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Assistant General Counsel Jobs in New York City Metropolitan Area at Inizio Partners
Title: Assistant General Counsel
Company: Inizio Partners
Location: New York City Metropolitan Area
Position: Assistant General Counsel
Location: Hybrid (New York City, NY) (2 days per week from office in NY City)
Responsibilities:
Lead technology transaction negotiations in one or more business units;
Own, enhance and lead our enterprise approach to vendor contracting with direct responsibility for cloud and data agreements;
Ensure business teams view the implications of contracts from an end-to-end perspective;
Balance business and contract goals against legal, business, policy and reputational risks;
Have the judgment to make reasoned decisions to take appropriate risks;
Be able to defend positions and views to business team members as well as counterparties;
Experience coordinating with other in-house counsel on issues and be able to work cooperatively as one member of a larger team;
Background and experience working with complex commercial agreements (i.e. Software Licenses, MSAs, and others);
Experience with very intensive, detail-oriented legal work;
Qualifications:
Graduate of a top tier US law school
5+ years of experience; ideally a combination of time with a large law firm as well as in-house experience with a focus on general corporate, technology, SaaS and software licensing matters
Ability to prioritize and undertake mission critical tasks in a fast-paced environment
Excellent communication and listening skills; the ability to effectively convey complex issues to senior business executives
Ability to work under limited supervision
Strong organizational and project management skills
Takes ownership of issues, is highly responsive and has a strong bias for action
