Senior Counsel

The Senior Counsel focuses on commercial transactions and corporate law work. The person in this role drafts and negotiates a wide range of complex agreements including software development and licensing agreements, strategic alliance agreements, event-related agreements, and a variety of templates, and takes primary responsibility for creating efficiencies within the contracting life cycle.The person in this role provides strategic advice and counsel on a range of business-law issues and operational matters and works regularly with legal team colleagues in reinforcing compliance policies, providing trainings, adopting and maintaining good record-keeping practices, engaging in pre-litigation dispute resolution, and ensuring that business undertakings are consistent with AHA’s strategic plan and values. The role is in charge of all corporate maintenance, handles maintenance and upkeep of AHA’s trademark portfolio, and works with colleagues in the governance department addressing matters of nonprofit and for-profit corporate law. It will involve federal government contracting familiarity.The position requires depth in commercial contracting and a broad knowledge of general corporate and business law and other areas of law typical for in-house counsel, such as data privacy, data security, insurance, intellectual property and risk counseling. Some knowledge of issues associated with federal government contracting preferred.Strong experience in complex commercial transactions and corporate law, including corporate maintenance.Strong background in record-keeping and contract management.Experience addressing a wide range of business law issues and basic intellectual property matters pertaining to copyrights and trademarks.Experience conducting trainings on legal and compliance issues.Law firm experience required. Experience in a top 40 AM Law firm strongly preferred. In-house experience helpful but not required.A background in healthcare law not required. Some experience with nonprofit law preferred but not required.Excellent organizational skills. Project management skills a plus.Ability to protect AHA’s interests while also being a practical risk advisor a must.

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