CannonDesign

CannonDesign

Legal Counsel II

Buffalo, NY · Mid · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$104k-$130kDetected 23 hours ago
ComplianceNegotiationM&AIntellectual PropertyLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoring

About the role

  • Strategic Leadership: As a member of the legal team, you will influence business decisions and engage in complex legal matters across the organization.
  • Enterprise Impact: Your work will directly influence the firm's risk profile, compliance posture, including M&A, international expansion, and corporate governance.
  • Innovation and Transformation: Champion legal innovation by implementing best practices, legal technologies, and process improvements to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with executive leadership, finance, HR, and operations to align legal strategies with business objectives.
  • CannonDesign is a design practice where strategy, experience, architecture, engineering, and social impact converge.
  • We don't just dream up solutions - we create and bring them to life in ways to solve some of the biggest challenges facing our clients and the society.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with executive leadership, finance, HR, and operations to align legal strategies with business objectives.
  • Lead contract negotiations and develop contract templates and playbooks.
  • Participate in the resolution of disputes and manage litigation, coordinating with outside counsel as needed.
  • Develop and implement legal policies, and training programs across the organization.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 5 years of experience, with a preference for in-house counsel roles.

Nice to have

  • Preferred experience in the architectural, engineering, or construction industry.

Skills

  • Actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level.

Compensation

  • The salary range for this position is $104,200 to $130,300 annually.

Benefits

  • Experience in one or more of the following areas of law - litigation, corporate, professional licensing, software licensing, ERISA, benefits, insurance and intellectual property.
  • Collaborate with all legal team members, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Company info

  • It's more than a philosophy - it's who we are, and it drives us to make a meaningful, lasting difference every day.
  • We are relentless in our pursuit of client adoration (not simply satisfaction). Consistent delivery of the best service is what we are about.
  • At the heart of everything we do is Living-Centered Design, a bold commitment to using our talents to not just improve the world but to truly reshape it for the better.
  • We are relentless in our pursuit of client adoration (not simply satisfaction).
  • Consistent delivery of the best service is what we are about.

Visa & Work Authorization

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