Wolters Kluwer
Senior Legal Counsel
Wolters Kluwer, Chicago, Illinois, United States,
Compliance Solutions (a business in Wolters Kluwer’s Financial & Corporate Compliance division) is looking for a mid-level corporate transactional attorney with commercial and financing/capital markets and/or technology transactional/software license experience to support the organization. This role may be located from a remote location.
Responsibilities
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
Required
JD degree from an accredited law schoolActive membership in good standing with the applicable state bar associationAt least 5 to 7 years of legal experience; a combination of law firm and in-house experience preferredAt least 3 years direct experience providing legal services to technology companiesSignificant experience drafting and negotiating sophisticated commercial contracts, including software license and support agreements, SaaS agreements and consulting/professional services agreementsSignificant experience with data privacy and information security issuesExcellent communication, organizational and management skillsStrong analytical and negotiation skills with attention to detailAbility to work under pressure, meet deadlines juggle multiple projects with contending priorities, and adapt to change in a dynamic environment.About FCC
Financial & Corporate Compliance (FCC) division, which is comprised of Compliance Solutions and CT Corporation. These FCC businesses provide lending, regulatory and investment compliance solutions to financial institutions and legal entity compliance solutions to corporations, small businesses, and law firms.About Wolters Kluwer
Wolters Kluwer is a global leader in professional information services. Professionals in the areas of legal, business, tax, accounting, finance, audit, risk, compliance and healthcare rely on Wolters Kluwer's market leading information-enabled tools and software solutions to manage their business efficiently, deliver results to their clients, and succeed in an ever more dynamic world. Every day, our customers make critical decisions to help save lives, improve the way we do business, and build better judicial and regulatory systems. We help them get it right.For more information about our solutions and organization, visit www.wolterskluwer.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
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Responsibilities
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
Required
JD degree from an accredited law schoolActive membership in good standing with the applicable state bar associationAt least 5 to 7 years of legal experience; a combination of law firm and in-house experience preferredAt least 3 years direct experience providing legal services to technology companiesSignificant experience drafting and negotiating sophisticated commercial contracts, including software license and support agreements, SaaS agreements and consulting/professional services agreementsSignificant experience with data privacy and information security issuesExcellent communication, organizational and management skillsStrong analytical and negotiation skills with attention to detailAbility to work under pressure, meet deadlines juggle multiple projects with contending priorities, and adapt to change in a dynamic environment.About FCC
Financial & Corporate Compliance (FCC) division, which is comprised of Compliance Solutions and CT Corporation. These FCC businesses provide lending, regulatory and investment compliance solutions to financial institutions and legal entity compliance solutions to corporations, small businesses, and law firms.About Wolters Kluwer
Wolters Kluwer is a global leader in professional information services. Professionals in the areas of legal, business, tax, accounting, finance, audit, risk, compliance and healthcare rely on Wolters Kluwer's market leading information-enabled tools and software solutions to manage their business efficiently, deliver results to their clients, and succeed in an ever more dynamic world. Every day, our customers make critical decisions to help save lives, improve the way we do business, and build better judicial and regulatory systems. We help them get it right.For more information about our solutions and organization, visit www.wolterskluwer.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
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