Axiom Law

Director, Legal Counsel (Remote)

Axiom Law • $165K — $175K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Chicago, IL
Legal & Accounting
11 - 15 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Juris Doctorate from an ABA accredited law school.
  • Licensed to practice law in good standing in at least one State.
  • 15+ years of legal experience, including 10+ years as in-house counsel.
  • Proficient in negotiating various types of agreements including service and confidentiality agreements.
  • International operational support experience.

Responsibilities

  • Negotiate customer agreements effectively.
  • Develop customer-centric legal solutions ensuring compliance with laws.
  • Guide business operations on compliance with legal regulations.
  • Stay informed about legislative changes and industry trends.
  • Support cross-functional teams with legal guidance.

Benefits

  • Participate in a cash bonus plan of up to 25% of base salary.
  • Healthcare, life, and disability coverage included.
  • 401K plan with company match availability.
  • Paid sick and personal time off provided.
  • Paid parental leave offered.
Full Job Description
About the role:
  • We are looking for a solutions-focused Director-level attorney. The role reports to the General Counsel.

Responsibilities include:
  • Negotiate agreements with customers.
  • Develop customer-centric solutions to ensure both legal compliance is achieved and internal and external customer needs are satisfied.
  • Supporting business operations and providing direction and counsel regarding compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, and staying abreast of laws, legislative developments and developing external trends.

About you:

EDUCATION:
  • Juris Doctorate degree (or equivalent) from an ABA accredited law school Licensed in good standing to practice law in at least one State

EXPERIENCE:
  • 15+ years' experience (10+ prior inhouse counsel experience required)
  • Current member of the bar or able to be admitted to the inhouse counsel bar.
  • Experience negotiating and drafting service agreements, license agreements, subcontracts, marketing agreements, real estate leases, non-disclosure agreements, confidentiality agreements and consulting agreements
  • Experience supporting operations outside of the United States

KNOWLEDGE & SKILL:
  • Strong oral and written communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to successfully build relationships and work with cross-functional teams. Detail-orientation and ability to balance competing priorities and manage multiple projects simultaneously under deadline pressure.
  • Ability to deliver in a demanding and entrepreneurial environment in a timely manner.

STRATEGIC PLANNING:
  • Anticipates internal and/or external business challenges.
  • Recommends process, product or service improvements.
  • Solves unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business.
  • Works on significant and unique issues where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangibles.
  • Contributes to the development of functional strategy.
  • Makes decisions within functional, business unit, company or industry guidelines.
  • Develops innovative new concepts, services, technologies or products to address current and future customer requirements.
  • Operates with limited supervision in a complex environment.

CUSTOMER FOCUS:
  • Anticipates customer needs to influence the development of innovative solutions.
  • Communicates highly complex ideas to multiple organizational levels
  • Works effectively across the organization to create broad acceptance for ideas/initiatives

Axiom's total rewards philosophy is to be transparent and equitable with all job candidates.The annual base salary range for this role located in Chicago is $165,000-$175,000, and you will be eligible to participate in our cash bonus plan which on target would be 25% of your base salary for a Director role in the Legal team. You can also participate in our benefits programs that include healthcare, life and disability coverage, 401K with company match, paid sick and personal time off, paid parental leave and more. Please note that the final compensation is determined by several considerations, including the quality of your experience and expertise, your ability to immediately contribute to Axiom, your potential to move up to the next level, the market you are located in, and other business considerations.

To preserve interview integrity, candidates may use AI tools to prepare for interviews, but may not use AI tools, live transcription, answer-generation tools, or third-party assistance to generate responses during live interview conversations unless Axiom has expressly permitted tool use for a specific exercise or approved an accommodation in advance. For some technical exercises, the interviewer may expressly allow reference materials or AI tools; otherwise, assume they are not permitted.

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About Axiom Law

Axiom Law is a legal services company that provides on-demand legal talent to businesses. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in New York City. Axiom Law has a network of over 2,000 lawyers who work on a project basis for clients in various industries. The company's services include contract management, litigation support, and compliance. Axiom Law has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing companies in the legal industry and has received numerous awards for its innovative business model.
Learn more about Axiom Law
Size
2,000 employees
Industry
Legal & Accounting
Net Income
-$20 million
Founded
2000
5 Year Trend
+10%
Revenue
$450 million
* Ladders Estimates

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