Vertafore
Corporate Counsel
Vertafore, Denver, Colorado, United States, 80285
Wage Range:
$135,000-$165,000
Application Deadline:
9/23/2024
Vertafore is a leading technology company whose innovative software solutions are advancing the insurance industry. Our suite of products provides solutions to our customers that help them better manage their business, boost their productivity and efficiencies, and lower costs while strengthening relationships.
Our mission is to move InsurTech forward by putting people at the heart of the industry. We are leading the way with product innovation, technology partnerships, and focusing on customer success.
The Corporate Counsel is responsible for providing a broad range of legal services to the company, both directly and in conjunction with outside counsel, with a significant focus on intellectual property protection, contract drafting and negotiation, employment law, managing outside counsel, information and risk management, and dispute resolution and settlements. The Corporate Counsel will report directly to, and work closely with, the General Counsel on a wide range of matters and will be a business partner who will collaborate effectively across the company to help the business identify and implement practical business solutions to achieve its goals.
Core Requirements and Responsibilities:
Advise the company and senior leadership on a broad range of federal and state regulatory and compliance matters including identifying areas of risk and making suggestions for improvement;
Business Partner to Human Resources, management of Labor and Employment matters including leaves and wage and commission compliance for the global team;
Manage and sometimes lead privacy and compliance matters internally and externally in coordination with the Compliance team;
Assist General Counsel on litigation related matters;
Manage the intellectual property portfolio including copyrights, trademarks and patents;
Directly support the Orange Partner Program including partner vetting and complex partner negotiations and contracting;
Work with the sales department to review, revise and negotiate complex technology sales agreements in Salesforce and regarding contract workflow;
Work independently as the lead attorney on many matters and collaboratively with other attorneys in the department, as well as outside counsel, on certain matters and General Counsel on more significant matters;
Lead significant projects, both within the legal department and across a variety of functions;
Continually improve the efficiency and effectiveness of business processes, following all applicable best practices, processes and procedures.
Qualifications:
JD from an accredited law school with exceptional academic credentials.
Admitted to practice in at least one state and willingness to submit an application to the Colorado State Bar for admittance if relocating.
At least 4 years of combined top law firm and/or in-house experience – prior in-house and employment experience is required.
Extensive experience representing clients in the software and/or professional services related industries.
Extensive experience with intellectual property, IT, M&A transactions, corporate governance, litigation management, employment law, and commercial contracts: reviewing, drafting, and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements including but not limited to software licensing, SaaS, vendor/procurement or sales/service agreements, real estate, professional services agreements, and non-disclosure agreements.
Familiarity and experience with laws relevant to the sale and marketing of software including with respect to licensing, data protection/privacy, intellectual property, IT, antitrust, export control and regulatory compliance.
Possess a high level of professionalism and outstanding business judgment.
Experience and comfort working with and advising business internal clients directly.
Extremely detail oriented.
Able to work in a fast-paced environment with the ability to handle multiple, competing workloads with changing priorities to meet necessary deadlines; has an inherent drive to solve problems collaboratively and mentor team members.
Excellent business acumen, communication skills, both written and verbal and the ability to engage personnel across all levels of the company and exercise initiative.
Additional Requirements and Details:
Travel required up to 10% of the time.
Located and working from an office location.
Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds.
Frequent repetitive hand and arm movements required to operate a computer.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (working on a computer, etc.).
Frequent sitting and/or standing.
Vertafore is a drug-free workplace and conducts preemployment drug and background screenings.
The selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Vertafore strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.
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$135,000-$165,000
Application Deadline:
9/23/2024
Vertafore is a leading technology company whose innovative software solutions are advancing the insurance industry. Our suite of products provides solutions to our customers that help them better manage their business, boost their productivity and efficiencies, and lower costs while strengthening relationships.
Our mission is to move InsurTech forward by putting people at the heart of the industry. We are leading the way with product innovation, technology partnerships, and focusing on customer success.
The Corporate Counsel is responsible for providing a broad range of legal services to the company, both directly and in conjunction with outside counsel, with a significant focus on intellectual property protection, contract drafting and negotiation, employment law, managing outside counsel, information and risk management, and dispute resolution and settlements. The Corporate Counsel will report directly to, and work closely with, the General Counsel on a wide range of matters and will be a business partner who will collaborate effectively across the company to help the business identify and implement practical business solutions to achieve its goals.
Core Requirements and Responsibilities:
Advise the company and senior leadership on a broad range of federal and state regulatory and compliance matters including identifying areas of risk and making suggestions for improvement;
Business Partner to Human Resources, management of Labor and Employment matters including leaves and wage and commission compliance for the global team;
Manage and sometimes lead privacy and compliance matters internally and externally in coordination with the Compliance team;
Assist General Counsel on litigation related matters;
Manage the intellectual property portfolio including copyrights, trademarks and patents;
Directly support the Orange Partner Program including partner vetting and complex partner negotiations and contracting;
Work with the sales department to review, revise and negotiate complex technology sales agreements in Salesforce and regarding contract workflow;
Work independently as the lead attorney on many matters and collaboratively with other attorneys in the department, as well as outside counsel, on certain matters and General Counsel on more significant matters;
Lead significant projects, both within the legal department and across a variety of functions;
Continually improve the efficiency and effectiveness of business processes, following all applicable best practices, processes and procedures.
Qualifications:
JD from an accredited law school with exceptional academic credentials.
Admitted to practice in at least one state and willingness to submit an application to the Colorado State Bar for admittance if relocating.
At least 4 years of combined top law firm and/or in-house experience – prior in-house and employment experience is required.
Extensive experience representing clients in the software and/or professional services related industries.
Extensive experience with intellectual property, IT, M&A transactions, corporate governance, litigation management, employment law, and commercial contracts: reviewing, drafting, and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements including but not limited to software licensing, SaaS, vendor/procurement or sales/service agreements, real estate, professional services agreements, and non-disclosure agreements.
Familiarity and experience with laws relevant to the sale and marketing of software including with respect to licensing, data protection/privacy, intellectual property, IT, antitrust, export control and regulatory compliance.
Possess a high level of professionalism and outstanding business judgment.
Experience and comfort working with and advising business internal clients directly.
Extremely detail oriented.
Able to work in a fast-paced environment with the ability to handle multiple, competing workloads with changing priorities to meet necessary deadlines; has an inherent drive to solve problems collaboratively and mentor team members.
Excellent business acumen, communication skills, both written and verbal and the ability to engage personnel across all levels of the company and exercise initiative.
Additional Requirements and Details:
Travel required up to 10% of the time.
Located and working from an office location.
Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds.
Frequent repetitive hand and arm movements required to operate a computer.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (working on a computer, etc.).
Frequent sitting and/or standing.
Vertafore is a drug-free workplace and conducts preemployment drug and background screenings.
The selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Vertafore strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.
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