 in-house attorneys and report into the General Counsel. This is a hybrid role, typically Monday, Wednesday and Thursday in the office.
As the Corporate Counsel, your primary duties will be to draft and negotiate a wide variety of commercial agreements that facilitate business objectives while mitigating risk. You will also successfully and effectively develop, implement, and manage contracting processes and provide support for a wide variety of other corporate and transactional matters. You will oversee contract automation and management systems in collaboration with the Legal Operations Manager and leads continuous improvement projects for contract templates, playbooks, processes, and systems.
You will also have the opportunity to support on various corporate and transactional matters and projects depending on the needs of the business, which may include privacy, real estate, corporate governance, M&A, intellectual property, and other matters.
Requirements
- J.D. from an ABA accredited law school with strong academic credentials
- License to practice law in any U.S state
- Ability to obtain Authroised House Counsel status on Florda, if not license in Florida
- At least 3 years of professional experience as an in-house attorney working for private or public companies.
- Commercial transactions experience, including knowledge of contract law and experience drafting and negotiating a variety of commercial agreements.
- Strong negotiating skills with both legal and financial/commercial issues.
- Privacy experience a plus.
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