Vice President, Counsel - US Legal Team

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Our US Legal team is seeking a corporate generalist at the Vice President level with knowledge in contracts, intellectual property, corporate and labor/employment. As Counsel, you'll play an important role on the team and serve as a primary point of contact for colleagues regarding legal matters.

Responsibilities include:

• Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial contracts. Examples include professional services agreements, procurement and vendor supply agreements, confidentiality agreements, licensing/enterprise arrangements, settlement agreements and other form contracts.
• Draft miscellaneous corporate maintenance documents such as minutes, resolutions, written consents, powers of attorney, incumbency certificates, delegations of authority, corporate qualifications, withdrawals, mergers, incorporations, dissolutions and other general corporate documents.
  
  
  

Qualifications:

• Law degree and admission to your state bar
• Minimum 5 years of in-house corporate/commercial or law firm experience
• Working knowledge and experience in the following substantive areas: contracts, intellectual property, corporate and labor/employment.
• Ability to work independently and manage projects with limited oversight
• Have a high attention to detail and a high level of accuracy in work
• Be a problem solver who proactively identifies substantive issues and presents viable alternative solutions
• The individual will be expected to serve as a business partner to the business team and a collaborative colleague within the legal department
• Highly efficient and able to deal with a large volume of work
• Possess strong analytical skills
• Be able to learn quickly
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work with individuals at all levels both internally and externally
  
  
  

$150,000 - $190,000 a year

An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, travel requirements, revenue-based metrics, any contractual agreements, and business or organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of DJEH’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, a Paid Time Off policy, and region-specific benefits.

Edelman is a global communications firm that partners with businesses and organizations to evolve, promote and protect their brands and reputations. Our 6,000 people in more than 60 offices deliver communications strategies that give our clients the confidence to lead and act with certainty, earning the trust of their stakeholders. Our honors include the Cannes Lions Grand Prix for PR; Advertising Age’s 2019 A-List; the Holmes Report’s 2018 Global Digital Agency of the Year; and, five times, Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work. Since our founding in 1952, we have remained an independent, family-run business. Edelman owns specialty companies Edelman Data & Intelligence (DxI) and United Entertainment Group (entertainment, sports, lifestyle).

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Edelman is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage racially and ethnically diverse people, members of the LGBTQ community, veterans, parents, individuals with disabilities and members of any and all protected classes to apply.

Edelman is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage racially and ethnically diverse people, members of the LGBTQ community, veterans, parents, individuals with disabilities and members of any and all protected classes to apply.