Assistant General Counsel

The OpportunityHuron is redefining what a global consulting organization can be. Advancing new ideas every day to build even stronger clients, individuals and communities. We’re helping our clients find new ways to drive growth, enhance business performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. And, we’re developing strategies and implementing solutions that enable the transformative change they need to own their future.As a member of the Huron corporate team, you’ll help to evolve our business model to stay ahead of market forces, industry trends and client needs. Our accounting, finance, human resources, IT, legal, marketing and facilities management professionals work collaboratively to support Huron’s collective strategies and enable real transformation to produce sustainable business results.Join our team and create your future.Position SummaryHuron has an immediate need for an attorney with direct experience in transactional work, preferably in an in-house environment, with primary emphasis on drafting and negotiating contracts with clients, prospective clients, software partners, and various other third parties. The position will report to a Deputy General Counsel and be part of a dynamic Legal Team.Candidate must have excellent communication and writing skills, effective negotiation ability, outstanding business and analytical judgment, and a strong sense of inclusion and teamwork.QualificationsKey relationships:Reports to: Deputy General CounselSupports: This new position will support Business Advisory’s rapidly growing Digital Capability which implements technology solutions across a variety of enterprises and provide backup support to other segments in Business Advisory and Higher Education.Major Responsibilities:Responsible for the entire client contracting cycle, from initial draft to finalization and signature, driving contract negotiations to timely and successful completion to arrive at balanced solutions.Reviewing, drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements including client sales contracts, consultant agreements, engagement letters, master services agreements, software partner agreements, reseller agreements, POs change orders, amendments, managed service agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and RFPs.Drafting and negotiating software as a service agreements (SaaS), software licensing agreements and professional services agreements, handling IP issues.Establishing thorough knowledge of Huron’s Digital business and related contracts, knowledge of typical negotiation positions, and the ability to articulate and negotiate company positions persuasively.Foster collaborative working relationships with internal business clients and executives, company clients and the various corporate functions.Leverage various technologies (Salesforce, Workday, DocuSign) to streamline the contracting process.Provide backup support for other practices such as the Business Advisory and Higher Education segments.Desired Experience:Experience drafting and reviewing contracts required.Excellent communication skills – both verbal and written. Superior ability to relate at all seniority levels among our internal clients and external counsel.Superb attention to detail and the ability to provide timely legal support in a fast-paced consulting environment.High level of professionalism and outstanding business judgment requiring minimal supervision.Highly motivated, strategic, detail-oriented approach with the ability to pro-actively organize a heavy workload and demonstrate excellent analytical abilities.Possess intellectual curiosity to be a continuous learner. Has a passion for the business world.Undergraduate and law degree required.Admitted to the Bar (IL preferred).A minimum of 7-10 years of contracting, law firm transactional or in-house experience desired.Professional services experience desired, not essential.Experience working with Digital and/or SaaS tools.Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook) is essential.

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