Specialist Legal Counsel

Description -

Job Summary
• This role is responsible for developing legal strategies and providing specialized legal expertise in one or more specialty areas. The role supports in provision of a fiduciary oversight and represents the organization before external agencies. Additionally, the role contributes to complex projects, develops new methods for recurring legal issues and mentors junior team members.

Responsibilities
• Develops legal strategies and identifies potential legal risks in the area of specialty for the assigned internal clients or other organization's attorneys.
• Provides legal subject matter expertise in one or more areas among intellectual property law, mergers and acquisitions, corporate securities law, litigation, employment, structured financial deals, government contracting, outsourcing, environmental, employee benefits, or bankruptcy etc.
• Develops new ideas and methods to effectively address recurring legal issues or matters facing multiple client organizations.
• Supports in provision of institutional knowledge, support, and fiduciary oversight in relation to corporate and local governance standards, policies, process, and reporting requirements.
• Monitors evolving regulatory landscapes and industry trends to ensure the organization's adherence to changing legal requirements.
• Represents the organization before industry policy setting organizations, government agencies and other regulatory bodies.
• Contributes to complex multidimensional projects or transactions by identifying and resolving complex legal issues requiring in-depth knowledge and judgment within a specialty area.
• Applies advanced subject matter knowledge, and exercises independent judgment in resolving business issues and establishing policies.
• Mentors junior team members, providing guidance, sharing knowledge, and fostering professional growth.

Education & Experience Recommended
• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Law, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
• Typically has 7-10 years of work experience, preferably in commercial, general or specialty law, or a related field.

Preferred Certifications
• State Bar Membership

Knowledge & Skills
• Auditing
• Business Law
• Corporate Governance
• Corporate Laws
• Due Diligence
• Finance
• Financial Services
• Information Privacy
• Intellectual Property
• Labor Law
• Lawsuits
• Legal Discovery
• Legal Research
• Legal Support
• Mergers And Acquisitions
• Procurement
• Providing Legal Advice
• Regulatory Compliance
• Risk Management
• Risk Mitigation

Cross-Org Skills
• Effective Communication
• Results Orientation
• Learning Agility
• Digital Fluency
• Customer Centricity

Impact & Scope
• Impacts function and leads and/or provides expertise to functional project teams and may participate in cross-functional initiatives.

Complexity
• Works on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors.

Disclaimer
• This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.

The pay range for this role is $165,000 to $215,000 USD annually with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity (applies to United States of America candidates only). Pay varies by work location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits:

HP offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position, including:

* Health insurance
* Dental insurance
* Vision insurance
* Long term/short term disability insurance
* Employee assistance program
* Flexible spending account
* Life insurance
* Generous time off policies, including;
* 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
* 11 paid holidays
* Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview
[https://hpbenefits.ce.alight.com/])

The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Job -
Legal

Schedule -
Full time

Shift -
No shift premium (United States of America)

Travel -
Not Specified

Relocation -
No