Overview
Head of Legal Jobs in Connecticut, United States at Robert Half
Title: Head of Legal
Company: Robert Half
Location: Connecticut, United States
About the Company
Our client, an e-commerce brand, is seeking a Director of Legal.
About the Role
In this role, you will own our legal function across intellectual property, commercial contracts, marketing compliance, and corporate matters — working directly with the c-suite and functional leaders across the business. This is a high-impact, high-visibility role for an experienced attorney who is ready to operate as a true business partner and build a world-class in-house legal capability.
Responsibilities
- Own the company's global trademark portfolio across 10+ brands.
- Work with external IP counsel on searches, filings, maintenance, enforcement, prosecution, and protection and growth strategies in the US and internationally.
- Oversee patent portfolio management in partnership with external IP counsel including searches, filings, enforcement and prosecution.
- Lead counterfeit and knockoff enforcement strategy as retail channels expand.
- Manage the full contract lifecycle — drafting, review, negotiation, execution of retailer agreements, co-op contracts, vendor MSAs, and supplier agreements across domestic and international channels.
- Build and enforce contract standards and templates to reduce reliance on outside counsel for routine matters.
- Serve as primary relationship manager for all outside counsel and retained firms.
- Handle general corporate legal matters: entity management, compliance filings, and board-level support as needed.
- Serve as a strategic business partner to the c-suite on legal risk, deal structures, and company-level decisions.
Qualifications
• J.D. degree required and bar admittance
Required Skills
• Demonstrated experience managing trademark and patent portfolios and working with IP counsel
• Strong commercial contracts background — drafting, redlining, and negotiating independently
• Experience working directly with senior leadership and operating as a trusted business partner
Pay range and compensation package
$190,000 – $250,000 + target bonus
