Nexcess

Legal Counsel

Remote (United States)

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 19 days ago

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About the role

In this role, you will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and cross-functional teams, managing legal, commercial, and compliance risks with a particular emphasis on contract negotiation and corporate governance.
The ideal candidate is a responsive, detail-oriented legal advisor who can balance legal risk with business objectives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, with limited day-to-day oversight.
Employment and labour: Advise on employment law matters, including hiring, terminations, and restructurings.

Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of complex agreements, including but not limited to terms and conditions, consulting agreements, marketing, lease, intra-group contracts, employment agreements, vendor contracts, and customer agreements to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory standards and own the full contract lifecycle: drafting, negotiation, approvals, execution, and archiving.
Maintain and evolve contract templates and playbooks for key commercial and corporate agreements.
Support litigation, dispute resolution, corporate due diligence, and mergers and acquisitions in partnership with internal and external counsel.
Create, implement, and maintain internal corporate policies regarding data retention, surveillance, employment, AI and privacy to optimize business outcomes while managing risk.
Create, implement, and maintain internal corporate policies regarding a variety of topics
Partner with senior leaders on key initiatives and compliance, advising on legal and regulatory matters and providing practical solutions.
Policy & Operations: Create, implement, and maintain internal corporate policies regarding data retention, surveillance, employment, AI and privacy to optimize business outcomes while managing risk.

Main experience with US/UK and other EU legal frameworks.
Coordinate and oversee external legal counsel when required.
Bachelor's degree or higher in Law (LL.B., LL.M., or equivalent).
Strong business acumen, critical thinking, and the ability to solve complex problems creatively.
Work Environment The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential duties of this job.

Proven mastery of corporate law and regulatory compliance.
Demonstrated contract negotiation abilities across a variety of agreement types.
Strong analytical skills, detailed-minded and ability to work independently.
Strong attention to detail, ownership, accountability, flexibility and adaptability.
Strong expertise in GDPR and other EU related privacy laws and regulations.
Mindset: Strong business acumen, critical thinking, and the ability to solve complex problems creatively.
Adaptability: Collaborative spirit and the agility to thrive in a fast-changing corporate landscape.
Nice-to-Have Industry experience in hosting, cloud infrastructure, or technology companies.
Multi-jurisdictional exposure and hands-on experience supporting companies across multiple jurisdictions worldwide would be an advantage.
Prior in-house legal experience an advantage.
It is not intended to be an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all job responsibilities, tasks, or duties.
The employment contract remains "at will".

We are seeking an experienced, agile, and business-minded Legal Counsel to join our legal team and support our growing operations across the globe.

Policy: Liquid Web is committed to offering equal employment opportunity without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, military status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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