Job Description
Seeking Corporate Counsel to join a small in-house legal team that values work-life balance at a publicly traded hardware technology company.
This is a short term 6 months assignment for a part-time role, with working hours of up to 30 hours per week, depending on business needs. The schedule may be flexible, but a consistent weekly commitment is required. Location is based in our Kirkland, WA office but could accommodate hybrid schedule
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Governance and Compliance:
- Assist with corporate governance matters including board minutes, policies, and training.
- Assist with employment matters.
- Assist in preparing public company SEC filings and corporate secretary functions: timely and accurate 10 Ks, 10-Qs, proxy statements, etc.
- Assist with any merger, acquisition, or other corporate transactions.
- Support subsidiaries worldwide.
- Provide strategic legal support to sales, finance, operations, engineering, and other internal groups across the company.
- Provide support to outside counsel on litigation matters.
Commercial Contracts
- Engage in contract negotiations with channel partners, suppliers, and end customers.
- Responsibility extends to support of international sales and territory-specific versions of sales and support contracts.
Qualifications:
- Law degree with excellent academic credentials.
- Minimum of two years of corporate legal experience at a top tier law firm or in-house.
- Candidate must be willing to roll up sleeves and be hands on with little or no administrative support (some tasks will be like paralegal duties).
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, as well as excellent interpersonal skills desired. Candidate also needs to be able to handle challenging interpersonal or multi-cultural situations.
- Be able to supervise and train junior legal staff.
- Must be a fast learner.
- Must be organized and able to work independently.
- Must be willing to travel occasionally.
Desired Experience
- ’33 and’34 Act disclosure and reporting.
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial and licensing contracts, including negotiating with sophisticated, nationally recognized companies.
- Corporate governance matters, such as board minutes and subsidiary compliance.
- Data privacy law (i.e., GDPR).
Job Tags
Contract work, Temporary work, Work at office, Worldwide, Flexible hours,