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Wolters Kluwer Senior Counsel in New York, New York
Compliance Solutions (a business in Wolters Kluwer’s Financial & Corporate Compliance division) is looking for a mid-level corporate transactional attorney with commercial and financing/capital markets and/or technology transactional/software license experience to support the organization. This role may be located from a remote location.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Structuring, drafting, negotiating, reviewing and providing legal support on a wide range of sophisticated commercial and technology agreements, including licensing and software arrangements (including software-as-a-service (SaaS) agreements), master services agreements, professional services agreements, strategic partner agreements and vendor contracts.
Drafting, negotiating, and reviewing electronic collateral control agreements.
Monitoring evolving laws in relation to electronic contracting, secured transactions and data privacy and performing research on such matters as necessary.
Reviewing marketing materials, including websites.
Creating and continuing the improvement of standard form agreements, playbooks, policies and legal processes.
Partnering with management and sales, marketing, product and finance teams and advising on day-to day-legal issues, risks and best practices, intellectual property matters and compliance activities.
Managing disputes, litigation and outside counsel relationships.
Developing an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the business, their people, organization, markets, products, technologies, customers, competitors and regulatory environment in order to identify trends, spot potential issues and provide high-level legal and commercial advice to the businesses.
Performing other assignments and projects as required.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required
JD degree from an accredited law school
Active membership in good standing with the applicable state bar association
At least 3 to 6 years of legal experience; a combination of law firm and in-house experience and direct experience providing legal services to technology companies preferred
Significant experience drafting and negotiating sophisticated commercial contracts, including software license and support agreements, SaaS agreements and consulting/professional services agreements
Significant experience with data privacy and information security issues
Excellent communication, organizational and management skills
Strong analytical and negotiation skills with attention to detail
Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines juggle multiple projects with contending priorities, and adapt to change in a dynamic environment
About FCC:
Financial & Corporate Compliance (FCC) division, which is comprised of Compliance Solutions and CT Corporation.
These FCC businesses provide lending, regulatory and investment compliance solutions to financial institutions and legal entity compliance solutions to corporations, small businesses, and law firms.
About Wolters Kluwer:
Wolters Kluwer is a global leader in professional information services. Professionals in the areas of legal, business, tax, accounting, finance, audit, risk, compliance and healthcare rely on Wolters Kluwer's market leading information-enabled tools and software solutions to manage their business efficiently, deliver results to their clients, and succeed in an ever more dynamic world. Every day, our customers make critical decisions to help save lives, improve the way we do business, and build better judicial and regulatory systems. We help them get it right. For more information about our solutions and organization, visit www.wolterskluwer.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube
Compensation:
Target salary range CA, CT, CO, HI, NY, WA: $141,000-$197,550
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Wolters Kluwer U. S. Corporation and all of its subsidiaries, divisions and customer/business units is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.