Description
Fragomen is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join its dynamic and globally integrated Office of General Counsel (OGC).
The Senior Legal Counsel will provide legal counsel and support to Fragomen's North American offices and collaborate with OGC colleagues in EMEA, LATAM, and APAC.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leading international commercial contract matters: drafting, reviewing, and negotiating client and vendor contracts and commercial leases
- Assisting with the development, approach, and strategies for the firm's global expansion initiatives, including lateral hires, mergers and acquisitions, and legal and corporate governance
- Handling general corporate transactional matters: complex MSAs, RFPs, and NDAs; responding to client compliance requests
- Third-party due diligence: aiding in responding to inquiries from vendors and Fragomen client teams regarding third-party contractual/compliance obligations
- Providing advice on ethical issues such as potential conflicts of interest
- Attending to key corporate secretarial governance functions
- Assisting with data privacy issues, in conjunction with the firm's Data Privacy team
- Ad hoc projects, including working on future new office openings
Requirements:
- Law degree and active license to practice law required
- 6-10 years of experience with high-volume international commercial contracts and transactional M&A work essential
- Experience practicing at a large or mid-sized law firm, preferably one with a substantial global practice supporting global clients with cross-border legal issues; ideally augmented by experience in-house
- Entrepreneurial quickness balanced with professional acumen
- Familiarity with laws and regulations relevant to client onboarding
- Excellent time management skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment balancing multiple time-sensitive matters
- Attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality work product
- Excellent interpersonal, relationship management, and communication skills
- Requires gravitas, credibility, and self-confidence, but also considerable collaboration
- Work with a strong sense of professional pride, possess a strong work ethic, be proactive, enthusiastic and flexible, and have exemplary personal and professional integrity and business ethics
- Superior writing and oral communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to adapt style and format while maintaining substance to the audience
Compensation:
- Salary range: $109,000.00 - $131,000.00
- Benefits offering, RRSP, and paid time off plans available