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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