Senior Legal Counsel (Interim)

This is an opportunity to join a small in-house legal team of a rapidly-growing company with global reach. Within a highly collaborative and supportive team, this role offers the opportunity to work in a fast-paced commercial environment, with responsibility for a wide range of legal matters. We are seeking a US qualified Senior Attorney on an interim basis of 4 months (possibly to be extended) to assist the General Counsel. The role will focus on day to day legal operations which fall into two distinct buckets: Deal oversight and support (customer commercial transactions); and Conventional legal aspects, such as Intellectual Property, data privacy, ESOP, corporate governance etc.

Responsibilities

Assist US-based General Counsel in planning and development in support of evolving the legal function; Work with the legal team in Ireland and supporting a follow-the-sun working methodology; Draft, negotiate and review a wide range of commercial contracts with customers, partners and service providers and provide support to more junior members of the legal team; Provide accurate and timely counsel to company employees on a variety of legal topics (including commercial contracts, privacy and data protection, policies and procedures, corporate governance, intellectual property, employment law, etc.); Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advice on legal aspects of a commercial transaction; Communicate, negotiate, and resolve issues with colleagues and external parties, establishing relations of trust; Deal with complex matters with multiple stakeholders; Maintain the highest standards of personal and professional integrity and responsibility; Keep current on updates and changes in applicable rules and legislation, and developing expertise in new areas of practice; Work closely with the General Counsel and rest of the Legal & Compliance Department to ensure consistent and reliable support to the organization; Collaborate closely with the Legal and Compliance department along with key stakeholders and leaders in the organization, including Sales and Finance

Requirements

US qualified lawyer with at least 8 to 10 years post-qualification experience in related areas of the law, especially commercial contracts (technology / SaaS); highest standard of professional ethics and integrity; demonstrated drive, enthusiasm to learn and ability to work well in a dynamic team environment; solid understanding of commercial law and the commercial consequences of legal issues; sound judgement and ability to analyze situations and information; outstanding organization and communication skills; enjoy working closely with team and the camaraderie that can bring; enjoy working collaboratively towards and achieving team/corporate goals; like to innovate and to solve problems creatively and quickly, exhibiting a 'think outside the box' approach