Corporate Counsel Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Corporate Counsel to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, regulations, and ethical standards that affect business activities;
- Negotiate, draft and interpret contracts, assisting management in the negotiation of terms, minimizing risk, and protecting the company’s interests;
- Collaborate with business teams to standardize contract forms and increase efficiency of deal execution;
- Leading initiatives to improve Cloudera’s approach with our customers;
- Working cross-functionally to develop commercial models (including defining and drafting the relevant terms and conditions);
- Work collaboratively with Legal team and business clients;
- Other duties as assigned;
- Conduct legal research, analysis and benchmarking as needed;
- Setting or influencing strategic policies and initiatives, including ensuring that contract terms are consistent with business objectives;
- Use sound judgment in balancing legal risk against business needs and goals;
- Being an advocate, internally and externally, for our unique open source business model;
- Assist business clients with contract and other commercial disputes that may arise;
- Work with outside counsel in connection with litigation and regulatory proceedings;
- Provide support on credit and financial issues involving the company, its retailers and its vendors, including loan agreements;
- Focus on licensing and distribution issues, governance matters and agreements for Ace’s international business.
Requirements:
- Excellent judgment, integrity and ethics;
- Passion to understand and apply lessons from the external business and legal environment;
- Must be a lawyer qualified to practice in at least one U.S. state, preferably California, and have a JD degree from an ABA accredited law school;
- Hardworking, enthusiastic person who thrives in a close knit team environment;
- Sound risk assessment capabilities in an evolving regulatory environment;
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and changing environment and multi-task/prioritize to meet deadlines;
- Generous Paid Time Off;
- Licensed to practice law in California or eligible to be licensed in California as in-house counsel;
- Monthly commuter and parking subsidy;
- 3+ years of corporate experience at a premier law firm;
- J.D. with excellent academic credentials;
- Ability to work well with diverse internal clients and external parties in a global company;
- Significant prior work on corporate transactions, licensing and technology transactions experience;
- Self-starter, capable of managing matters with minimal guidance;
- Overall broad legal knowledge in areas such as corporate governance, HR, and real estate.